Christy K. Scott

ORCID: 0000-0002-5233-4702
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Research Areas
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Community Health and Development
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Chestnut Health Systems
2015-2024

Lighthouse Guild
2017

Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions
2011

Atlantic Hydrogen (Canada)
1987

10.1151/ascp074145 article EN Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2007-12-01

Abstract Aims This paper provides a description of the rationale, study design, treatments and assessment procedures used in Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) experiment. Design CYT was designed to (a) test relative effectiveness, cost benefit–cost five promising treatment interventions under field conditions (b) provide evidence based manual‐guided models these field. Setting The involved two community‐based programs major medical centers. Participants were 600 adolescents recruited from...

10.1046/j.1360-0443.97.s01.2.x article EN Addiction 2002-12-01

Using data from 1,162 people entering treatment and followed up (> 94%) for 8 years, this article examines the relationship between duration of abstinence (1 month to 5 or more years) other aspects recovery (e.g., health, mental coping responses, legal involvement, vocational housing, peers, social spiritual support), including trend at what point changes occur. It also how a given is related odds sustaining in subsequent year. The findings demonstrate rich patterns change associated with...

10.1177/0193841x07307771 article EN Evaluation Review 2007-11-06

Objectives. We examined the relationships between substance abuse treatment, abstinence, and mortality in a sample of individuals entering treatment. also estimated overall rates extent to which they varied according demographic, clinical severity, treatment variables. Methods. used data from 9-year longitudinal study 1326 adults on west side Chicago, whom 131 died (11.0 per 1000 person-years). Baseline predictors, initial long-term response, use patterns were predict time mortality....

10.2105/ajph.2010.197038 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2011-03-05

Post-discharge monitoring and early reintervention have become standard practice when managing numerous chronic conditions. These two experiments tested the effectiveness of recovery management checkup (RMC) protocols for adult substance users.RMC included quarterly monitoring; motivational interviewing to provide personalized feedback resolve ambivalence about use; treatment linkage, engagement retention increase amount received.Recruited from sequential addiction admissions, participants...

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02525.x article EN Addiction 2009-03-13

Smartphone applications can potentially provide recovery monitoring and support in real-time, real-life contexts. Study aims included determining feasibility of (a) adolescents completing ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) utilizing phone-based interventions (EMIs); (b) using EMA EMI data to predict substance use the subsequent week.Twenty-nine were recruited at discharge from residential treatment, regardless their status or length stay. During 6-week pilot, youth prompted complete an...

10.1080/08897077.2014.970323 article EN Substance Abuse 2014-10-13

Prior studies have documented limited use of medications to treat opioid disorders (OUD) for people incarcerated within state prisons in the United States. Using framework criminal justice OUD service cascade, this study interviewed representatives prison systems states most heavily impacted by overdose regarding provision (MOUD).A stratified sampling strategy included with high indicators opioid-overdose deaths. Two strata targeted with: 1) rates significantly higher than per capita...

10.1186/s40352-021-00143-9 article EN cc-by Health & Justice 2021-07-24

This study examines predictors of recidivism over 3 years for 624 women released from a county jail using comprehensive range standardized measures derived gender-responsive and gender-neutral criminogenic models. Although more than dozen factors were related to in the univariate analysis, multivariate analysis shows that can be reliably predicted (area under curve = 0.90) with just four factors: age, no custody children, substance use frequency, number problems. Exploratory who recidivated...

10.1177/0093854814546894 article EN Criminal Justice and Behavior 2014-08-22

Youth involved in the juvenile justice (JJ) system have high needs for behavioral health services, especially related to substance use and mental disorders. This study aimed understand extent which elements cascade model of services JJ-involved youth are provided by Community Supervision (CS) and/or Behavioral Health (BH) providers. In order interactions across CS BH systems, this used a multistage probabilistic survey design sample agencies their primary service providers treatment United...

10.1186/s40352-019-0093-x article EN cc-by Health & Justice 2019-06-14

Abstract Background Jails are optimal settings in which to screen individuals for opioid use disorders (OUD) and provide needed services, especially medications OUD (MOUD). This study sought assess the availability of “best practices” jails located counties heavily impacted by overdose U.S. their related training resource needs. Counties were selected inclusion using two indicators severity: absolute number population rate deaths. Structured interviews completed with representatives from...

10.1186/s40352-022-00197-3 article EN cc-by Health & Justice 2022-12-20

This article uses data from the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) on 214 adolescents entering substance abuse treatment. The goals are to validate General Victimization Index (GVI), examine its relationship gender and co-occurring problems, determine outcomes. GVI includes 15 items lifetime traumatic events, traumagenic factors, current worries victimization. fall along a severity dimension (α =.88), evidence was generated support construct validity cutoff scores for...

10.1177/1077559502239612 article EN Child Maltreatment 2003-02-01

This study explores the influence of gender on changes in recovery status among participants a longitudinal study. The sample ( N = 1,202; 60% female) is recruited referral to treatment, and annual interviews are conducted from Years 2 6 following intake. At each observation, classified into one four statuses (recovery, incarcerated, using), transitional probabilities correlates transitioning another estimated. About 80% changed at least once over follow-up period. Women third less likely...

10.1177/0193841x07307318 article EN Evaluation Review 2008-01-15
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