title: A peer-driven mentoring case management community reentry model: an application for jails and prisons.
abstract: Welcome Home Ministries (WHM) is a peer-driven reentry program for women reentering the community from jail and prison. One of the major contributing factors to a high recidivism rate is the presenting issue of co-occurring disorders stemming from early childhood abuse and trauma found in 85% of the women seeking the assistance of WHM. The peers within WHM, having experienced mental health issues, substance abuse, and incarceration themselves, identified and developed a specific reentry program for this population. This article presents the results of a yearlong study that addresses the following: (1) the issue of co-occurring disorders; (2) the impact of early childhood trauma and abuse on the rate of incarceration; (3) the outcomes for restoration and recovery; and (4) the desire of the women to give back to the community.
authors.affiliation: Medical Services Division, San Diego Sheriff's Department, San Diego, California 92123, USA. earl.goldstein@sdsheriff.org
authors.forename: Earl H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Warner-Robbins
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McClean
authors.forename: Liza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macatula
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conklin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D008875:Middle Aged; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010379:Peer Group; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult