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Justin S Bell1, Alexa Nieder1, Chelsea Shore2
1Department of Psychology, DePaul University.
Collegiate recovery programs (CRPs/Cs) have expanded on college campuses, but service offerings vary. This study provides current estimates of these vital student support resources.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education
- Addiction Studies
- Public Health
Background:
- Substance use is a significant concern for emerging adults.
- Collegiate recovery programs (CRPs/Cs) are expanding on college campuses.
- Current data on CRP/C prevalence and services are limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide updated estimates of recovery services on college campuses.
- To assess the types of services offered by collegiate recovery programs/communities.
- To identify potential gaps in recovery support for students.
Main Methods:
- Web scraping of .edu websites using BeautifulSoup (N=995).
- Screening of eligible webpages (n=552) by 11 reviewers.
- Extraction of data on recovery services and programs.
Main Results:
- 270 institutions offer on-campus recovery services.
- 176 institutions have formal collegiate recovery programs/communities (CRPs/Cs).
- CRPs/Cs commonly offer mutual aid meetings and social activities, but fewer offer drop-in centers. Limited services were found at HBCUs, HSIs, and Native-serving institutions.
Conclusions:
- On-campus recovery support services have grown significantly.
- There may be inconsistencies in the services provided by CRPs/Cs.
- Updated data can guide future expansion and standardization of student recovery support.
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