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Interventions for drug-using offenders with co-occurring mental illness to reduce drug use and re-arrest
Summary of the evidence
Different interventions targeting drug-using offenders with co-occurring mental illness (including interpersonal psychotherapy, multi‐systemic therapy, legal defence wrap‐around services, and motivational interviewing) were found in a systematic systematic review (Perry et al., 2019, 13 RTCs, N = 2 606) to have no significant effect in:
- reducing self-reported drug use
- reducing re-arrest rates
- reducing criminal activity
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
