Projects
ACTION
Addressing Risk Through Community Treatment for Infectious Disease and Opioid Use Disorder Now Among Justice-Involved Populations (ACTION)
Reentry is a turning point—and the ACTION study tests new ways to connect people leaving prison to HIV and opioid treatment. By comparing patient navigators and mobile health units, the project seeks to close care gaps and support recovery.
BOP
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Program Evaluation Studies
Inside federal prisons, IBR is evaluating substance use and anger management programs that shape how people prepare for life after release. These studies uncover what really works to reduce relapse, infractions, and recidivism.
BRIDGE
Building Resilient Initiatives for Deflection through Greater Engagement (BRIDGE)
Deflection programs are reshaping how communities respond to substance use — diverting people away from the justice system and into treatment. The BRIDGE study tests how deep community engagement can make these efforts stronger, more sustainable, and lifesaving.
JCOIN
Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN): TCU Clinical Research Center
At the crossroads of justice and health, the JCOIN project is reimagining how communities respond to the opioid crisis. By testing new ways for agencies to work together, it aims to open doors to treatment and safer reentry for justice-involved individuals.
LeSA
Preventing Opioid Use Among Justice-Involved Youth as They Transition to Adulthood: Leveraging Safe Adults (LeSA)
As justice-involved teens step into adulthood, the LeSA project tests how trusted adults can help prevent the pull of opioid misuse. By adapting a proven relational approach, the study empowers youth with support, connection, and healthier paths forward.
STOP HIV
Shared Decision-Making to Treat or Prevent HIV in Justice Populations (STOP HIV)
Justice-involved individuals face some of the highest risks for HIV, yet the system often overlooks their needs. The STOP study empowers people to choose care that works for them—whether through clinics, telehealth, or mobile health units—bridging HIV prevention with substance use treatment.
TRUST
Adapting Trauma-Informed Interventions to Reduce Overdose Risk in Justice-Involved Women (TRUST)
Overdose deaths among justice-involved women have skyrocketed, fueled by trauma and substance use. The TRUST study adapts a trauma-informed approach to build resilience, reduce overdose risk, and support women as they return to their communities.
AIMS
Age-Friendly Integrative Mobile Services (AIMS): A Bridge to Care for Vulnerable Older Adults
Too many older adults fall through the cracks of housing, healthcare, and support. The AIMS study brings mobile health units and care teams directly to vulnerable seniors, helping them age in place with stability and dignity.
AI-PINNED
An AI-Driven Tool for Precisely Identifying Intervention Needs with Ecologically Valid, Multimodal Data (AI-PINNED)
Why do young adults turn to substance use in their daily lives? The AI-PINNED study uses machine learning and real-time data to uncover hidden patterns and pinpoint when—and how—intervention can make the biggest impact.
BSS
Increasing Access to PrEP for Minority Women by Leveraging Beauty Shops as Community Health Hubs and Mobile Healthcare (“The Beauty Shop Study”)
What if a trip to the salon could also open the door to lifesaving healthcare? This pilot study trains beauty professionals as community health advocates, linking minority women to HIV prevention, PrEP, and mobile health services.
VALUES
Providing a Place for Positive Change: Development of an AI Intervention to Promote Well-being and Resilience among People on Community Supervision (VALUES)
Life on probation or parole often comes with heavy burdens of trauma, stress, and health challenges. The VALUES study is creating an AI-powered tool to boost resilience and well-being, offering personalized support for positive change.
T-CAP
Telehealth-Clinical Advocacy Project (T-CAP)
(PI: J. Pankow, 2019-2023)
FAMLI
Increasing Family Engagement and Treatment Initiation Through Family Assessment, Motivation, and Linkage Intervention (FAMLI)
(PI: D. Knight, 2019-2023)
SUHRI
The Substance Use and Health Risk Intervention (SUHRI) for Justice-involved Youth
(PI: J. Becan & D. Knight, 2019-2023)
IOWA PROJECT
Iowa Mobile App Development Project for Corrections (Iowa Project)
(PI: W. Lehman, 2020-2021)
MAP-IT
An Implementation Intervention: Mapping Approaches to Prepare for Implementation Transfer (MAP-IT)
(PI: J. Becan, 2018-2020)
DRR-2
Sustainable Disease Risk Reduction Strategies for CJ Systems (DRR-2)
(PI: W. Lehman, 2014-2020)
JJ-TRIALS
Juvenile Justice Translational Research on Interventions for Adolescents in the Legal System (JJ-TRIALS)
(PI: D. Knight, NIDA, 2013-2019)
STT
Seek, Test, and Treat (STT)
(PI: P. Flynn & K. Knight, NIDA, 2010-2016)
