The TAMAR Education Project is a manualized ten-week mental health intervention for justice-involved women and men with histories of psychological trauma, combining psycho-educational approaches with expressive therapies. It is designed for clients with a recent treatment history for a mental health condition, a substance use disorder, and a history of physical or sexual abuse, and TAMAR groups have been run inside detention centers, state psychiatric hospitals and in the community. TAMAR is an acronym for Trauma, Addiction, Mental Health and Recovery, a name also connected to the Tamar described in the Hebrew Bible and to a Middle Eastern palm tree known for its flexibility and strength.
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Is there proof that the TAMAR Education Project works?
Pilot results were encouraging but anecdotal; no rigorous studies had been published as of 2011.
The evidence is limited. Among participants in the original pilot project the recidivism rate was reported as less than 3 percent, and anecdotal reports confirm a decline in recidivism for participants. However, no rigorous studies of its effectiveness had been published as of 2011.
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Program development for the TAMAR Project began in October 1998 by the Sidran Institute of Towson, Maryland as one of nine sites funded through the first phase of the SAMHSA Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study from 1998 to 2000.
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The TAMAR Education Project is a manualized 10-week mental health intervention for justice-involved women and men with histories of psychological trauma which combines
psycho-educational approaches and expressive therapies.
Treats: Psychological trauma, Lead: treats Psychological trauma
The TAMAR Education Project is a manualized 10-week mental health intervention for justice-involved women and men with histories of psychological trauma which combines psycho-educational approaches and expressive therapies.
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