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Service Needs of Pregnant Substance Abuse Women Seeking Residential Drug Treatment in Hong Kong: a Practice-Based Research

verfasst von: Mei Heung Leung, Wing Sze Cecilia Cheung, Siu Fong Sandy Chan

Erschienen in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Ausgabe 6/2018

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Abstract

This study aims at exploring the sociodemographic characteristics, service needs, reasons, and timing of pregnant substance abuse women seeking residential drug treatment in Hong Kong. The sample includes nine pregnant substance abuse women who were admitted to the Sister Aquinas Memorial Women’s Treatment Centre of the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers from September 2016 to August 2017. Content analysis on service records was used to identify themes and patterns of service needs, followed by focus group discussions from four experienced social workers. The study reveals that pregnant substance abuse women are usually from complicated social backgrounds. The findings imply the need of designing, implementing, and advocating an integrative service model to meet the multiple needs of pregnant substance abuse women and the importance of establishing closed linkage with medical and social service units in the community to facilitate early intervention.
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Metadaten
Titel
Service Needs of Pregnant Substance Abuse Women Seeking Residential Drug Treatment in Hong Kong: a Practice-Based Research
verfasst von
Mei Heung Leung
Wing Sze Cecilia Cheung
Siu Fong Sandy Chan
Publikationsdatum
10.10.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-0003-9

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