Mapping the Gap: JG uses CAST for an assessment of Ohio Recovery Housing

by Kristal Jones | Sep 29, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders

Recovery housing is an important part of substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment and is seen as a common gap in the continuum of care for individuals experiencing SUD. Recovery residences provide housing for individuals recovering from alcoholism or drug...

Montana as Trailblazer for Using Contingency Management (CM) for Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment

by Kristal Jones | Jul 9, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders

In 2021 the state of Montana put together a program to expand the state’s capacity for and access to treatment for stimulant use disorders (stimUD). This program, known as The Treatment of Users of Stimulants or TRUST program, provides expanded access to treatment and...

CAST: Advancing Capacity Assessments for Substance Use Treatment Systems

by Kristal Jones | Apr 3, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders

The Calculating an Adequate System Tool (CAST) was created in 2016 when JG Co-Owner and Principal Researcher Brandn Green was working for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Brandn and fellow researchers at SAMHSA determined there...

Feasibility study: Mobile opioid treatment program planning and service delivery considerations in Montana

by Kristal Jones | Sep 19, 2022 | Substance Use Disorders

In a state with low population density and where over half the population is considered to be living in a rural area, it is not surprising that individuals in Montana who are highest risk for a fatality due to a drug overdose might not be able to access suitable...

Montana organizations investing innovative programs to support pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders

by Kristal Jones | Jan 21, 2022 | Behavioral Health, State Opioid Response, Substance Use Disorders

Unmet behavioral health needs of pregnant and pospartum women impact the health and wellbeing of women and their families, and there are many organizations working across the state of Montana to draw on evidence-based approaches to addressing these needs. In December...

JG publishes analysis of substance use treatment utilization among homeless youth

by Kristal Jones | Jan 9, 2021 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders

Brandn Green and Frances Kim of JG, in collaboration with David “Chipper” Dean of the National Cancer Institute, published a paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The paper used the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment Episode Data...