Economic impact of faith‐based residential addiction recovery for the homeless

Lashley, Mary

doi:10.1111/phn.12779

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“…An impact evaluation study to assess the financial impact of a faith-based long-term residential addiction recovery intervention, the Mission, in Baltimore, Maryland, revealed that every person who participates in the Mission for a year saves the state and county governments $14, 263. These savings result from less spending on health care, social services, and criminal justice utilization ( 28 ). The study participants comprised 5,122 homeless men recovering from substance use disorder from 2006 to 2019.…”

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Attitudes of Black American Christian church leaders toward Opioid Use Disorder, overdoses, and harm reduction: a qualitative study

Dankwah,

Siegrist,

Wilson

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionBlack American Christian church leaders are trusted community members and can be invaluable leaders and planners, listeners, and counselors for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) sufferers in the opioid overdose crisis disproportionately affecting the Black community. This qualitative study examines the extent to which the knowledge, attitudes, practices, and beliefs of Black American church leaders support medical and harm reduction interventions for people with OUD.MethodsA semi-structured interview guide was used to conduct in-depth interviews of 30 Black Rhode Island church leaders recruited by convenience and snowball sampling.ResultsThematic analysis of the interviews identified four themes: Church leaders are empathetic and knowledgeable, believe that hopelessness and inequity are OUD risk factors, are committed to helping people flourish beyond staying alive, and welcome collaborations between church and state.ConclusionBlack American Christian church leaders are a critical resource in providing innovative and culturally sensitive strategies in the opioid overdose crisis affecting the Black American communities. As such, their views should be carefully considered in OUD policies, collaborations, and interventions in the Black American community.

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Attitudes of Black American Christian church leaders toward Opioid Use Disorder, overdoses, and harm reduction: a qualitative study

Dankwah,

Siegrist,

Wilson

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Data from this study validated the economic impact of the Mission's programs on cost savings and revenue generation to state and local governments. Over the years, this data has been leveraged to further develop stakeholder partnerships among local politicians, businesses, government, and community leaders (Lashley, 2020).…”

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A case study of the long‐term sustainability of an oral health program for persons experiencing homelessness

Lashley

2023

Public Health Nursing

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Stakeholders engaged in funding health programs and investing in human capital are concerned that their investments lead to beneficial long‐term outcomes and do not fade from existence when funding streams dry up. However, dissemination and implementation researchers often pay little attention to what happens after programs are implemented. An essential function of the public health nurse operating at the executive management or leadership level is to evaluate overall effectiveness, quality, and sustainability of programs and to design systems‐level quality initiatives and evaluation plans that foster program sustainability. This article applies a conceptual framework for sustainability to an oral health program serving persons experiencing homelessness, exploring the essential programmatic, community, and organizational factors that have positively impacted the long‐term sustainability of the program. Lessons learned from a model program that has thrived in a political and economic resource poor climate may assist the public health nurse in planning and developing health programs that can withstand the test of time even in the most challenging of circumstances.

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“…Biblical discipleship, relapse prevention, mental health counseling, work therapy, and substance abuse treatment are integrated with wrap around services to provide a holistic approach to addiction treatment. Wrap around supportive services include on‐site primary and behavioral health care, specialty care including comprehensive dental care, educational, workforce development, and life enrichment programs, and legal and social services (Lashley, 2020).…”

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“…The CDC recommends a "whole community" (CDC, 2020, p. 1) approach to addressing the threat of COVID-19 among persons experiencing homelessness (CDC, 2020) (Lashley, 2020).…”

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Protecting persons experiencing homelessness through a global pandemic

Lashley

Stoltzfus²

2021

Public Health Nursing

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In response to the challenges imposed by the COVID‐19 global pandemic, the leadership of a large homeless service and residential recovery organization transformed its organizational practices in accordance with best available evidence for prevention and containment of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus. The coordinated organizational response was based on the CDC's “whole community” framework for addressing the threat of COVID‐19 among persons experiencing homelessness and included strategies for preparation and containment of the virus and identification of exposures and disease outbreaks. Organizational practice changes were also instituted to mitigate spread. New protocols and procedures addressed admission intake processes, testing and monitoring, and guidelines for managing staff, vendors, and volunteers. Finally, an on‐site vaccination clinic was organized through the establishment of a four‐pronged coalition. The program outreached to staff, residents, and essential volunteers. Following implementation of this coordinated organizational response, confirmed SARS CoV‐2 cases in the facility declined to zero. Through this experience, the leadership became more adept at improving its digital fitness and pivoting when circumstances dictated a shift in policy and practice. In every major initiative or policy change aimed at addressing the spread of the virus, community partnerships were key to effective implementation of COVID‐19 prevention and containment strategies.

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Economic impact of faith‐based residential addiction recovery for the homeless

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Attitudes of Black American Christian church leaders toward Opioid Use Disorder, overdoses, and harm reduction: a qualitative study

Attitudes of Black American Christian church leaders toward Opioid Use Disorder, overdoses, and harm reduction: a qualitative study

A case study of the long‐term sustainability of an oral health program for persons experiencing homelessness

Protecting persons experiencing homelessness through a global pandemic

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