This research was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It was designed to identify areas for growth within Iowa’s recovery resources and communities as well as to provide information to the Iowa Department of Public Health. After a thorough data analysis conducted on existing resources, decisions can be made regarding …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Recovery Ready Community Index, specifically focusing on understanding the Recovery Ready Community Index and what the scores derived from the index mean for communities. Archive: Read a previous version of the Recovery Ready Community Index: Quick …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Voices of Recovery page on Recovery-Iowa.org. Specifically, this quick read focuses on the content and interactive nature of the webpage, which highlights both interviewed and user-submitted recovery stories.
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Recovery Resource Finder tool on Recovery-Iowa.org. Specifically, this quick read focuses on the capabilities of the tool as well as the resource categories that are available to website users.
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights the Nine Tips to Support Recovery page on Recovery-Iowa.org. Specifically, this quick read focuses on the research and effectiveness behind each of the methods, making recovery a little easier and accessible to people visiting the site. The Nine Tips communicate …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Peer Support Meetings Finder, as implemented on Recovery-Iowa.org. Specifically, this quick read focuses on the effectiveness and vision of the tool. By finding data and understanding recovery needs, the Peer Support Meetings Finder makes recovery a little more accessible. …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Recovery Readiness Assessments. Specifically, this quick read focuses on key details regarding the assessments, which provide detailed insight into the “recovery readiness” of 275 Iowa towns and cities. Archive: Read a previous version of the Recovery Readiness …
As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read highlights PSC’s Methamphetamine Use in Iowa project. Specifically, this quick read focuses on prevention methods and key intervention points. PSC’s recommendation is to target upstream prevention methods.
