A Comprehensive, Systematic, and Integrated (CSI) Model Based on Drug Court: as a New Approach Toward Organizing and Managing Homeless Addicts in Iran

The aim of this study was to report the evaluation of the pilot study of drug court, as the main approach to the Comprehensive, Systematic, and Integrated (CSI) model for organizing and managing homeless addicts in Iran. Drug court was established in six provinces of Iran, in mid-2018. Drug court establishment protocols and guidelines were developed by an extensive review of the national and international evidences and in-depth interviews and focus group discussions by a large number of experts in different related majors. Evaluation of the pilot of drug court was done by a mixed method of a quantitative and qualitative study (interview and field visit). Four stages were considered for the establishment of the drug courts. Totally, 756 cases were admitted to the drug courts for 6 months. The pilot study of drug courts in Iran showed that it could have promising results in the establishment of the CSI model for organizing and managing homeless addicts. However, there are some challenges that need to be addressed, like poor inter-sectoral and intra-sectoral collaboration and rapid changes in the management of the involved organizations.