Strengthening Systems of Care for People with HIV & Opioid Use Disorder

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In response to the increase in opioid overdose death rate among persons diagnosed with HIV, HRSA established the initiative Strengthening Systems of Care for People with HIV and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). The project developed tools to improve coordination among HIV and behavioral health/substance use service providers.

Resources were developed by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), which was funded by HRSA to work with nine states participating in the initiative: Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. JSI partnered with NASTAD to implement this initiative, with subject matter expertise from Boston Medical Center.

Read Background on the Project

Demonstration Sites

Map: state partners by number of HIV/HCV outbreak vulnerability counties and Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America priority jurisdictions

Initiative Products

Access resources by this project (also listed below)

A Guide to Support Individuals with HIV/Hepatitis C in Substance Use Service Settings

A Systems Approach to an Integrated HIV and Opioid Use Disorder Workforce

HIV and OUD Service and Funding Matrices Guide and Template

State Strategies in Action: Building Relationships with Your State Medicaid Agency to Support Peer Services

Substance Use Screening Tools for HIV Service Delivery Settings

Guide for Developing HIV and Opioid Use Disorder Service Inventories and Using Geographic Mapping

Words Matter: The Power of Language to Strengthen Services for HIV and Substance Use Disorder

Interrupting Stigma: A Conceptual Map Depicting Stigma Pathways & Intervening Strategies at the Intersection of HIV and Opioid Use Disorder

Glossary of HIV and Opioid Use Disorder Service Systems Terms

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Topic Areas

Substance Use & Addiction, Part F - SPNS Models of Care

SPNS Affiliation

Strengthening Systems of Care for People with HIV and Opioid Use Disorder

SPNS Strengthening Systems of Care for Opioid Use and HIV

Contact Information

Project Contacts:

Molly Higgins-Biddle, MPH

Project Director

JSI

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(617) 482-9485

Devon Brown, LMSW, MPH

Communications Lead

JSI

Email

[email protected]

HRSA Contacts:

Chau Nguyen, MPH

Project Officer

[email protected]

Funding:

Funding Mechanism

Cooperative Agreement

Recipient Organization: JSI, Research & Training Institute, Inc.

Grant number: U90HA33190

Project Period: 9/1/2019-8/31/2022