Month: July 2023

Funded by HRSA to support Behavioral Health Workforce Development (BHWD) grantees across the country.

This R01 project will test whether an evidence-based smartphone app that is developed for heavy drinkers plus a family member partner and that offers services related to alcohol/substance use, COVID, and couple behavioral therapy will improve multiple quality of life and drinking measures in comparison to 1) the evidence-based app for heavy drinkers alone minus …

The Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network (JCOIN), part of the Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM, provides support to study approaches to increase high-quality care for people with opioid misuse and opioid use disorder in justice settings. JCOIN will test strategies to expand effective treatment and care in partnership with local and state justice …

Funded by SAMHSA to provide training and technical assistance to the addiction treatment workforce in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH &WI. The Great Lakes ATTC helps people and organizations implement evidence-based practices for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services. For more information, visit https://attcnetwork.org/centers/content/great-lakes-attc

Funded by SAMHSA to provide training and technical assistance to the substance use disorder prevention services workforce in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI. The Great Lakes PTTC helps people and organizations implement evidence-based practices for substance use prevention services. For more information, visit https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/content/great-lakes-pttc

Funded by the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH this grant will look to improve no show rates for underserved populations in dental care settings. Using motivation-enhanced communication techniques when scheduling appointments, conducting reminder calls 24 and 48 hours before an appointment, and applying open-access scheduling, this study will look to improve show rates …

This project will test the ability of voice-activated technology to expand the implementation and sustain the use of a proven electronic health system. Multiple chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, obesity) are a costly, pervasive problem for older adults, accounting for 90% of Medicare spending. This project will test the ability of voice-controlled “smart” technology to …