Working with a group of residents at Crossroads Adult Transitional Center in Chicago, Michael Johnson addresses successful strategies for re-entry into the community by focusing on lifestyle changes, and emphasizing the importance of having a strong support system to help avoid the traps of falling back into one's old lifestyle of alcohol, drugs, and crime.

Emphasizes the importance of setting goals and staying focused on such basic needs as food, shelter, clothing, and transportation. Discusses the importance of tolerance, patience, and endurance as a way to avoid the challenges of re-entry.

Viewing time: 55 minutes. 2004.

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