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Season 7 of the Aced It Podcast

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The Aced It podcast is the place to go if you‘re trying to find out what‘s new in the health and justice research world, but don‘t have the time, energy, or know-how to decipher all that academic writing.

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New Report Features 10 Best Practices for Jails and Prisons on Responding to Opioid Use Disorder

The study team identified ten OUD best practices that were consistently referenced in treatment and practice guidelines recommended by a variety of federal agencies and national organizations, as well as scientific literature.

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Conducting Ethical Research with Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations

This free online course equips participants with the basic knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the intricate landscape of ethical, community-based research with Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations. The purpose of this course is to help foster an understanding of cultural nuances, historical dynamics, and the essential principles guiding responsible research practices with Indigenous groups.

Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

The CTC provides free TTA to support community-based organizations in developing strategies to improve substance use disorder (SUD) treatment delivery and to facilitate practitioner and researcher partnerships.
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LEAP Program

A multifaceted program about conducting research in criminal justice settings.

JCOIN Rapid Innovation Grants (J-RIG)

A rapid funding mechanism to support small research projects.

JCOIN Research

Learn about JCOIN studies and browse the JCOIN Publications Library.

JTEC is a free learning, skill building, and facilitation platform for justice and health practitioners and scholars. Browse courses, webinars, podcasts, and other educational opportunities.

Just launched on JTEC:

JCOIN Rapid Innovation Grants (J-RIG) Call for Proposals for JCOIN 2.0 Webinar
 
Centering the Voices of People with Lived Criminal Legal Experience in JCOIN Research
 
Leveraging MAARC Resources to Support Applicants for JCOIN Phase II Research and Innovation Hubs
 
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Linkage Facilitation Across the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network
 

News & Announcements

January 14, 2025

Safe Spaces: Evaluating Supervised Injection Programs (New Aced It Episode)

January 7, 2025

Peer Work as Precarious (New Aced It Episode)

December 31, 2024

Rethinking Harm Reduction in Hospitals (New Aced It Episode)

December 24, 2024

MMT Take-Home Policies and Patients (New Aced It Episode)

December 17, 2024

Legal System Involvement: A Barrier to Harm Reduction (New Aced It Episode)

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December 10, 2024

Overdose, Harm Reduction, and Sex Workers (New Aced It Episode)

December 4, 2024

JCOIN Rapid Innovation Grants (J-RIG) Call for Proposals for JCOIN 2.0 Webinar

December 3, 2024

Stigma and Harm Reduction (New Aced It Episode)

JCOIN Research

JCOIN Publications Library
Recent additions to the JCOIN Publications Library:

Selected Resource Insecurities and Abstinence Self-Efficacy among Urban and Rural Incarcerated Women with OUD

Lead Author: Jaxin Annett
Publication Year: 2024

Provision of medications to treat OUD via a mobile health unit: A scoping review

Lead Author: Cashell Lewis
Publication Year: 2024

Provision of medications to treat OUD via a mobile health unit: A scoping review

Lead Author: Amelia Bailey
Publication Year: 2024

Recent Incarceration, Substance Use, Overdose, and Service Use Among People Who Use Drugs in Rural Communities

Lead Author: Daniel B. Hoover
Publication Year: 2023

A Statewide Consultation Helpline for Rapid Linkage to Services for Youths With OUD and Other Substance Use

Lead Author: Zachary Adams
Publication Year: 2024

Receipt of MOUD before and after incarceration in Massachusetts State prisons, 2014-2019

Lead Author: Benjamin J. Bovell-Ammon
Publication Year: 2024

Perceptions of extended-release buprenorphine among people who received medication for opioid use disorder in jail: a qualitative study

Lead Author: Tom Stopka
Publication Year: 2024

“Yeah, this is not going to work for me”-The impact of federal policy restrictions on methadone continuation upon release from jail or prison

Lead Author: Justin Berk
Publication Year: 2024

Research Translation
Recent breakdowns of research around substance use disorders within health and justice settings:

Less Than Half of U.S. Jails Offer Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder, According to a New JCOIN Study

Study Explores Therapeutic Communities and Differences in Social Support

Multi-Level Intervention to Reduce Stigma of SUD and CL Involvement

JCOIN Launches Xylazine 101 Video Explainer

Recommendations to Improve the Service Quality in Veteran Treatment Courts

HHS Authorizes Health Care Coverage for Individuals Transitioning out of Incarceration for Five Additional States

Strategies for Providing Effective Integrated Care to Assist Patients with or at Risk of Both HIV and SUD

Barriers and Facilitators within Opioid Intervention Courts that Impact Substance Use Disorder Treatment