The Center of Addiction Medicine has received multiple grants for its initiatives. Below is a list of grants and the goals for each.
Linkage Navigation to Enhance Initiation and Engagement in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder to Prevent Overdose
- Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, R01CE003006
- Effective Dates: 9/30/2019-9/29/2021
- Principal Investigator: Alia Al-Tayyib
- Amount: $1,496,186
- Description: The goal of this project is to develop, pilot, and evaluate a linkage navigation program to enhance initiation and engagement in treatment for opioid use disorder to prevent overdose.
Increasing Linkage to Family Planning Care for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
- Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Population Affairs, FPRPA006064
- Effective Dates: 9/30/2019-9/29/2022
- Principal Investigator: Deborah Rinehart
- Amount: $1,622,356
- Description: The primary goal of this project is to identify an innovative delivery model to address the family planning needs of individuals of reproductive age (18-44) in treatment for opioid use disorder at an urban integrated safety-net healthcare system.
Engaging Youth Expertise for Prevention (“EYE for Prevention”)
- Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Effective Dates: 9/30/2019-9/29/2024
- Principal Investigator: Judy Shlay
- Amount: $1,385,077
- Description: To prevent the onset and reduce the progression of alcohol, marijuana, and stimulant use among Denver youth, EYE for Prevention will partner with youth with lived experience to: assess the prevention needs of youth engaged in substance use; plan, implement, and evaluate needs-based prevention strategies and messaging; and provide training and technical assistance to enhance prevention capacity at the community level.
Assessing the Needs of Family Members of Individuals with Opioid Use Disorders
- Agency: Denver Department of Public Health and Environment
- Effective Dates: 11/1/2019-6/30/2020
- Principal Investigator: Sarah Belstock
- Amount: $70,105
- Description: The project will enhance local understanding of the treatment and support needs of family members of individuals with opioid use disorders in Denver, so as to inform local efforts to: mitigate the multigenerational impact of opioid use disorders; leverage familial relationships to support sustained recovery among individuals with opioid use disorders; and prevent future substance use and other behavioral health challenges among the children of individuals with opioid use disorders.