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JSI is partnering with Tri-County Community Action Agency to lead a needs assessment to inform substance use prevention by Rhode Island Regional Prevention Task Forces. The assessment will focus on the use of marijuana, opioids and other prescription drugs, tobacco, and alcohol in seven towns and cities. A regional plan will be developed based on…
In an effort to promote collaboration and better respond to the health needs of youth and families in the region, the Middlesex League in Massachusetts decided to conduct a collaborative Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), with support from Lahey Health. The YRBS assesses health behaviors and risks for middle and high school students. As part…
To reduce the number of women who smoke while pregnant, the March of Dimes and the Anthem Foundation has engaged JSI to develop and create a 30-minute training video for healthcare providers serving pregnant women or new parents who use tobacco. JSI will work closely with the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP) and other…
JSI is working collaboratively with Georgia State University's (GSU) Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) initiative to develop messages that communicate the continuum of risk associated with combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes. While e-cigarettes are recognized as less harmful than traditional combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes still impose health risks to users. Health agencies are grappling with the…
JSI plans to implement a system to measure consumer satisfaction with MA Department of Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) sponsored treatment programs including residential, acute treatment (detox), opioid treatment programs (typically methadone programs), and drivers alcohol education. Results from the satisfaction surveys, both quantitative and qualitative, will be aggregated for each individual program…
The Washington Department of Social and Human Services recently recognized the need to strengthen their capacity and streamline their addiction services program of care through technology. They turned to JSI to upgrade their systems and construct a web-based data system for its substance use disorder prevention program. JSI customized its HealtheLink module-based data system to…
JSI provided strategic planning services to Lahey Health Behavioral Services (LHBS) culminating in facilitation of a strategic planning retreat for its senior leadership team. In preparation for the retreat, JSI conducted key informant interviews with senior leadership and the next level of leadership to provide feedback on a range of current issues facing LHBS including…
JSI served as the backbone organization for the New Hampshire Adolescent SBIRT Initiative, which supported the implementation of universal screening for substance misuse behaviors among youth ages 12 to 22 by adopting Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocols in 24 practice sites across 10 organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire. The…
The Massachusetts Department of Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) selected JSI to evaluate an opioid urgent care center pilot program. Three sites in Massachusetts were funded by BSAS to provide and enhance access to the full continuum of care for individuals with opioid addiction and other substance use disorders. JSI worked in partnership with BSAS and the…
JSI contracted with the MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) to evaluate an emergency department recovery coach (ED-RC) pilot project. JSI utilized a participatory, mixed-method evaluation approach and worked collaboratively with the five (5) ED-RC grantees, BSAS, the MA Behavioral Health Partnership, hospitals, and other participating agencies to design and implement an effective evaluation….
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