5-Key Model for Reentry: Available Data

About the 5-Key Model for Reentry project:

The 5-Key Model for Reentry translates the key ingredients of successful reentry into a flexible approach that can be implemented at different levels of intensity. Specialized enhancements are provided based on individual needs, which means resources are not wasted on a one-size-fits-all approach. The 5-Key Model extends beyond simply helping people to find a job after prison, instead helping individuals address substance use and mental health challenges while building support and finding meaningful work in their communities.

The 5-Key Model can be implemented by a range of professionals working in a variety of settings, and is paired with modules of evidence-driven engagement and retention strategies to help those leaving prison show up, participate, and succeed.

The 5-Key Model is based on an extensive research review of over 100,000 studies worldwide which found that, in general, there are five key ingredients to successful reentry. The 5-Key Model is a package of service approaches that addresses each of these ingredients as early as possible during an individual’s incarceration to help ease the transition and catalyze growth. The five key ingredients are:

Key 1: Healthy thinking patterns
Key 2: Meaningful work trajectories
Key 3: Effective coping strategies
Key 4: Positive social engagement
Key 5: Positive interpersonal relationships

Click here to learn more about the results of this innovative research and the development of the intervention. 

Existing data from the 5-Key Model for Reentry pilot test:

The 5-Key Model pilot is a longitudinal randomized controlled trial. We have baseline (pre-release) data on 1,563 participants who reside in one of our four study states (Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Texas). Participants have been randomly assigned to receive either the 5-Key Model intervention or to receive "Services as usual" in the community. 

We also collect data from participants immediately after release from incarceration (T1), 4 months post-release (T2), 8 months post-release (T3), and 15 months post-release (T4).

We conduct interviews every day, so the number of T1, T2, and T3 interviews we have conducted is constantly changing. We will not have any participants in the T4 window until September 2020. Our existing quantitative data is detailed below. We also have post-release qualitative data from participants on their experience of reentry and their perception of reentry service needs, availability, and what supports they have accessed since leaving incarceration.  

Constructs and measures: 

  • Demographics and criminal justice history
  • Individual characteristics:
    • Measures:
      • Circumstances, Motivation, Readiness
      • Cognitive Flexibility Inventory
      • Herth Hope Index
      • Brief Cope
      • Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
  • Mental Health and Substance Use
    • Measures:
      • MINI - Major Depressive Episode, Manic and Hypomanic Episodes, Social Anxiety Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
      • MINI - Alcohol Use Disorders, Substance Use Disorders
      • Service Assessment for Children/Adults
  • Trauma
    • Measures:
      • Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
      • Trauma History Questionnaire
      • Abusive Behavior Inventory - Emotional Abuse
  • Physical Health 
    • Measures:
      • Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
  • Relationships and Community Engagement
    • Measures:
      • Quality of Relationship Inventory
      • Social Provisions Scale
      • Network Composition Survey
      • Community Participation and Leisure Activities
      • Life Balance Assessment
  • Education and Employment
    • Measures
      • Education and Employment
      • Education Employment Aspiration and Satisfaction