The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports document widespread and
persistent racial and ethnic disparities. These disparities result from complex interactions …

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) has been recognized as a chronic, relapsing disorder.
However, much of existing SUD care remains based in an acute care model that focuses on …

Historically, laws and policies to criminalize drug use or possession were rooted in explicit
racism, and they continue to wreak havoc on certain racialized communities. We are a group …

Importance Racial and ethnic disparities persist across key health and substance use
treatment outcomes for mothers and infants. The use of medications, such as methadone or …

Social discourse about the opioid crisis in the US has focused on White populations, even
though opioid-related deaths have grown at a higher rate among people of color than …

Background Maintenance treatments with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are
highly effective at reducing overdose risk while patients remain in care. However, few …

Despite decades of research, racial and ethnic disparities in behavioral health care persist.
The Affordable Care Act expanded access to behavioral health care, but many reform …

Background: Experiences of discrimination in health care settings may contribute to
disparities in mental health outcomes for blacks and Latinos. We investigate whether …

Aims To compare outcomes for a behavioral activation group treatment for substance use
[life enhancement treatment for substance use (LETS ACT)] versus a time and group size …

Brain and cognitive development is a burgeoning area of scientific inquiry, with tremendous
potential to better the lives of children. Large scale longitudinal neuroimaging studies offer …