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Baseline Recovery Capital and Substance Use History as Determinants of Recovery Residence Length of Stay
What predicts how long people stay in recovery residences: a study of 2,534 residents across 61 U.S. homes using recovery capital and substance use history.
Peer Recovery Care Planning While Awaiting Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment
A pilot study of peer workers using REC-CAP care planning to build recovery capital for people on waiting lists for alcohol and drug treatment in Australia.
An "Outside In" Model of Recovery Capital Growth: Building Personal and Social Recovery Capital From Community Resources
Why recovery capital growth starts with community: the outside-in model from Best and colleagues, illustrated by Inclusive Recovery Cities like Middlesbrough.
Longitudinal Changes in Recovery Capital Among Recovery House Residents With and Without Criminal Legal System Involvement
Residents with criminal legal system involvement build recovery capital just as strongly in recovery housing: a REC-CAP study of 1,933 residents in 101 homes.
Outcome trajectories for violent and sex offenders in recovery residences with a substance use disorder compared to non‑offending residents
Trajectories of 757 recovery residence residents in Virginia comparing violent, sexual, and non-offending groups on retention and recovery capital gains.
Assessing a Pilot Scheme of Intensive Support and Assertive Linkage in Levels of Engagement, Retention, and Recovery Capital for People in Recovery Housing
A pilot of intensive recovery support with assertive community linkage for 175 high-need recovery residents, showing stronger retention and capital growth.
Exploring Cultural Dynamics of Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) Women in Addiction Recovery: A Comparison of Three Women From Different Ethnic Backgrounds
How culture shapes women's addiction recovery: a case study of three UK women from different ethnic backgrounds using the REC-CAP and CHIME-D frameworks.
Bridging the gap: building and sustaining recovery capital in the transition from prison to recovery residences
How a Virginia jail therapeutic community used the REC-CAP to keep building recovery capital through reentry into recovery housing with ongoing peer support.
Implementing a Recovery Capital Model Into Therapeutic Courts: Case Study and Lessons Learned
A pilot of the REC-CAP recovery capital model in two drug treatment courts: how court staff used it for strengths-based case planning, and what they learned.
Measuring recovery capital for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction: a systematic review
A systematic review of 69 studies measuring recovery capital: the instruments that exist, how they are being used, and where more validation is needed.
Using Recovery Capital to Predict Retention and Change in Recovery Residences in Virginia, USA
Peer-administered REC-CAP assessments in Virginia recovery residences show how recovery capital predicts resident retention, progress, and support needs.
The Growth of Recovery Capital in Clients of Recovery Residences in Florida, USA: A Quantitative Pilot Study of Changes in REC-CAP Profile Scores
A six-month REC-CAP study of recovery residences in Florida showing how employment, social support, and group participation drive growth in recovery capital.
The Science of Recovery Capital: Where Do We Go From Here?
Best and Hennessy take stock of 20 years of recovery capital science and set four priorities for the field, from measurement rigor to policy translation.
Development and validation of a Brief Assessment of Recovery Capital (BARC-10) for alcohol and drug use disorder
How the 50-item Assessment of Recovery Capital became the BARC-10, a validated 10-question measure of recovery strengths for research and practice settings.
Recovery capital pathways: Modelling the components of recovery wellbeing
A study of 546 recovery residence residents in Florida linking longer stays and meaningful daily activity to stronger recovery capital and improved wellbeing.
The Assessment of Recovery Capital: Properties and psychometrics of a measure of addiction recovery strengths
How the Assessment of Recovery Capital (ARC) was developed and validated as a reliable, strengths-based measure of the personal resources that sustain recovery.
Recovery Group Participation Scale (RGPS): Factor Structure in Alcohol and Heroin Recovery Populations, Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery
How the Recovery Group Participation Scale measures involvement in 12-step, faith-based, and peer groups, and why participation strengthens recovery outcomes.
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