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Examining Permanent Supportive Housing on Chronic Substance Abuse Populations in Oregon

Creator:: Harmon, Catalina
Abstract:: Oregon has one of the five highest homeless occupancy rates in the U.S., according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (2021). Using the current governor of Oregon’s (Tina Kotek) plan to decrease homelessness, which focuses primarily on housing developments and strategies, this study will first examine the merits of permanent...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Housing on Chronic Substance Abuse Populations in Oregon Oregon has one of the five highest homeless

Networks and Relationships: Differences in State-Level Child Abuse and Neglect Policy Implementation in Multnomah and Klamath Counties, Oregon

Creator:: Wornell, Emily
Abstract:: Using Richard Matland’s ambiguity/conflict model of policy implementation, this research examines the connections that agencies and organizations in one rural county, Klamath, and one urban county, Multnomah, in Oregon utilize to implement a particular state policy. The policy being examined is ORS 418.746-800, which mandates the use of Multidisciplinary Teams...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: of potential child abuse factors............................... 13

Bullying Victimization and Substance Use among Adolescents: Using Strain Theory to Examine Patterns across Gender, Race, and Mental Health Status

Creator:: Beck, Kendra G.
Abstract:: A growing body of research has connected bullying victimization to a number of risk factors in adolescents, including substance use. The current study utilizes Agnew’s revised strain theory as a theoretical framework to examine this relationship, as well as patterns of substance use across gender, race, and mental health status....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Substance Abuse Survey were used to analyze this relationship among a sample of 12th grade students using

The Impact of Correctional Therapeutic Communities on Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis

Creator:: Booker, Meredith
Abstract:: At any given time, 60% to 85% of prisoners across the United States are struggling with substance addiction and dependence. Upon release, about two-thirds of former prisoners will reoffend and return to prison. Due to the high rate of substance use and abuse in prisons, drug treatment, specifically Correctional Therapeutic...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: reintegration. The community justice framework can explain the utilization of substance abuse treatment in

Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

Creator:: Allen, Solomon
Abstract:: The use of FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is a critical tool in reducing the impacts of the opioid crisis. Despite the known benefits of these medications, access to these treatments is lacking more than two decades into the opioid crisis. While most policy changes...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: abuse, abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence, but there is a

Rethinking Change: Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Housing First Residents in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Campbell, Shannon M.
Abstract:: The undisputed cost-effectiveness of the anti-homelessness program “Housing First” is well established in the empirical literature, but fewer studies have considered the impact of the program on individual residents. This mixed-methods study examines the lives of a cohort of residents in a Portland-based Housing First project, seeking to determine whether...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: .!Quantitative!analysis!is!used!to!determine!longNterm!changes! in!the!core!areas!of!substance!abuse!and!mental

Finding a Reason to Run: Examining Women's Experiences with a Running Program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Creator:: Ward, Alicia
Abstract:: Bunk to 5K is a program designed to encourage and support new and experienced runners in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF). CCCF is the only women’s prison in Oregon, housing around 1,200 women at any given time, at all levels of custody (ODOC, 2020). The non-profit which runs...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: high rates of mental health disorders, substance abuse and trauma (Cowan, 2019; Ney, et. al. 2012

Housing Low-Income Americans: A History of Policy and Analysis of a Local Application

Creator:: Veritas, Kathleen
Abstract:: This paper explores the history of housing policies in the United States and how they were implemented. It also examines the effects of discriminatory practices against minorities and low-income groups. There is evidence that this systemic form of discrimination creates conditions that cause poverty and unequal access to education, home...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: equitable treatment of minorities and poor Americans (Martens, 2009; Fogel et al., 2008). Instead of the

The Federal Trust Responsibility and Treaty Protected Resources on Ceded Public Lands: A Huckleberry Case Study

Creator:: Goschke, Lauren
Abstract:: Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are an important aspect of the forest that has often been overlooked. NTFPs have been especially important to Native American people because of their subsistence, cultural, and economic values. As a result of their economic value, there have been an increased number of people harvesting NTFPs...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Policy

Determining the Superior Staffing Method in Assisted Living Facilities: Ratios versus Acuity-Based Staffing

Creator:: Finley, Tera R.
Abstract:: Assisted living facilities represent a large portion of the long-term care facilities in the United States. Although there are not uniform policies regulating assisted living facilities, debates on the best way to ensure adequate staffing center on two approaches: required ratios or acuity-based staffing. The purpose of this study is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the expected count of abuse violations but increased the expected count of unsafe environment

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Examining Permanent Supportive Housing on Chronic Substance Abuse Populations in Oregon

Networks and Relationships: Differences in State-Level Child Abuse and Neglect Policy Implementation in Multnomah and Klamath Counties, Oregon

Bullying Victimization and Substance Use among Adolescents: Using Strain Theory to Examine Patterns across Gender, Race, and Mental Health Status

The Impact of Correctional Therapeutic Communities on Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis

Barriers to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study

Rethinking Change: Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Housing First Residents in Portland, Oregon

Finding a Reason to Run: Examining Women's Experiences with a Running Program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Housing Low-Income Americans: A History of Policy and Analysis of a Local Application

The Federal Trust Responsibility and Treaty Protected Resources on Ceded Public Lands: A Huckleberry Case Study

Determining the Superior Staffing Method in Assisted Living Facilities: Ratios versus Acuity-Based Staffing

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