JCOIN Research
Teleservices in Judicially Led Diversion Programs (048)
J-RIG funding supports research into teleservice practices within Judicially Led Diversion Programs (JLDPs) since the pandemic. Judicially led diversion is an umbrella term that encompasses drug courts, opioid courts, and recovery-oriented compliance dockets. While these models differ in design, they share the common features of early intervention, supervision, consistent judicial oversight, and an emphasis on…
Read MoreLeveraging Social Networks to Increase COVID-19 Testing Uptake (046)
This study will research the efficacy and sustainability of a community-social network outreach model that partners infectious disease health providers with community-based organizations to successfully implement (reach, uptake, delivery and sustainment) COVID-19 point of service, rapid-testing among a highly vulnerable and often underserved population, those who use opioids and other substances. Two distinct social network…
Read MoreCARE: Testing a Mobile App for Drug Court/Treatment Participants (047)
The success of digital therapeutics and telehealth are empirically well documented. What is less understood is what is needed to successfully adopt, sustain, and scale up these efforts in criminal justice settings to maximize both availability and effectiveness. Making evidence-based technology available to particularly vulnerable populations during the pandemic is important and justice-involved substance use…
Read MoreA Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Medications for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder within the Criminal Justice System
This scoping review analyzed existing peer-reviewed literature on the use of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within the criminal justice system. Researchers found four main categories of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of MOUD: institutional (characteristics, policies, regulations), programmatic (operations, practices, interventions), attitudinal (attitudes, knowledge, beliefs), and systemic (interactions between the criminal justice…
Read MoreOne guy goes to jail, two people are ready to take his spot: Perspectives on drug-induced homicide laws among incarcerated individuals
This study used semi-structured qualitative interviews to gather perceptions regarding the Rhode Island drug-induced homicide law from 40 incarcerated individuals enrolled in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. This law provides up to life-in-prison for selling, distributing, or delivering a drug that subsequently leads to a fatal overdose. Although responses varied, the majority of participants…
Read MoreJCOIN Rapid Innovation Grant (J-RIG) Program
The JCOIN Rapid Innovation Grant (J-RIG) program is a rapid-funding mechanism to support small research grants to study newly emerging policies, practices, or interventions that address prevention and treatment of addiction in justice settings. While opioids are a key priority for J-RIG projects, applications may focus more broadly on other substance use issues, particularly substances…
Read MoreJuvenile Justice Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS)
NIDA’s Juvenile Justice Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS) was a multisite cooperative agreement that launched in 2013 and ended in 2018. JJ-TRIALS was a seven-site cooperative research program designed to identify and test strategies for improving the delivery of evidence-based substance use and HIV prevention and treatment services for justice-involved youth.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Testing and Prevention in Correctional Settings (045)
Yale University received a supplement to support a study to increase the reach, access, uptake, and impact of COVID-19 testing and to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among incarcerated people and corrections staff. The initiative’s multidisciplinary team will be working with jails and prisons across Florida, Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Washington to address the urgent…
Read MoreCommunity Network-Driven COVID-19 Testing in Vulnerable Populations (044)
The University of Chicago received a supplement to support the Community Network-Driven COVID-19 Testing of Vulnerable Populations in the Central US (C3) project to evaluate a COVID-19 testing approach that combines Social Network Testing Strategy (SNS) with community-developed public health messages. This study will focus on addressing misinformation, stigma, and distrust about COVID-19 testing and…
Read MorePolicy Surveillance for OUD/Justice/COVID (043)
COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States, but the pandemic has also provided an opportunity to experiment with changes in how opioid treatment services are delivered around the country. The current pandemic has resulted in a flurry of unprecedented policy measures, and it is crucial to understand the impact that…
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