Trauma informed practices of a sober living home for women with addiction and victimization histories

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to examine the correlates of perceptions of trauma-informed practices at a sober living home (SLH) among women with histories of addiction and victimization. Fifty-two women currently seeking or who had recently sought services at the SLH competed in a survey. Higher rates of financial worries and housing instability predicted lower perceptions that the SLH was trauma-informed in several domains. Being white compared to nonwhite increased perceptions that the SLH was culturally responsive and inclusive. Mental health symptoms and recent victimization were unrelated to perceptions of the extent to which the SLH was trauma informed. Efforts to enhance trauma-informed practices may be especially important for women higher in financial worries and housing instability as well as women who are racially/ethnically diverse.

KEYWORDS:

• Sober living home
• substance use disorders
• trauma-informed
• victimization
• women

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This research is funded by the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW). Opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the OVW.