%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluating Seeking Safety for Women in Prison: A Randomized Controlled Trial
%A Annelise M. Mennicke
%A Katie Ropes
%A Stephen J. Tripodi
%A Susan A. McCarter
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1049731517706550
%X This study assessed the effectiveness of Seeking Safety on depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with incarcerated women. A randomized controlled trial (N = 40) was used to analyze Seeking Safety¡¯s effectiveness compared to a treatment-as-usual control group. Analyses of covariance were used to assess differences at posttest (n = 33) and 4-month follow-up (n = 29) while repeated measures analysis of variance was used to assess the influence of the intervention on changes over time (n = 29). The researchers also analyzed individual participants¡¯ scores from pretest to 4-month follow-up (n = 29). Both groups decreased their scores on the Center for Epidemiology Studies¨CDepression Scale and the PTSD Checklist, although improvement was greater for treatment group participants except for depression at 4-month follow-up. Results support the continued use of Seeking Safety as a helpful corrections-based intervention for women, but more research with larger sample sizes is needed to consider it an effective intervention
%K women in prison
%K Seeking Safety
%K RCT
%K outcome study
%K PTSD
%K depression
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731517706550