Holistic Health Recovery Program
An Evidence-Based Practice
Description
The goals of the Holistic Health Recovery Program (HHRP) are to promote health and improve quality of life among injection drug users. HHRP is conducted on a group-level over 12 sessions.
During these sessions participants are taught various skills, such as: reducing harm caused by injection drug use and unprotected sex, decision making and problem solving, goal setting, stress management, and improving health and adherence to medical treatments. HHRP is guided by the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model. They believe that the three steps necessary to change behavior are: 1) provide HIV prevention information, 2) motivate individuals to engage in HIV prevention, and 3) give individuals opportunities to practice HIV prevention skills.
During these sessions participants are taught various skills, such as: reducing harm caused by injection drug use and unprotected sex, decision making and problem solving, goal setting, stress management, and improving health and adherence to medical treatments. HHRP is guided by the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model. They believe that the three steps necessary to change behavior are: 1) provide HIV prevention information, 2) motivate individuals to engage in HIV prevention, and 3) give individuals opportunities to practice HIV prevention skills.
Goal / Mission
The goals of the Holistic Health Recovery Program are to promote health and improve quality of life of injection drug users.
Impact
Implementation of the program resulted in a decrease in addition severity, a decrease in risk behavior, and significant improvement in behavioral skills and quality of life.
Results / Accomplishments
One study compared participants that had received methadone maintenance treatment enhanced with an HIV risk reduction intervention (E-MMP) to patients that had received all components of E-MMP plus harm reduction therapy (HHRP+). The authors found that HHRP+ participants were significantly less likely to engage in unprotected sex or needle sharing during the post-intervention follow-up phase than were participants in the E-MMP (p<0.04). In addition, although both groups reduced their use of illicit opiates, the HHRP+ group had a much more significant decrease than the E-MMP group (p<0.01).
About this Promising Practice
Primary Contact
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329-4027 USA
(240) 645-1756
interventions@danya.com
http://www.effectiveinterventions.org/en/HighImpac...
Atlanta, GA 30329-4027 USA
(240) 645-1756
interventions@danya.com
http://www.effectiveinterventions.org/en/HighImpac...
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Source
Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI)
Date of publication
2003
Date of implementation
Jan 1997
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
New Haven, CT
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Additional Audience
injection drug users