Articles for the Topic "Women and Children"

Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women and Recent Mothers 2002 to 2007: The NSDUH Report, September 11, 2008

2009-07-15T02:02:32

This National Survey on Drug Use and Health report examines the alcohol use of women ages 15–44. It compares women who are pregnant to those who are not pregnant and compares those who are recent mothers to those who are not. The information presented is broken down by age, race/ethnicity, and income level.

Characteristics of Homeless Female Admissions to Substance Abuse

2009-07-15T02:02:02

This Drug and Alcohol Services Information System report discusses homelessness among women admitted to substance abuse treatment, broken down by socioeconomic, demographic, and treatment characteristics. Females who were homeless were more likely to be ordered into treatment by the criminal justice system and more likely to use crack or heroin than nonhomeless females.

Health and health care disparities among homeless women

2011-01-18T04:37:38

This study collected data from 1,331 women residing in Los Angeles, California. This study examined the health and health care disparities among homeless African American, Latina, and Caucasian women. This study explored if race/ethnicity and other factors that predispose homeless women to poor health, or enable them to obtain better health care, were associated with their unmet need for medical care. The study found that Caucasian, non-Latina women were more likely to report unmet need than African Americans and Latinas, and women suffering from drug abuse, violence, or depression were most in need of care. These findings should be considered in planning interventions to reduce the health and health care disparities among homeless women of different racial/ethnic groups.

Hispanic Female Admissions in Substance Abuse Treatment: 2005—The DASIS Report, April 13, 2007

2009-07-15T02:01:48

This Drug and Alcohol Services Information System report examines the admissions of Hispanic women to substance abuse treatment facilities. The information is broken down by type of substance use and age characteristics among Hispanic and non-Hispanic women.

Mood disorders affect drug treatment success of drug-dependent pregnant women

2009-07-15T02:38:11

This study compared pregnant women on methadone maintenance therapy who had a mood disorder, an anxiety disorder, or neither. Women with co-occurring mood disorder were more likely to test positive for illicit drugs while in treatment, whereas women with a co-occurring anxiety disorder spent more time in treatment.

Mother’s serious mental illness and substance use among youths: The NSDUH Report, May 13, 2005

2009-07-15T01:59:11

This National Survey on Drug Use and Health report examines the correlation between a mother’s serious mental illness and/or substance use issues and the substance use and/or serious mental illness issues of her children, ages 12–17, living in the household.

New visions of me: Finding joy in recovery with women who are homeless

2011-01-18T04:29:20

There is an increased need to explore the importance of fun, play, and pleasure's role in recovery. This article describes New Visions of Me, an intervention with women in New Haven, CT, who have experienced homelessness and co-occurring disorders to find new ways of bringing pleasure, play, and joy into their lives, which are often overlooked by people with co-occurring disorders and their providers. Of particular importance are the lessons learned during the project. For 6 months, 8 female clients of a New Haven homeless shelter worked with 4 peer mentors in recovery and 9 staff members to develop the New Visions program, dedicated to creating opportunities for fun. Participants were asked to brainstorm a list of things they would do if they had unlimited time, money, and freedom in order to (1) try something new, (2) take care of themselves, (3) reconnect with the childlike parts of themselves, and (4) connect with other women in recovery. While engaging in something fun may require new skills and be challenging at times, the benefits to individual clients and recovery communities is immeasurable, particularly when clients and staff collaborate on program development and implementation.

Predictors of substance abuse treatment need and receipt among homeless women

2011-01-18T04:38:39

Studies show that many homeless women, who require treatment for substance abuse, do not receive it. This study identified social network and other predisposing factors associated with perceived need for and receipt of substance abuse treatment among 273 homeless women who screened positive for past-year substance abuse. Women with drug-using sex partners, a denser network, and an arrest history were more likely to have a perceived need for treatment. But, that perceived need was less likely for women with a child and a longer history of homelessness. Receiving treatment was more likely among women who received informational support from their sex partners and who had an arrest history but less likely among those who had a more street-based social network, had a young child, considered themselves homeless, and recently needed mental health treatment. To understand access and barriers to treatment, treatment services researchers should look more closely at social contextual factors and the more traditional individual factors.

Pregnant Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: 2002—The DASIS Report, September 3, 2004

2009-07-15T02:02:17

This Drug and Alcohol Services Information System report discusses substance use treatment admissions among both pregnant and nonpregnant women ages 15–44. Admissions information is broken down further by substance of use, age of admissions, socioeconomic characteristics, health insurance, and treatment setting.

Spotlight: Project Path to Recovery

2011-01-18T05:24:06

The Postgraduate Center for Mental Health’s (PCMH) Project Path to Recovery (PPR), of New York, New York, was awarded a SAMHSA treatment for the homeless grant on September 30, 2006. PPR is a mobile treatment team (MTT) that offers outreach, engagement, and wraparound case management services integrated with mental health/substance abuse clinic treatment. MTT forms a specialized, forensic, intensive outpatient service available to women who are homeless or will be homeless, upon their release from prison. Send an e-mail to request a nomination form.

Substance Abuse and Dependence among Women: The NSDUH Report, August 5, 2005

2009-07-15T02:03:29

This National Survey on Drug Use and Health report focuses on the alcohol and drug use of women ages 18 and older. It also discusses their symptoms of substance dependence over the past year and breaks down information by marital status and demographic characteristics.

Substance Use During Pregnancy 2002 and 2003 Update: The NSDUH Report, June 2, 2005

2009-07-15T02:03:03

This National Survey on Drug Use and Health report focuses on substance use, including drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes, among women ages 15–44 who are pregnant compared to women who are not pregnant.

Substance Use Treatment Among Women of Childrearing Age: The NSDUH Report, October 4, 2007

2009-07-15T01:59:28

This report, which is based on 2004–2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data, examines substance use treatment needs among women ages 18–49. Also included is information on the receipt of treatment and why people do not receive treatment.

Targeting trauma-related interventions and improving outcomes for women with co-occurring disorders

2009-07-15T02:31:50

Data from the multisite Women, Co-occurring Disorders and Violence Study were reanalyzed, based on symptom severity. It was found that the trauma-specific interventions had the largest treatment effects for the group with most severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and had almost no effect for the group with the least severe PTSD symptoms.

The Dasis Report: Characteristics of Homeless Female Admissions To Substance Abuse Treatment: 2002

2007-04-16T10:29:16

This is a short report based on the SAMHSA’s Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS), the primary source of national data on substance abuse treatment. The data in this report is from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 2002 Supplemental Data Set on living arrangements of people admitted for substance abuse treatment. Females comprised 20% of the homeless admissions. The report also contains information on primary substance of abuse, demographic, socioeconomic and treatment characteristics.

The link between substance abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder in women: A research review

2009-05-15T03:50:59

Research has documented a high incidence of comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse. Women substance abusers, in particular, show high rates of this dual diagnosis (30% to 59%), most commonly deriving from a history of repetitive childhood physical and/or sexual assault. Rates for men are two to three times lower and typically stem from combat or crime trauma. Patients with both disorders are characterized by high severity on a multitude of psychological and treatment variables and use of the most severe drugs (cocaine and opioids). Treatment research on women is limited but suggests the possibility of retaining patients and achieving positive outcomes

Women in Substance Abuse Treatment: Results from the Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS)

2009-07-15T02:02:45

This report provides an analysis of substance abuse treatment facilities for women and examines clients being served. Background information is given on how gender has been addressed in treatment historically, as well as currently. The report also includes a literature review on substance abuse treatment for women, information on gender-specific differences among substance use treatment clients, and treatment program availability and treatment retention information. Implications and future research are also discussed.

Women in Treatment for Smoked Cocaine 2000: The DASIS Report, September 26, 2003

2009-07-15T02:04:48

This report examines the prevalence of smoking cocaine among adult women during 2000. It also looks at trends in smoked cocaine treatment admissions and breaks down these admissions by age, demographics, and prior use/treatment.