Identifying strategies to advance equitable implementation of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder treatment in drug treatment courts: A study protocol
Authors
Gaba, AyorkorLoVette, Ashleigh
Pridgen, Bailey
Taylor, Marquita
Woodward, Eva
Rosal, Milagros C
Anderson, Melissa L
Smelson, David
UMass Chan Affiliations
Population and Quantitative Health SciencesPrevention Research Center
Psychiatry
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2023-02-07Keywords
Health equityco-occurring disorder
community-engaged
criminal legal
implementation
mental health
substance use
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Introduction: Behavioral health treatment disparities by race and ethnicity are well documented across the criminal legal system. Despite criminal legal settings such as drug treatment courts (DTCs) increasingly adopting evidence-based programs (EBPs) to improve care, there is a dearth of research identifying strategies to advance equitable implementation of EBPs and reduce racial/ethnic treatment disparities. This paper describes an innovative approach to identify community- and provider-generated strategies to support equitable implementation of an evidence-based co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder intervention, called Maintaining Independence and Sobriety through Systems Integration, Outreach and Networking-Criminal Justice (MISSION-CJ), in DTCs. Methods/design: Guided by the Health Equity Implementation Framework, qualitative interviews and surveys will assess factors facilitating and hindering equitable implementation of MISSION-CJ in DTCs among 30 Black/African American and/or Hispanic/Latino persons served and providers. Concept mapping with sixty Black/African American and/or Hispanic/Latino persons served and providers will gather community- and provider-generated strategies to address identified barriers. Finally, an advisory board will offer iterative feedback on the data to guide toolkit development and inform equitable implementation of MISSION-CJ within DTCs. Conclusions: The paper illustrates a protocol of a study based in community-engaged research and implementation science to understand multilevel drivers of racial/ethnic disparities in co-occurring disorder treatment and identify opportunities for intervention and improvements within criminal legal settings.Source
Gaba A, LoVette A, Pridgen B, Taylor M, Woodward E, Rosal MC, Anderson M, Smelson D. Identifying strategies to advance equitable implementation of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder treatment in drug treatment courts: A study protocol. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023 Feb 7;7(1):e80. doi: 10.1017/cts.2023.14. PMID: 37125066; PMCID: PMC10130840.DOI
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