Culturally Responsive Community Driven Substance Use Recovery for Black and Latinx Population

Description

The main goal of this current study is to develop and optimize methods for increasing access to, uptake of, and engagement in MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) among communities of color.

Conditions

Substance Use, Mental Health Issue, Opioid Use, Medication Assisted Treatment

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The main goal of this current study is to develop and optimize methods for increasing access to, uptake of, and engagement in MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) among communities of color.

Culturally Responsive Community Driven Substance Use Recovery for Black and Latinx Population

Culturally Responsive Community Driven Substance Use Recovery for Black and Latinx Population

Condition
Substance Use
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Bridgeport

Mount Aery Baptist Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, 06604

Bridgeport

Principe of Peace Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States, 06605

Hartford

Blackwell Memorial AME Church, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06002

Hartford

Iglesia Nuevo Comienzo, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06602

New Haven

Varick Memorial AME Church, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511

New Haven

Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06513

New Haven

Casa de Oracion y Adoracion, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Participants must meet criteria for a DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder and/or Opioid Use Disorder and are currently using alcohol and/or other opioids within the last 30 days.
  • * Are interested in reducing substance use.
  • * Self-identify as Black or Latinx.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Yale University,

Chyrell Bellamy, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale University

Ayana Jordan, PhD., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale University

Study Record Dates

2026-10-01