Happy to share a Pearl from our Topic #4 sessions: we asked our two groups the same question separately, and they landed on the same answer; care transitions need a specialized team with real capacity, not just one overloaded point person. What would that take? We'd love to hear your ideas. 💬

This Pearl started with a single question from one of our Community Advisory Board members! And inspired us to create a pearl regarding care transition in rural and tribal communities. We want to hear from you: What resources would make linking to follow-up care easier in rural settings?

Providers and people with lived experience let us know that current systems focus too much on abstinence alone. But people heal through different pathways. How would you define success? What does recovery look like in your community? We're listening. #SubstanceUseCare #CareTransitions

Thank you all for being a part of CONNECT, your voices shape this project! More CONNECT Pearls coming soon ✨ Stay tuned. #CONNECTproject

We’re continuing our CONNECT Pearls series! How do you define success in substance use treatment and what helps people reach their goals? Reply with one thing that matters most. 👇 #SUDCare #CareTransitions

As part of our CONNECT Pearls series, we’re sharing bite-size lessons from our community discussions on Topic #2: Interventions to improve care transitions. We’re genuinely grateful for what we’ve learned from our CONNECT community. What stands out to you from this Pearl? #CommunityEngagement

We’re continuing our CONNECT Pearls series! Bite-size lessons synthesized from our community discussions on our first topic: Care Transitions. We’re genuinely grateful for what we’ve learned from our CONNECT community.

We’re excited to begin sharing “CONNECT Pearls” brief takeaways from our CONNECT community focus groups.

We are excited to celebrate Marcie D. Gray with USARA (Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness)! 🎉 Marcie recently presented at AMERSAs 49th Annual Conference, sharing on rural peer networks! We're grateful to have Marcie and USARA in the CONNECT community! #CONNECTProject #USARA

Grateful to our CONNECT members & @parcka.bsky.social advancing care transitions for people affected by substance use. Hear Laura and Natasha on EP64 of Let’s Talk About Drugs! Both sharing lessons from the CONNECT Project on bridging hospital discharge to follow up & community support.

🎧 New episode of Let’s Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West! #LTAD We explore the @theconnectproject.bsky.social with Laura Stolebarger, BSN, & Natasha England—supporting care transitions for patients with substance use disorders. 💙 Compassionate care starts with #connection.

@theconnectproject.bsky.social APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... OR SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/7MPn...

🎧 Looking for something to listen to today? Check out this episode of the On Research Podcast all about community engagement in research — what it means, why it matters, and how we can do it better. 👉 On Research Podcast – about.citiprogram.org/blog/on-rese...

On Research Podcast on Community Engagement in Research

This episode discusses community engagement in research; what it means, the challenges and opportunities, and why it’s so important.

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Ever wonder what Community Engaged Research is? Check out this short read medicine.yale.edu/internal-med... #CONNECTProject #CommunityResearch #CareTransitions

We're proud to share the official website for the CONNECT Project! 🔎Our collaborative effort focused on improving care transitions for people affected by substance use through community-engaged research. 📍 Visit the site here: medicine.utah.edu/internal-med... #connectproject

We’re thrilled to share that our work has been published in the Substance Use & Addiction Journal! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... We’re grateful to the community members, partners, and collaborators who are shaping this work with us!

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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How do we design innovative & effective programs to improve linkage to follow-up medical care and addiction treatment after a hospitalization or ER visit? We start by listening to those who know best—patients, nurses, frontline providers, and community advocates. These are core voices of CONNECT.

Big changes are coming to Medicaid and could reshape access hsph.harvard.edu/news/how-med... 💡How might these changes impact people in care transitions or communities we all work with? 📣We’d love to hear your thoughts! #CONNECTProject #CommunityVoices

How Medicaid cuts could lead to loss of coverage for millions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Harvard Chan School's Benjamin Sommers and Adrianna McIntyre share their reactions to the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and discuss potential consequences for Medicaid recipients and the U.S. health ca...

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Did you know that 1 in 4 people with opioid use disorder experienced a medical hospitalization within the past year? These are often missed chances to connect people to care. CONNECT is committed to a person-centered and effective way to improve linkage to treatment after a hospital or ER visit.

CONNECT (Community Network to Navigate and Enhance Care Transitions) is excited to kick off our project on improving care transitions for people with substance use problems. Follow us here for updates and ways to get involved! #CONNECTProject #CommunityEngagedResearch #SubstanceUseCare