In May 2022, we welcomed Micah Hillis and Corey Kuebler of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and Peter Treitler of Rutgers Center for Health Services Research to discuss New Jersey’s Intensive Recovery Treatment Support (IRTS) Program. This first-in-the-nation support initiative was designed to provide recovery-focused assessment of needs, linkage to treatment, and comprehensive re-entry support for individuals with opioid and other substance use disorders leaving incarceration. In the IRTS program, peer health navigators — individuals with lived experience with the criminal justice system and/or with substance use disorder — have a central role and work closely with an interdisciplinary team consisting of case managers, nurses, and others.
In this webinar, Dr. Matthew Weed focused on bringing awareness to the challenges patients with disabilities and chronic illnesses and their caregivers face and the importance of better understanding their needs. Dr. Weed also touched on the Americans with Disabilities Act and discussed accessibility and accommodations for patients with chronic health concerns and disabilities.
Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI), the community-engaged research arm of safety net hospital Sinai Chicago (Sinai), is a leader in the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative approaches to improve population health with a primary focus on communities on the South and West Sides of Chicago. Residents of these majority Black and Latinx communities often...
Transitioning to adulthood is challenging, especially for youth in the foster care system. The roughly 50% of youth that age out of foster care without either returning to the custody of a biological parent or being adopted often lack the support they need to encourage their ongoing attention to their physical and behavioral needs. Since...