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Impact of Community-Based Programs on Incarceration Outcomes Among Gay and Bisexual Stimulant-Using Homeless Adults

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This study was part of a randomized controlled trial designed to improve hepatitis knowledge and health promoting behaviors and subsequently decrease stimulant use and incarceration with 422 (G/B) homeless men between 18 and 46 years of age. Findings revealed that no significant program differences on incarceration in the 4 months following the intervention. However, younger participants (p = .010), and those with prior incarceration (p = .001) were at greater risk for incarceration at 4 months. An additional factor associated with incarceration at 4 months included living on the street for at least 1 week (p = .049).

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This study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant No. DA016147.

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  1. School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Room 2-250, Factor Building, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1702, USA

    Adeline M. Nyamathi, Benissa E. Salem & Farinaz Khalilifard

  2. Friends Research Institute, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Cathy J. Reback

  3. Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Cathy J. Reback

  4. Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Steven Shoptaw

  5. Department of Sociology, San Diego State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Sheldon Zhang

  6. Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    David Farabee

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Nyamathi, A.M., Reback, C.J., Shoptaw, S. et al. Impact of Community-Based Programs on Incarceration Outcomes Among Gay and Bisexual Stimulant-Using Homeless Adults. Community Ment Health J 52, 1037–1042 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-014-9792-x

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