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Female Veterans in Jail Diversion Programs: Differences From and Similarities to Their Male Peers

Kristin Stainbrook, Ph.D., Stephanie Hartwell, Ph.D., and Amy James, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Psychiatric Services
Volume 67, Number 1
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400442
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Abstract

Objective:

This study compared the demographic, behavioral health, criminal justice, and military characteristics and experiences of female and male veterans participating in criminal justice diversion programs funded under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery program.

Methods:

Data on program participants were collected as part of a national cross-site evaluation. Baseline interview data from 1,025 program participants were analyzed.

Results:

For the most part, there were few statistically significant differences between female and male veterans with criminal justice involvement. However, females reported significantly more sexual trauma, more females had PTSD, and females had more severe PTSD symptoms. In contrast, males reported earlier criminal justice involvement, more males served in military combat, and males had higher rates of substance use.

Conclusions:

Although male and female veterans involved in jail diversion programs share many characteristics, the differences in types of trauma exposure and rates of substance use suggest that programs should include attention to gender in planning program services.

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Cover: Landscape, by Louis Comfort Tiffany, ca. 1892. Stained glass. Private Collection. Photo credit: Art Resource, New York City.

Psychiatric Services
Volume 67 • Number 1 • January 01, 2016
Pages: 133 - 136
PubMed: 26234331

History

Received: 26 September 2014
Revision received: 6 February 2015
Accepted: 30 March 2015
Published online: 3 August 2015
Published in print: January 01, 2016

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Kristin Stainbrook, Ph.D.
Dr. Stainbrook is with the Research and Evaluation Division, Advocates for Human Potential, Albany, New York (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. Hartwell is with the Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Dr. James is with the School of Social Work, University of Connecticut, Hartford.
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Stephanie Hartwell, Ph.D.
Dr. Stainbrook is with the Research and Evaluation Division, Advocates for Human Potential, Albany, New York (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. Hartwell is with the Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Dr. James is with the School of Social Work, University of Connecticut, Hartford.
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Amy James, Ph.D.
Dr. Stainbrook is with the Research and Evaluation Division, Advocates for Human Potential, Albany, New York (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. Hartwell is with the Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Dr. James is with the School of Social Work, University of Connecticut, Hartford.
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Competing Interests

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Funding Information

Center for Mental Health Services10.13039/100005268: 270-08-0245, SM058805-01, SM58804-01
Funding for this study was provided by the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (contract 270-08-0245 and grants SM058804 and SM058805). The content of this article represents the views of the authors and does not reflect the views of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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