Get to Know Ben GoldbergBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | September 19, 2023 We asked Ben Goldberg a few questions about himself and his role at ICH. Read on to learn more! How would you describe your role at ICH? At ICH, I am a research associate. As a research associate, I’m responsible…
September is Recovery MonthBlog Post by Laura McElherne | September 5, 2023 This September, ICH is holding space for Recovery Month by celebrating an inclusive and multifaceted vision of recovery and the many paths that people take to get there. Substance use disorders (SUDs) are widespread in the US. The Department of…
Educate, Engage, and Empower: Reflections on the E3 Summit in Ketchikan, AlaskaBlog Post by Sofía Ladner and Carrie Fisher | September 1, 2023 In June of this year, we had the wonderful opportunity to attend the E3 Summit (Educate, Engage, Empower) in Ketchikan, Alaska hosted by one of the funded partners of the Community Solutions for Health Equity (CSHE) program, the Ketchikan Wellness…
An updated cascade of care model for opioid use disorder treatmentBlog Post by Ranjani Paradise | August 24, 2023 In 2019, I wrote a blog post about using the cascade of care model as a framework for evaluating opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment programs. The cascade of care was originally developed for HIV/AIDS treatment, laying out steps from initial…
BOLTS research highlighted and Ranjani Paradise quoted in Boston Globe editorial about Mass. and CassNews by Ranjani Paradise | August 21, 2023 The findings from the Boston Overdose Linkage to Treatment Study (BOLTS), which ICH led with funding from RIZE Massachusetts Foundation and collaborators from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), Boston Medical Center (BMC), and BU School of Public Health (BUSPH),…
Ranjani Paradise Interviewed for The Brink, Boston University’s research magazineNews by Institute for Community Health | August 7, 2023 ICH’s Director of Evaluation Ranjani Paradise was interviewed for Boston University’s The Brink, a research-focused magazine. Ranjani and her research collaborator, Simeon Kimmel, discussed findings from the Boston Overdose Linkage to Treatment Study (BOLTS), which ICH led with funding from…
