Women in
Oxford House
§90%
used alcohol and cocaine for over 10 years
–67%
had experienced depression
– 46% had attempted suicide
–95%
had experienced some form of past trauma
§Despite
these severe past histories
–highest
Sense of Community scores of any group ever examined with this
measure
»Olson,
Curtis, Jason, Ferrari, Horin, Davis, Flynn, & Alvarez (2003)