Supporting Treatment Access and Recovery Through Linkage and Support

Description

This 3-year Hybrid Type 1 study will randomize 208 people with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (COD) referred from the Worcester Hub. This study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of MISSION, a multi-component team approach, versus linkage with a Peer Specialist on improving outcomes among individuals with CODs. We expect that individuals receiving MISSION versus linkage only will show greater improvement in treatment engagement, substance use, and mental health outcomes. This study will also concurrently conduct a process evaluation to inform sustainability and future implementation of such interventions.

Conditions

Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorders

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Study overview

This 3-year Hybrid Type 1 study will randomize 208 people with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders (COD) referred from the Worcester Hub. This study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of MISSION, a multi-component team approach, versus linkage with a Peer Specialist on improving outcomes among individuals with CODs. We expect that individuals receiving MISSION versus linkage only will show greater improvement in treatment engagement, substance use, and mental health outcomes. This study will also concurrently conduct a process evaluation to inform sustainability and future implementation of such interventions.

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Supporting Treatment Access and Recovery Through Linkage and Support

Condition
Mental Health Disorders
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Worcester

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655

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

  • * Are 18 or older;
  • * Have a COD (1 or more substance use disorders (e.g., alcohol and illicit substances), and a mental health disorder (including depression, anxiety, trauma related disorders, bipolar, and/or schizophrenia);
  • * Are in the Hub; and
  • * Are not engaged in other ongoing multi-component treatment for COD with a behavioral health treatment provider or have not seen their provider for at least 3 months.
  • * We will exclude individuals who are acutely psychotic, acutely suicidal with a plan, or homicidal
  • * Or with concurrent severe alcohol use disorder or high dose benzodiazepine requiring detoxification.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Massachusetts, Worcester,

David Smelson, PsyD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Study Record Dates

2026-09