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Continuity of care to improve post-release behavioural outcomes
Summary of the evidence
Continuity of care between prison and community was found in a systematic review (ECDC/EMCDDA, 2018) to have some effect in:
- improving retention in drug treatment, and
- improving adherence to HIV and HCV treatment.
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.