The Citizenship Project Part II: Impact of a Citizenship Intervention on Clinical and Community Outcomes for Persons with Mental Illness and Criminal Justice Involvement

• DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9549-z
• Publication Date: 2012-08-06T13:28:11Z
• Authors: Ashley Clayton; Maria J. O'Connell; Chyrell Bellamy; Patricia Benedict; Michael Rowe
• Keywords: Health psychology

This study assessed the effectiveness of an intervention based on a theoretical framework citizenship reducing psychiatric symptoms, alcohol use, and drug increasing quality life for persons with serious mental illness (SMI) criminal justice involvement. One-hundred fourteen adults SMI history involvement participated in 2 × 3 longitudinal randomized controlled trial four-month versus usual services. Linear mixed model analyses were used to assess intervention's impact life, substance use. After controlling baseline covariates, participants experimental condition reported significantly increased greater satisfaction amount activity, higher work, reduced use over time. However, individuals also anxiety/depression agitation at 6 months (but not 12 months) negative symptoms months. Findings suggest that community-oriented, interventions histories may facilitate improved clinical community outcomes some domains, but findings need post-intervention support participants. Implications practice future research are discussed.