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JG contributes to the vulnerability assessment for DNRC’s Montana Drought Management Plan
Montana’s Department of Natural Resources Council contracted JG to conduct a drought vulnerability assessment for the updated Drought Management Plan for the state of Montana. The last Drought Management Plan was published in 1995, making the modernized,...
Phase One Complete of the Unhoused Needs Assessment in Grand Junction, CO
The first phase of the Grand Junction Unhoused Needs Assessment was completed in November when JG researchers Erika Berglund, Suzanna Powell, and Brandn Green traveled to Grand Junction, CO to present to city council and Mesa County Commissioners. According to the...
An Update on the Integrated Behavioral Health Data Dashboard
In 2021 JG was contracted by the Montana Healthcare Foundation (MHCF) to provide technical assistance to sites and to create a data dashboard that supports the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Initiative grantee data collection, reporting, and analysis. MHCF is...
Mapping the Gap: JG uses CAST for an assessment of Ohio Recovery Housing
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...
JG Data Team or JG Mountain Bike Team?
JG Research and Evaluation brought on a new team member this summer to add to our small yet growing team of folks who love data analytics and playing outside. Meet Carol Hardy, JG Data Analyst and a Colorado native with a master's degree in Statistics from Montana...
Evaluating Access to NC Pre-K: Community based research in Buncombe County
JG Research and Evaluation has been contracted by Buncombe Partnership for Children (BPFC) to develop a research project that identifies barriers and evaluates solutions to increase access for North Carolina's (NC) Pre-K program in Buncombe County. Similar to Head...
Montana as Trailblazer for Using Contingency Management (CM) for Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment
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...
Innovation in applying Voice of the Customer to the public sector
In December of 2021 the Biden Administration filed a motion to use a Voice of the Customer framework (VoC) to drive decision making and strategic planning processes when improving customer experience. This executive order aimed at reinstating trust in the government...
CAST: Advancing Capacity Assessments for Substance Use Treatment Systems
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...
Reaching Home Evaluation: How will the past decade inform the next?
About Reaching Home In 2012, in response to federal level efforts by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address houselessness more strategically, the City of Missoula and Missoula County adopted Reaching Home: Missoula’s 10-Year Plan to End...