Recovery support services (RSS) are non-clinical services that assist individuals and families in attaining and sustaining recovery from substance use disorders. These services include social support, a full range of human services that facilitate recovery and wellness contributing to an improved quality of life (e.g., transportation, employment services and job training, housing assistance, childcare, spiritual and faith-based support, education), and linkage to and coordination among service providers. Common types of RSS include peer support, mutual aid groups, recovery housing, and recovery-based education. In recent years, some RSS providers have begun using electronic recovery records (ERRs) to support their service delivery by streamlining the collection of client information, including recovery status, substance use history, treatment engagement, recovery plans, and outcomes. Through an environmental scan and key informant interviews, this project explores opportunities to use ERR data for research on the population that uses RSS, patterns of use, and the impact of RSS on outcomes.
This research was compiled and funded by HHS/ASPE’s Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) under Contract #HHSP233201500048I, and carried out by NORC at the University of Chicago. Additional research in this area is available at the ASPE Behavioral Health page.
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