TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to the implementation of a program for inner-city, homeless substance abusers on general assistance
T2 - Newark
AU - Franklin, John Earl
AU - Lindenthal, Jacob Jay
AU - Sufian, Meryl
N1 - Funding Information:
John Earl Franklin is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. Jacob Jay Lindenlhal is Professor, Department of Psychia~ry,U MDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. Meryl Sufian is Project Director. This work was supported by NIAAA grant lUOlAAA08783-1.
PY - 1993/11/8
Y1 - 1993/11/8
N2 - The article describes Ihe implementation of a comprehensive rehabilitation program for homeless substance abusers within an inner-city setting. The program was a joint effort between a university research team and the general welfare department of the City of Newark, NJ. A description of the program is followed by a discussion of the political, economic, philosophical and bureaucratic barriers towards implementation of the project. Strengths and weaknesses of multiple agency efforts to rehabilitate homeless substance abusers are discussed. Complex systems issues that may be generalizable to other similar settings are highlighted. Conclusions and recommendations for implementation of future projects are presented.
AB - The article describes Ihe implementation of a comprehensive rehabilitation program for homeless substance abusers within an inner-city setting. The program was a joint effort between a university research team and the general welfare department of the City of Newark, NJ. A description of the program is followed by a discussion of the political, economic, philosophical and bureaucratic barriers towards implementation of the project. Strengths and weaknesses of multiple agency efforts to rehabilitate homeless substance abusers are discussed. Complex systems issues that may be generalizable to other similar settings are highlighted. Conclusions and recommendations for implementation of future projects are presented.
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U2 - 10.1300/J020V10N03_06
DO - 10.1300/J020V10N03_06
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027440805
SN - 0734-7324
VL - 10
SP - 65
EP - 76
JO - Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
JF - Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
IS - 3-4
ER -
