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Recovery Housing Program & Policy Characteristics

Learn the latest research on characteristics of rural and nonrural recovery housing programs

Abstract
Study objectives were to survey rural and urban recovery house owners/operators on their existing National Alliance for Recovery Residences-like (NARR-like) house programs/policies, and delineate rural–urban differences to raise awareness of NARR standards that align with current recovery house policies/programs and to inform new/enhance existing NARR standards. An electronic survey was developed and disseminated to 112 identified recovery houses in Kentucky. There was a 77% survey response rate. Rural recovery houses were more likely to have provisions in place for persons with disabilities, require clinical services participation, and have a stricter return-to-use policy. Work and/or school requirements in recovery houses were associated with resident stability and house expectations for community integration. Understanding differences in existing NARR-like rural versus urban recovery house policies and programs is necessary to raise state-led NARR affiliate awareness of differential recovery house training and support service needs that can best ready recovery houses for NARR certification.

Citation: Kirby, A. L., Kizewski, A. L., Thompson, R. A., Ashworth, M., & Lee Bunn, T. (2023). Program, Policy and Social Support Characteristics Associated With Rural vs. Urban Recovery Housing, 2018–2020. Journal of Drug Issues, 53(2), 280-295. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426221114018

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Categories: Housing, Policy, Recovery, Recovery Housing, Rural
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Author: Ashworth M, Bunn TL, Kirby AL, Kizewski AL, Thompson RA

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