Several studies have been conducted on Helping Women Recover and Beyond Trauma. These articles provide evidence as to the effectiveness of both curricula. The curricula are listed on several lists of evidence-based practices and practices including the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), a service of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA).

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Stephanie S. Covington. "Women and Addiction: A Trauma-Informed Approach".
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, SARC Supplement 5, November 2008, 377-385.
(Foundational information)

Stephanie S. Covington, Cynthia Burke, Sandy Keaton and Candice Norcott.
"Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed and Gender-Responsive Intervention for Women in Drug Treatment". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Supplement 5, November 2008, 387-398.
(Research in residential treatment)

Nena Messina, Christine E. Grella, Jerry Cartier and Stephanie Torres.
"A Randomized Experimental Study of Gender-Responsive Substance Abuse Treatment for Women in Prison". Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Volume 38, No. 2, March 2010, 97–107.
(Please visit http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/07405472 for additional information)
(Research in a women’s prison)

Stacy Calhoun, Nena Messina, Jerome Cartier and Stephanie Torres.
"Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women in a Prison Setting: Client and Staff Perspectives". Federal Probation, December 2010.
(Research in a women’s prison)

Kimberly Bond, Nena Messina, and Stacy Calhoun (2010).
Enhancing substance abuse treatment and HIV prevention for women offenders: Final report (Report to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant No. 1 R01 DA022149-01). Unpublished manuscript.
(Research in drug court)

Nena Messina, Stacy Calhoun and Umme Warda.
"Gender-Responsive Drug Court Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial". Criminal Justice and Behavior, Volume 39, Issue 12, December 2012, pp. 1536 - 1555.
(Please visit http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/39/12/1539 for additional information)
(Research in drug court)

Both Helping Women Recover and Beyond Trauma are listed on the SAMSHA-sponsored National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). The summary is available on the NREPP web site here.
(Evidence-based information)