Aftercare services to people with substance use disorders
Analysis of South African policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21605200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | December Mandlenkosi Mpanza (0000-0003-2777-9256, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, corresponding author), Pragashnie Govender (0000-0003-3155-3743, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa), Anna Silvia Voce (0000-0001-9082-4449, Discipline of Public Health Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa), Anna Voce (Discipline of Public Health Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 138-155 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Drugs Education Prevention and Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7637 • E-ISSN: 1465-3370 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687637.2020.1742661 |
| OpenAlex | W3016971112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
People with substance use disorders require comprehensive treatment, including planned aftercare, for improved treatment outcomes. However, access to treatment and aftercare is limited globally, as in South Africa, under-girded by a paucity of empirical research on substance use aftercare and reintegration policies. When examining South African substance use aftercare and reintegration policies, the complex local and international contexts require scrutiny. The aim of this paper is to establish the aftercare content in South African policies and to explore how these local policies respond to the national and international context. The Policy Analysis Triangle proposed by Walt and Gilson, Beer’s Viable Systems Model and Thematic Analysis guided the analysis of eight selected policies. The analysis demonstrated that South African policies have undergone changes over the past years: from having no aftercare content to a minimal allowance for aftercare in policies. Policies embrace an acute treatment approach similar to the healthcare delivery in South Africa. Therefore, an Integrated Recovery Management Model for recovery (aftercare) service provision is recommended which should be aligned to local policies and context with due cognizance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), and World Health Organization (WHO) chronic treatment approach
Business · Content analysis · Economic growth · Geography · National Policy · Policy analysis · Political science · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Scrutiny · Service delivery framework · Sociology · Substance use · Thematic analysis · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |