Peer-reviewed studies, each with a plain-language summary.
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.
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.
Why recovery capital growth starts with community: the outside-in model from Best and colleagues, illustrated by Inclusive Recovery Cities like Middlesbrough.
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.
Trajectories of 757 recovery residence residents in Virginia comparing violent, sexual, and non-offending groups on retention and recovery capital gains.
A pilot of intensive recovery support with assertive community linkage for 175 high-need recovery residents, showing stronger retention and capital growth.
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.
How a Virginia jail therapeutic community used the REC-CAP to keep building recovery capital through reentry into recovery housing with ongoing peer support.
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.
A systematic review of 69 studies measuring recovery capital: the instruments that exist, how they are being used, and where more validation is needed.
Peer-administered REC-CAP assessments in Virginia recovery residences show how recovery capital predicts resident retention, progress, and support needs.
A six-month REC-CAP study of recovery residences in Florida showing how employment, social support, and group participation drive growth in recovery capital.
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.
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.
A study of 546 recovery residence residents in Florida linking longer stays and meaningful daily activity to stronger recovery capital and improved wellbeing.
How the Assessment of Recovery Capital (ARC) was developed and validated as a reliable, strengths-based measure of the personal resources that sustain recovery.
How the Recovery Group Participation Scale measures involvement in 12-step, faith-based, and peer groups, and why participation strengthens recovery outcomes.