VA/Justice Treatment Survey (005)

This administrative supplement was awarded to the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research to survey the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) justice outreach staff and treatment providers about access to opioid use disorder (OUD) pharmacotherapy for justice-involved veterans. The survey was linked with VHA facility-level data to help determine how a core implementation intervention should be tailored to the unique context of each facility to improve access to OUD pharmacotherapy among veterans with justice involvement.

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Developing a Communication Effectiveness Measure (016)

George Mason University is conducting a study to test and refine a newly developed instrument designed to measure perceived effectiveness of communication products. The intention of the study is to provide the Network with an instrument that can be used to measure the impact of all JCOIN communication products. The study team is piloting the instrument with two sites, the Iowa Department of Corrections and the Arizona Supreme Court. The goal of the study is to develop and validate a communication effectiveness instrument to measure the potential impact of training, and technical assistance related to research to practice issues.

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