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Sheway's Services for Substance Using Pregnant and Parenting Women: Evaluating the Outcomes for Infants

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 2005

Abstract

Sheway is a single-access comprehensive street-front service to pregnant and parenting women with a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse that is located in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods, the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. This investigation assesses the concurrent health and social problems clients report upon entry into the program, service utilization, and the impact of services on neonate and infant well-being. Data were collected through the review of files from the 9 ½ years of the agency's service. Findings suggest that the clients' concurrent health and social problems have increased over the years of operation while indicators of infant health have either improved or maintained steady rates.

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Situé dans un des voisinages les plus pauvres du pays, le Downtown East-side de Vancouver, Sheway offre une gamme complète de services à accès direct, sur le terrain, aux femmes enceintes et aux mères ayant un passé marqué par l'abus d'alcool ou de drogue. L'enquête présentée ici mesure les problèmes sociaux et de santé parallèles déclarés par la clientèle au stade d'entrée au programme, le profil d'utilisation des services ainsi que l'impact des services sur le bien-être des nouveaux-nés et nouvelles-nées et des jeunes bébés. Afin de colliger les données, les auteurs ont passé en revue des dossiers couvrant les 9 ½ années de services de l'agence. L'analyse des résultats révèle que les pro-blèmes sociaux et de santé parallèles éprouvés par la clientèle se sont inten-sifiés au fil des années d'existence de Sheway, alors que les indicateurs de santé pour les jeunes bébés se sont améliorés ou ont conservé un taux stable.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 24Number 1April 2005
Pages: 19 - 33

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Version of record online: 13 May 2009

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Sheila K. Marshall
School of Social Work & Family Studies, University of British Columbia
Grant Charles
School of Social Work & Family Studies, University of British Columbia
Jan Hare
Department of Languages & Literacy Education, University of British Columbia
James J. Ponzetti, Jr.
School of Social Work & Family Studies, University of British Columbia
Monica Stokl
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

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