The nationwide Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network (JCOIN) connects investigators who collaborate with justice and behavioral-health partners to study and disseminate evidence-informed approaches that ensure quality care for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) in justice settings. JCOIN is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and consists of 13 clinical hubs, the MAARC, and the JCOIN Coordination and Translation Center (CTC). JCOIN’s vision is that every justice-involved individual with a substance use disorder should have timely access to evidence-based practices and treatment(s), whether that individual is detained or residing in the community.

JCOIN Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) is a cooperative of seven organizations that conduct research, engage stakeholders, disseminate findings, and provide support and infrastructure to JCOIN. The CTC maintains this website as a resource for anyone involved in JCOIN as well as students, scientists, practitioners, and anyone interested in issues surrounding opioid use and the criminal legal system. We host two Network Advisory Boards, the Practitioner Board and the Stakeholder Board. We conduct studies grounded in implementation science and we provide training and technical assistance. We develop eLearning and other training tools for the field, hosted on JTEC.

The CTC is led by George Mason University’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!). Partner organizations include Addiction Policy Forum, the Institute for Justice Research at Florida State University, the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice, Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), Slonky, LLC; the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and the University of Wisconsin.

You can visit the JCOIN Studies page to learn more about the hubs and the research they are conducting. 

The Methodology and Advanced Analytics Resource Center (MAARC), based at the University of Chicago, provides data infrastructure and statistical and analytic expertise to support individual JCOIN studies and cross-site data harmonization. In addition, the center is conducting statistical modeling, survey research, and policy studies to contextualize and extend the findings of the JCOIN hub studies. Click here to learn more. 

JCOIN is funded through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term℠ Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative℠. The CTC also receives funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

You can get started by registering with this website! Registering will allow you to receive regular updates on JCOIN news and activities. You can also visit our JCOIN Training and Engagement Center to engage in eLearning related to JCOIN. If you would like to receive free training and technical assistance from the JCOIN team, please visit our TTA page.

If you are part of JCOIN and have news, an article of interest, a job posting, or other materials that would be valuable to members of our Network, please navigate to “Submit Content” in the top right corner of the screen or click here. If you are not a JCOIN grantee but want to call something to our attention, please email us at [email protected]. 

Register for the grantee portal by visiting the registration page. If you are part of a JCOIN team, you will answer “yes” to the question “Are you a JCOIN grantee?” and indicate which team. Once you confirm your registration, you can navigate there by clicking Grantee Portal on the top right side of your screen or simply click here.

J-RIG stands for JCOIN Rapid Innovation Grants and is a rapid funding mechanism to support small research grants related to issues around opioids and the justice and health systems. Both researchers and practitioners are encouraged to apply, as well as people who are not currently involved in a JCOIN study. The J-RIG call for proposals will be released up to three (3) times per year. Funding will be provided for up to 24-months and may not exceed $100,000 and $110,000 in total costs. Learn more.