Barriers and facilitators to recovery capital among justice-involved community members

This qualitative interview study explores barriers and facilitators to self-sufficiency among clients enrolled in HOPE: a transitional case-management program in Western New York that adapts the critical time intervention model to link justice-involved clients to medical and behavioral healthcare, housing, benefits, and social supports. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 23 HOPE clients. An inductive thematic content analysis approach incorporating the recovery capital model was used to interpret and categorize findings. The recovery capital model facilitated categorization of barriers, and illuminated the role of the HOPE CTI program in helping clients develop self-sufficiency.