Our Projects
Promoting Effective Use of Opioid Settlement Funds
We have used our research on effective, public health-based approaches to addressing substance use and addiction to provide recommendations for decisionmakers on spending the opioid settlement funds, specifically focused on effective prevention.
SUD
Prevention
Research
Policy
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Protecting Youth from the Harms of Legal Addictive Substances
We are working to help federal and state governments keep legal addictive substances out of the hands of young people by identifying effective youth protection provisions.
SUD
School-based
Prevention
Trainings
Research
Policy
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BabySTEPs: Supporting Transitions for Expectant and Postpartum Parents – Helpline
We are expanding our digital helpline to serve pregnant and postpartum people in New York State who use substances. Starting in January 2025, pregnant and postpartum people will be able to text “BABY” to 55753 to connect directly with a trained helpline specialist to receive support.
Family members/Community
Prevention
Text Messaging Programs
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BabySTEPs: Supporting Transitions for Expectant and Postpartum Parents – Research
The goal of the BabySTEPs research study is to develop a tailored text messaging intervention to address alcohol use in the early postpartum period. We are comparing different types of messages in terms of their acceptability to the target audience as well as their impact on motivation, self-efficacy, and alcohol use.
Family members/Community
Prevention
Treatment
Research
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Home Visitation Enhancing Linkages Project (HELP)
HELP is a research study that aims to develop and test digital tools for addressing perinatal substance use within the context of early childhood home visiting programs. We are partnering with home visiting systems in New Jersey and Kansas to determine the most effective approach for integrating digital screening and brief intervention for substance use into routine home visiting services.
Family members/Community
Prevention
Digital Products
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Co-Occurring Disorders Awareness (CODA) – Prevention Curricula
Partnership to End Addiction, the harris project, Pace University, and key Westchester County coalitions are collaborating to develop, introduce, pilot, and evaluate comprehensive prevention curricula to meet the needs of high school-aged youth with or at risk of developing co-occurring disorders (COD), as well as their familial and community supports.
Family members/Community
School-based
Prevention
Family Engagement
Trainings
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