RT Article
T1 The Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Calls for Service on Drugs, Alcohol, and Mental Health
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 50
IS 2
SP 253
OP 281
A1 Demir, Mustafa
A2 Park, Suyeon
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925711102
AB This study tested the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on calls for service related to drugs, alcohol, and mental health. The calls for service regarding these outcomes before, during, and after COVID-19 restrictions were aggregated into daily counts (N = 3,213). Two different measures, including count and rate, were used for these outcomes. The results of the multivariate analyses, which included negative binomial regression for the count measures, ordinary least squares (OLS) regression for the rate measures, and daily interrupted time series analyses, indicated that calls related to drugs and mental health significantly increased during the COVID-19 restrictions. However, while alcohol-related calls also increased, this rise was not statistically significant. The limitations and implications of the study are discussed.
K1 interrupted time series analysis
K1 Mental health calls
K1 Alcohol-related calls
K1 Drug-related calls
K1 Covid-19
K1 Health Policy
K1 Drugs
K1 Drug Regulation
K1 Psychopharmacology
K1 Public Health
K1 Mental Health
DO 10.1007/s12103-024-09783-7