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      A Strengths-Based Approach to Prisoner Reentry: The Fresh Start Prisoner Reentry Program

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          Scholars have called for a strengths-based approach to prisoner reentry, yet there are few available program models that outline how to integrate this approach into the current reentry program landscape. The present paper highlights a strengths-based prisoner reentry program that provided services to men both pre- and post-release from prison to the community in the United States. Qualitative findings from focus groups provide preliminary support for the strengths-based approach and highlight men’s strengths and needs as well as challenges related to the program’s implementation. The reentry program then drew from participants’ reports to inform program development activities. Implications and recommendations for integrating strengths-based approaches into prisoner reentry interventions are discussed.

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          Journal
          0333601
          25756
          Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
          Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
          International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
          0306-624X
          1552-6933
          2 August 2015
          23 March 2015
          August 2016
          01 August 2017
          : 60
          : 11
          : 1298-1314
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
          [2 ]Family ReEntry, Inc. and University of Connecticut at Stamford Department of Human Development & Family Studies
          [3 ]Connecticut Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Office of Policy and Management
          [4 ]Central Connecticut State University
          Author notes
          Correspondence should be addressed to Bronwyn A. Hunter, The Consultation Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Ave., New Haven CT 06511 or bronwyn.hunter@ 123456yale.edu
          Article
          PMC4580511 PMC4580511 4580511 nihpa704813
          10.1177/0306624X15576501
          4580511
          25805715
          8ddfe0c5-11e6-445f-a896-5a82e51dbc75
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          prisoner needs,Strengths-based,prisoner reentry,program development,prisoner risks

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