Maintaining a stable residence in sober living housing (SLH) for at least six months or more sustains positive outcomes related to substance abstinence, contact with the criminal legal system, psychiatric symptoms, depression, and more (Subbaraman et al. 2023). Jason and Ferrari (2010) found that those who sought alternative care options used substances at over twice the rate of those who participated in SLH. SLH’s effectiveness at instilling and maintaining substance abstinence necessitates a widespread existence. The Community Justice Collaborating Council in St. Croix County (SCC) has expressed a need for SLH for justice-involved women in SCC. This report aims to provide an evidence-based framework from empirical data and the
expression of lived experiences of individuals in SCC on the best approaches for creating successful SLH for justice-involved women in SCC.
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