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Objective
The current study utilized the socio-ecological model (SEM) to examine the synergistic impact of individual, interpersonal, community, and organizational/policy-level factors on reintegration experiences among individuals on OAT released from federal incarceration in Ontario, Canada.
Findings/Key points
Participants described a number of factors that influenced community re-integration. Participants identified the interaction between individual- (e.g., health concerns and personal motivation/coping skills), interpersonal- (e.g., family dynamics and social networks), community- (e.g., employment/education, housing, and health and addiction care) and organizational/policy- (e.g., discharge planning, release obligations, and financial policies) level factors as influential to community reintegration.
Design/methods
Longitudinal mixed-methods study examining community transition experiences among 35 individuals engaged in correctional OAT.
