Offender Re-entry Program Evaluation

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science, in conjunction with the UK Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, will be responsible for conducting the evaluation for the Center on Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) funded project led by the Hope Center, Inc. in conjunction with the Chrysalis House, Inc. and the Kentucky Department of Corrections. The evaluation approach can be described as a pre/post test design. The design includes follow-up measures at 6 months post baseline for substance-using women entering treatment and recovery support services during the transition from jail or prison to the community. Baseline data will be collected at treatment entry, and supplemented with data collection (both process and outcome) while individuals receive treatment and at follow-up for the outcome evaluation for individuals in the Hope Center and Chrysalis House programs. The evaluation has three primary objectives: (1) To describe client characteristics at treatment entry into the CSAT funded project; (2) To examine short-term project outcomes based on intensity and duration of treatment; and (3) To complete a process evaluation. Reports will be provided for regular CQI meetings and annually to report process and outcome findings. This evaluation will comply with GPRA that includes, but is not limited to, collecting client outcomes at 6 months and at treatment discharge using GPRA Core Client Outcomes.