Adoption of Virtual Services in Judicially Led Diversion Programs Final Findings

This report focuses on judicially led diversion programs, including drug courts, opioid courts, and recovery-oriented compliance dockets, which share common features such as early intervention, ongoing supervision, judicial oversight, and a focus on substance use treatment. The study, based on a convenience sample, explores how practices were modified in judicially led diversion programs during the…

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Virtual Services in Judicially Led Diversion Programs Participant Findings

This report delves into judicially led diversion programs, encompassing various models like drug courts, opioid courts, and recovery-oriented compliance dockets. The report focuses on the unique perspective of participants who transitioned from in-person to virtual services during the pandemic or entered a program entirely conducted virtually. The study’s findings, based on a convenience sample rather…

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Evaluation of MOUD Implementation in VT Corrections (049)

Through the NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program, 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 need for the development and implementation of long-term COVID-19 testing and prevention strategies. The long-term goal is to mitigate the impact of  COVID-19 in correctional facilities while considering the ethical issues that must be addressed to optimize implementation and effectiveness.

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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…

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JCOIN 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…

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