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Romain Dagenhardt, D., Richards, J.,* Liu, X.,* & Mersky, J. P. (2023).\u00a0Family treatment courts and the COVID-19 pandemic: Barriers and facilitators to program implementation, client engagement, and recovery.\u00a0Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment<\/em>, 159<\/em>, 209278.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Family Treatment Courts (FTCs) serve child welfare-involved parents with substance use issues who are working toward recovery and reunification with their children. Research has linked FTCs to successful outcomes such as treatment access and completion and family reunification, but there has been less attention to factors that hinder and facilitate program implementation and client engagement. Moreover, little is known about how the shift to virtual services during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted FTC programs and the families they serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This study examined interview data gathered from staff in six FTCs located in different regions of the country to investigate the impact of the pandemic on programs and the clients they serve. Interviews conducted with clients from one FTC in the Midwest reinforce the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FTC programs and professionals adjusted to the pandemic by attempting to replicate face-to-face services in an online environment. Virtual services were vital for sustaining FTCs and mitigating barriers to client engagement during the pandemic. At the same time, FTCs were compelled to navigate new barriers to online program implementation as well as acute challenges that clients faced such as greater isolation and reduced treatment access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We discuss implications from these findings with an eye toward maximizing FTC implementation and impact through the intentional use of both in-person programming and online technology after the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romain Dagenhardt, D., Richards, J.,* Liu, X.,* & Mersky, J. P. (2023).
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