TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol and other drug continuing care for young people
T2 - identifying helpful program mechanisms
AU - Hopwood, Max
AU - Bryant, Joanne
AU - Neale, Joanne
AU - Caluzzi, Gabriel
AU - Skattebol, Jennifer
AU - MacLean, Sarah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - ‘Continuing care’ refers to the provision of co-ordinated care and support overtime. Currently, little is known about continuing care programs for young people who complete alcohol and other drug treatment. This paper analyses data from an interview-based study that aimed to identify the generative mechanisms underpinning an innovative continuing care program for young people. Researchers recruited 11 current and former program clients aged 17 to 25 years and nine program staff. Analysis identified five generative mechanisms of the program that supported participants to manage their substance use over the long term, namely person-centred counselling; relationship stability; safety and inclusion; situated mode of ordering continuing care; and organizational memory. Participants reported that the best continuing care for young people is holistic, includes regular and sustained contact, employs an innovative approach to intervention, establishes links with community services and other support structures, and provides care within a safe, person-centred, and situated framework.
AB - ‘Continuing care’ refers to the provision of co-ordinated care and support overtime. Currently, little is known about continuing care programs for young people who complete alcohol and other drug treatment. This paper analyses data from an interview-based study that aimed to identify the generative mechanisms underpinning an innovative continuing care program for young people. Researchers recruited 11 current and former program clients aged 17 to 25 years and nine program staff. Analysis identified five generative mechanisms of the program that supported participants to manage their substance use over the long term, namely person-centred counselling; relationship stability; safety and inclusion; situated mode of ordering continuing care; and organizational memory. Participants reported that the best continuing care for young people is holistic, includes regular and sustained contact, employs an innovative approach to intervention, establishes links with community services and other support structures, and provides care within a safe, person-centred, and situated framework.
KW - continuity of care
KW - qualitative research
KW - substance use
KW - Youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193465848&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02673843.2024.2353202
DO - 10.1080/02673843.2024.2353202
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85193465848
SN - 0267-3843
VL - 29
JO - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
JF - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
IS - 1
M1 - 2353202
ER -