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Recovery Readiness Assessments
Recovery Readiness Assessments

Recovery Readiness Assessments, created for communities, counties, and behavioral health districts across Iowa, help people understand their local substance-use recovery landscape, compare community resources to similar-sized towns, and identify areas that may need additional support.

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A National RCC and RCO Registry quick read cover

A National RCC and RCO Registry: Quick Reads

As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this quick read introduces a national registry PSC created of Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) and Recovery Community Centers (RCCs) that connects local leaders with recovery allies and best practices across the country. The registry helps communities explore sustainable funding, diverse recovery pathways, and strategies…

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Recovery Community Center Engagement Strategies

As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this report furthers prior collaborative efforts between PSC and Iowa Department of Public Health by developing a ten-step engagement strategy for Iowa Recovery Community Center stakeholders, ultimately to strengthen and share recovery resources more broadly. 

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Collegiate Recovery Program Engagement Strategy

As part of the Public Science Collaborative’s Substance Use Recovery work, this report discusses how collegiate recovery programs support students with a history of harmful substance use and recommends collaboration and engagement strategies for collegiate recovery programs across Iowa. 

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Recovery Ready Community Index: Quick Reads

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…

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The Voices of Recovery: Quick Reads

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. 

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Nine Tips to Support Recovery: Quick Reads

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…

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Recovery Readiness Assessments: Quick Reads

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…

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Methamphetamine Use in Iowa Quick Read

Methamphetamine Use in Iowa: Quick Reads

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. 

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