Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators to use of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) model with justice-involved adults. Method: Using a modified snowball sampling strategy, we distributed an online mixed-methods survey to SOAR providers with known criminal justice collaborations. Participants were 58 providers who completed or supervised completion of SOAR applications for justice-involved adults and who represented unique agencies across 29 states. Content analysis identified conceptual categories in qualitative data. Descriptive statistics were produced for all study variables. Results: Although most agencies currently completed applications for justice-involved adults (n = 50, 86.2%), few reported collaborations with justice agencies (n = 19, 32.8%). Commonly cited barriers to successful applications included gaps in care for justice-involved populations and incomplete or unavailable medical records. Facilitators included strong leadership, agency communication and relationship building, and access to medical-especially psychiatric-staff. Most participants rated the SOAR model as successful in facilitating benefits access (n = 37 of 57, 64.9%). Conclusion and Implications for Practice: Despite obstacles to serving this high-risk population, practitioners have developed strategies to facilitate use of the SOAR model with justice-involved adults. These strategies offer promise for the implementation of SOAR in other criminal justice settings.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 244-252 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Health Professions (miscellaneous)
- Rehabilitation
- Psychiatry and Mental health