Research

Grant Funded Projects

Engage Eastern NC: Workforce Development (Engage ENC: WD)

Engage ENC: WD is a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funded project.

Mission. The mission of Engage ENC: WD is to provide innovative, community-engaged, and recovery-oriented interventions that assist individuals with SUD/COD to find, get, and keep a job, and sustain a recovery lifestyle.

Goals. Engage ENC: WD has three goals: 1) Increase the job readiness of individuals with SUD/COD within the catchment area; 2) Decrease the unemployment rate for individuals with SUD/COD within the catchment area; and 3) Increase rates of sustained recovery for individuals with SUD/COD within the catchment area.

Engage Eastern NC: Minority AIDS Initiative (Engage ENC: MAI)

Engage ENC: MAI is a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funded project.

Mission: The mission of Engage ENC: MAI is to enhance the outreach and clinical service delivery of Engage ENC to directly increase engagement of individuals from racial/ethnic minority groups with SUD or COD who are at high risk for or living with HIV and/or viral hepatitis infection. Engage ENC: MAI will build upon the existing outreach and treatment model of Engage ENC through community partnerships to increase access to screening and referral to appropriate care and minimizing barriers to sustained engagement.

Goals: The goals for Engage ENC: MAI are to: 1. Reduce the accidental drug overdose rate in the eleven-county catchment area; 2. Increase access to SUD/COD and HIV and viral hepatitis treatment providers for individuals in the eleven-county catchment area; and 3. reduce the incidence of new HIV and hepatitis B and C infections in the eleven-county catchment area.

Publications and Presentations

Atherton, W.L., Clemmons-James, D., Webber, W.B., & Coltrain, S. (2024). The role of community partnerships for treatment engagement within minority populations at high risk for HIV/AIDS and Substance Use Disorders. Poster session 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference, Portland, OR. October.

Clemmons-James, D., McDougal, J., Webber, W.B., Coltrain, S.G., Campbell, S., Atherton, W.L., & Toriello, P.J. (2024). The role of community partnerships for treatment engagement within minority populations at high risk for HIV/AIDS and Substance Use Disorders. Education session at the 2024 Conference of the American Mental Health Counselors Association, Charlotte, NC. June.