Results of the 2015 National Collegiate Recovery Programs Profiles Study JEFF A. JONES, PH.D., EMILY EISENHART, M.S.S.C., BRIANNA CHARLES, B.S., & NATHAN WALKER, B.A. GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

Who We Are Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Georgia Southern University  Center for Addiction Recovery  Department of Health Policy and Management

Acknowledgements…THANK YOU!  Co-presenters  ARHE  Georgia Southern University Center for Addiction Recovery  Pilot testers:  Jason Callis  Brianna Charles  Emily Eisenhart  Teresa Johnston  Elizabeth Lang  Nathan Walker

Overview 1. Recovery & Public Health 2. Background to the Profiles Study 3. Methodology 4. Results 4.1The Programs 4.2 Workforce 4.3Finances 4.4Students 4.5Infrastructure 5. Discussion

Recovery & Public Health

What is Public Health? Public Health  Focuses on the entire population  Emphasis on prevention  Collegiate recovery emphasizes community and population-level interventions  Focus on relapse prevention Medicine  Focuses on the individual  Emphasis on treatment

Background

Methodology

Profiles Survey  WHO: Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University  WHAT: survey of the current ARHE member programs  WHEN: Fall 2015  WHY: To gather baseline data on this rapidly expanding field

Methodology  Study approved by the Georgia Southern University IRB.  Online survey used the Qualtrics software platform  Each program received an inviting them to participate.  An incentive gift card was offered for completing the survey.  Follow-up s and calls were made to seek participation. Some programs reported not currently being active.

Note  Not all programs answered every question. Not all results add up to 54 programs.

Results

The Programs

 54 collegiate recovery programs  All 54 provide services to a group of students in recovery  Located in 25 states and DC  98.1% (53) located within a 4 year college/university  1 program located within a 2 year junior or community college  81.5% (44) Public university  18.5% (10)Private university  All are located at a non-profit college except for the one for-profit located at a 2 year junior college

The Programs –Student Affairs  88.7% (47) Student Affairs  Counseling services25.5% (12)  Health services 8.5% (4)  Wellness 25.5% (12)  Dean of Students office 10.6% (5)  Alcohol and other drugs office 8.5% (4)  Other (Residence Life, Student Life, Family Services, Health Promotion, etc.) 21.3% (10)

The Programs –Academic Affairs  11.3% (6)Academic Affairs  College of Public Health 16.7% (1)  College of Liberal Arts, Humanities, and/or Social Sciences 16.7% (1)  College of Health and Human Services 50% (3)  other 16.7% (1)

The Year A Program Started

The Programs  Only 3.8% (2) programs operate in a state with a mandate to run a CRP  88.7% (47) operate on a semester system  11.3% (6) operate on a quarter system

Staff

Recovery Protection

Workforce

51.9% of the CRPs employ 1-2 FT or PT staff

Staff  55.6% of CRPs employ at least one FTE (full-time equivalent position)  77.8% of CRPs have one or more staff members who have personally been through recovery or currently are in recovery

Directors

Director’s Educational Background

Directors  Median Age: 36  Sex: 54% female, 46% male  Race: 96% white, 2% black, 2% Asian  Ethnicity: 9.8% Hispanic  Average Salary: $55,652  Median Salary: $50,002

Staff  75% of CRPs report at least one staff member other than the director  88.5% of staff members have a Bachelors degree or higher  12.5% high school/GED  40.0% Bachelors  40.0% Masters  7.5% Doctorate Average Salary: $30,156 Median Salary: $33,000

Finances

Percentage of CRPs Reporting Funding from a Particular Source for Past Fiscal Year

Funding Mix  The mix of funding for each CRP varies  Half of the CRPs get 10% or less of their funding from university general funds  8.2% receive funding from an associated addiction treatment facility from outside the university  % of Spending on Salaries and Benefits:  Mean: 45%  Median: 50%

% of CRPs Reporting Half or More of Funding from a Particular Source

Expenditures (% of CRPs Reporting a Particular Expenditure for Past Fiscal Year)

Students

Services Offered at CRPs’ Universities  44.4% offer addiction recovery counseling  13.0% offer separate housing for students in recovery  20.4% offer on-campus sober roommate pairing  Academic Programs:  Recovery courses18.5%  Minor13.0%  Major 5.6%

Students Enrolled or Registered  Mean: 22 students per CRP  Median: 15 students per CRP

% of Students Served by Primary Addiction Averages for All CRPs in the Study:  53.1%combined alcohol and illicit drugs  20.9% alcohol only  11.8%illicit drugs only  7.2%unknown  2.9%eating disorders  1.3%sex  1.2%self-harm  0.01%gambling

Demographics: Average/Mean  High school students enrolled in college courses: 2.0%  Undergraduates:78.8%  Grad students:12.9%  Non-degree students: 0.8%

Demographics: Average/Mean  Male: 53.7%  Female:34.7%  Transgender: 0.2%  unknown: 6.1%

Demographics: Average/Mean  White: 79.4%  African American: 3.6%  Asian: 2.1%  American Indian: 0.6%  Native Hawaiian: 0.0%  other: 3.5%

Demographics: Average/Mean  Hispanic/Latino: 4.9%  Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual:1.0%  Transgendered:1.0%  Physical, mental or learning disability:1.0%  1 st Generation college student:1.0%  International student:1.0%  Are a parent:1.0%

Infrastructure

Access to an Automobile  Access FREE of CHARGE:16.3%  Can RENT through university’s CAR POOL:38.8%  Must RENT through a RENTAL AGENCY:20.4%  Must use PERSONAL VEHICLES:24.5%

Own Separate, Dedicated Space?  Yes:68%  No:32%

Discussion

 In the initial stages of analysis

Contacts  Dr. Jeff A. Jones    Department of Health Policy & Management  Director Emily Eisenhart  