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CTC Updates and Wins! In these posters and short videos we provide summaries of recent CTC accomplishments, including updates on the LEAP Scholars and Investigators program, the provision of training and technical assistance, JTEC, and JRIG. https://www.jcoinctc.org/wp-content/uploads/Brag1.mp4 https://www.jcoinctc.org/wp-content/uploads/video1769613246_TTA_Brag.mp4

The JCOIN Steering Committee Meeting was held September 19-20, 2022. Below are recorded sessions available for rewatch. Session #1: State of JCOIN and Hub Highlights Chairs: Tisha Wiley, Lori Ducharme Following a brief update on JCOIN’s achievements over its first 3 years, each hub and center will have 5 minutes to present an exciting recent…

The Pew Charitable Trusts has published a new chartbook that examines state policies on access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). This resource explores states’ policies regarding patients’ access and the care they receive, including access to medication for OUD. View Resource

This new CDC-supported resource from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing provides data from an environmental scan on overdose prevention and response efforts in community corrections. The report explores how collaborations between justice and behavioral health entities can assist in overcoming barriers to prevention and response efforts. View the resource at thenationalcouncil.org

NADCP releases newly updated and completely redesigned online guides on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in treatment courts encouraging treatment courts to incorporate these new guides into everyday operations. Guides are now accessible via convenient HTML webpages and also downloadable as PDFs. Access the guides here: https://www.nadcp.org/moud-guides/

The majority of incarcerated individuals have a substance use disorder (SUD) or a history of substance use (85%). It is the vision of JCOIN that every person involved in the criminal justice system has access to health care, including evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). JCOIN’s Massachusetts Research Hub is part of the network of researchers…

Problem-solving courts (PSCs) are a critical part of a societal effort to mitigate the opioid epidemic’s devastating consequences. This paper reports on a national survey of PSCs (N = 42 state- wide court coordinators; N = 849 local court coordinators) and examines the structural factors that could explain the likelihood of a local PSC authorizing…

The National Association of Counties (NACo) recently announced new resources for county solutions to the opioid crisis. NACo’s Opioid Solutions Center is an information hub to help local leaders invest resources in effective treatment, recovery, prevention and other public health practices that can save lives and address the underlying causes of substance use disorders. With…

The JEAP Initiative, a five-year project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA; R24DA051950), invites you to attend a free virtual forum on Monday, September 12, 10:00am-11:30am PT/1:00pm-2:30am ET. Using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods, the JEAP Initiative Investigators and JEAP Initiative Community Boards (comprised of individuals with lived experience and professional experience)…

Listen to the bonus Aced It podcast episode Language Matters Season 3, Bonus Episode: This episode is an update to our very first Aced It episode titled Language Matters. The words we use to describe certain individuals or groups matter greatly. Words possess indirect connotation or tone beyond their direct meanings. This episode considers language around…