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Overdose prevention centers in New York City are shown to avert overdose-related injury and death, reduce public drug use, and connect individuals to wraparound services.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Adopting Trauma-Informed Care in Rural Areas: Lessons from a Community Behavioral Health Partnership in Pennsylvania
This webinar featured a rural Pennsylvania partnership and its experience implementing trauma-informed care across a network of providers.
Webinar
Community Member Engagement Resource Center
This resource center offers guidance to help Medicaid stakeholders engage community members in policy and program design development, especially as a means of increasing health equity.
Website/Resource Center
Community-Based Organization Services Evidence Bank
Curated collection of research studies highlights the efficacy of services provided by community-based organizations, with a focus on outcomes relevant to health care partners.
Website/Resource Center
Assessment of the Massachusetts Flexible Services Program to Address Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization
A program to connect Medicaid ACO enrollees with nutrition and housing-related services demonstrated early indications of effectiveness.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Three Decades of Research in Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Syringe Services Program Participants: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Syringe Services Programs can function as entry points to substance use disorder treatment and provide onsite medications for opioid use disorder.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community
A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.
Case Example
Integration on the Frontlines of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Associations with Perceived Care Quality, Health Equity, and Satisfaction
Integrated care in MassHealth ACOs varies greatly across primary care practice type and is associated with greater ability to improve care quality and advance health equity.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Crisis Response Model Preferences of Mental Health Care Clients With Prior Misdemeanor Arrests and of Their Family and Friends
A nonpolice response model was the first choice for mental health crisis response among people with serious mental illness and their family members.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Community Health Worker Programs
Curates recent evidence behind community health worker programs that support people with complex health and social needs, as well as practical strategies to support effective implementation of these programs.
Collection
April 2023
“They Just Helped Save My Life:” Client Perspectives on the Los Angeles County Full Service Partnership (FSP) Program for Serious Mental Illness
Clients enrolled in an adapted assertive community treatment model in California identify material resources and relational supports as key program benefits.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Addiction Care
Curates recent evidence behind newer approaches to addiction care for people who have complex needs, as well as practical strategies to support effective implementation of these programs for people with substance use disorder.
Collection
December 2022
Harm Reduction Principles in a Street Medicine Program: A Qualitative Study
Interviews with street medicine program staff reveal common approaches to developing relationships with homeless patients which could be applied universally in clinical settings.
Peer-Reviewed Article
A Patient-Centered Complex Care Research Agenda
Recommendations for building a stronger, more coordinated, and patient-centered complex care evidence base.
Brief/Report
Behavioral Health Service Use Post‐Jail Release and Reduced Risk of Return to Jail
Individuals with behavioral health diagnoses who are released from jails are less likely to return to jail if they receive behavioral health services after release.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Just in Reach Pay for Success: Impact Evaluation and Cost Analysis of a Permanent Supportive Housing Program
A jail screening and post-release permanent supportive housing program is associated with fewer inpatient visits, more mental health outpatient visits, and overall cost savings.
Brief/Report
High Touch, High Trust: Using Community Health Advocates and Lawyers to Address ED High Utilizers
Social and legal services to address health care costs and utilization may be most effective for individuals with moderately high utilization who are less clinically complex.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Applying the ROI Calculator for Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health
Described how health care organizations and community-based organizations can use the ROI Calculator to explore and plan financial arrangements to fund social services for people with complex needs.
Webinar
Housing and Health
Curates recent evidence behind housing programs and interventions, and explores practical tools and case studies on effective strategies for improving the health of people experiencing homelessness or unstable housing.
Collection
April 2022