Posts Tagged ‘Research’
An Implementation Process Evaluation for the Planning Initiative to Build Bridges between Jail and Community Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
The Building Bridges planning initiative focused on preparing sites to establish effective linkages between jails and community-based treatment settings in order to deliver medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to justice-involved people. This 9-month planning initiative was jointly funded and led by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and Arnold Ventures. Building Bridges was designed…
Read MoreResults from the NORC’s AmeriSpeak Stigma Survey 3 on the General Public’s Views Towards Recovery and Treatment from Opioid Use Disorder (June 2020)
This presentation contains results from the MAARC’s third AmeriSpeak Brief Stigma Survey (JCOIN 026) done in June 2020. NORC conducted a third cross-sectional national survey of the U.S. adult population, using AmeriSpeak’s® web, probability-based panel. The third of the AmeriSpeak Omnibus Surveys continues NORC’s work measuring stigma and opioid use disorder (OUD) but adds questions…
Read MoreResults from the NORC’s AmeriSpeak Stigma Survey 1 on the General Public’s Views Towards Opioids (February 2020)
This presentation contains results from the MAARC’s first AmeriSpeak Brief Stigma Survey (JCOIN 026) done in February 2020. The presentation summarizes the general adult population’s knowledge, attitudes, and stigma towards opioid misuse, people with histories of opioid misuse, and policies related to opioid misuse. NORC conducted a cross-sectional national survey of the U.S. adult population,…
Read MoreOpioid Use Disorder Stigma, Discrimination, and Policy Attitudes in a National Sample of U.S. Young Adults
This study analyzed the attitudes of young adults (19-29 years) in the United States toward persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) through the lens of social stigma, discrimination, and policy attitudes. On average, although young adults supported treatment-oriented policies for those with opioid use disorder, they also endorsed moderate levels of stigma and discrimination. Increased…
Read MoreIncreasing Medicaid enrollment among formerly incarcerated adults
This study examined the association between expanded Medicaid eligibility and prerelease Medicaid enrollment assistance on Medicaid enrollment for recently incarcerated adults in Wisconsin. The results indicate a statistically significant increase in Medicaid enrollment both after eligibility expansion and enrollment assistance implementation. Prior to these changes, Medicaid enrollment one-month post-release was 8 percent. This grew to…
Read MoreA scoping review of factors that influence opioid overdose prevention for justice-involved populations
This systematic search examined published papers from 2010 to February 2020 that addressed the prevention of opioid overdoses among individuals involved with the criminal justice system. Through analysis, common themes emerged among the research as factors that influence opioid overdose prevention among this population. These themes include acceptability of naloxone, accessibility of naloxone, evaluations of…
Read MoreExamining the implementation of police-assisted referral programs for substance use disorder services in Massachusetts
This qualitative research study examined the implementation of police-assisted referral programs to connect individuals to substance use disorder services in Massachusetts between June 2019 and March 2020 through focus groups and interviews. Results suggest that programs vary significantly in their models of service delivery but identified five key themes within the programs: (1) development of…
Read MoreThe Transitions Clinic Network: Post Incarceration Addiction Treatment, Healthcare, and Social Support (TCN-PATHS): A hybrid type-1 effectiveness trial of enhanced primary care to improve opioid use disorder treatment outcomes following release from jail
This hybrid-type 1 effectiveness/implementation study will assess the effectiveness of the Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) among 800 individuals on medication for opioid use disorder in improving treatment measures in the opioid treatment cascade compared to standard primary care. TCN provides opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and enhanced primary care for individuals released from incarceration. The…
Read MoreHealth economic analyses of the justice community opioid innovation network (JCOIN)
Across JCOIN studies, the Health Economics Analytic Team (HEAT), in collaboration with the Measures Committee, has worked to incorporate common economic instruments and measures. This will allow for rigorous economic evaluations, enhance comparability across studies, and allow for cross-study analyses of trials while controlling for other characteristics.
Read MoreJustice community opioid innovation network (JCOIN): The TCU research hub
This study will compare two implementation strategies, one vertical and one horizontal, to improve interagency collaboration between the criminal justice and community behavioral health sectors. The vertical strategy will train all units of the community simultaneously, while the horizontal strategy will initially train one unit as a prototype, and then help to train other units…
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