TREATMENT RETENTION IN WOMENS RESIDENTIAL CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT - THE EFFECT OF ADMISSION WITH CHILDREN

In the United States there has been an increased interest in the devel opment of treatment programs that admit chemically dependent women wit h their children. The Salvation Army Family Treatment Services in Hono lulu, Hawaii has had a long history of admitting women both with and w ithout their children to long-term residential treatment. This has pro vided an opportunity to study the differences in treatment retention b etween these two groups. Subjects were 130 females who participated in treatment between 1988 and 1993. Analyses were conducted to determine whether there were different outcomes for women with children in trea tment and women without children in treatment, with regard to type of discharge and length of time in treatment. Results were significant an d clearly indicated better retention rates for women who participated in treatment with their children.