Culturally Responsive Community Driven Substance Use Recovery for Black and Latinx Population
Yale University
Summary
The main goal of this current study is to develop and optimize methods for increasing access to, uptake of, and engagement in MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) among communities of color.
Description
The main goal of this current study is to develop and optimize methods for increasing access to, uptake of, and engagement in MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) among communities in geographical areas with high overdose cases. Through a multilevel Community Based Participatory Research initiative and a rigorous RCT that incorporates elements of choice in participation, the study will examine whether adding a church-based telehealth MAT option to Imani (Imani + CTM) will improve outcomes for people who reside in geographical areas with high overdose rates with Alcohol Use Disorder or Opioid Us…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must meet criteria for a DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder and/or Opioid Use Disorder and are currently using alcohol and/or other opioids within the last 28 days. * Are interested in reducing substance use. * Self-identify as living in a geographical area with high overdose case rates Exclusion Criteria: \- Participants who do not sign informed consent
Interventions
- BehavioralIMANI
For the intervention, the study will introduce and offer Medication Assisted Treatment. Those participants wishing to receive MAT will be randomized to one of two intervention IMANI + church-based telehealth MAT or IMANI + Traditional MAT + Referral and Linkage. Those who do not wish to partake of MAT services will remain in the IMANI alone.
- BehavioralTelehealth MAT
Describe what is the Telehealth MAT briefly
- BehavioralTraditional MAT plus Referral and Linkage
Describe what he traditional MAT plus referral and linkage briefly
Locations (8)
- Mount Aery Baptist ChurchBridgeport, Connecticut
- Principe of Peace ChurchBridgeport, Connecticut
- Blackwell Memorial AME ChurchHartford, Connecticut
- Iglesia Nuevo ComienzoHartford, Connecticut
- Spottswood AMENew Britain, Connecticut
- Varick Memorial AME ChurchNew Haven, Connecticut