Screening Incarcerated Women for Opioid Use Disorder

The overall aim of the present study is to examine the utility of the DSM OUD Checklist and the NM-ASSIST screening tools to identify symptoms consistent with OUD among incarcerated women in county jails. Study findings indicate a positive correlation between indicators of OUD using the two screening tools, as well as a high degree…

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Providing peer navigation services to women with a history of opioid misuse pre- and post-release from jail: A program description

Justice system-involved women with opioid use disorder (OUD) experience layered health risks and stigma, yet peer navigation services during reentry may support positive outcomes. This manuscript offers a program description of a women’s peer navigation intervention delivered pre- and post-release from jail to remove barriers to women’s access to OUD treatment, including medications for opioid…

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Kentucky Women’s Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN): A type 1 effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial to increase utilization of medications for opioid use disorder among justice-involved women

This trial will examine the implementation of an innovative pretreatment model for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) using telehealth and/or peer navigators for women transitioning from jail to the community in Kentucky. This project aims to reduce opioid relapse and overdose among high-risk women during community reentry through increasing initiation and maintenance of MOUD.

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MOUD + Pre-Treatment Telehealth for Women Leaving Jail (030)

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of initiating treatment services through telehealth and peer navigation for justice-involved women with opioid use disorder (OUD) as they transition from jail to the community. Through these services, participants will be able to engage with community health providers and peer navigators prior to release.

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