Recovery Science

Recovery Capital among Recovery Residence Seekers

In partnership with CLEAN Cause Foundation, we will be examining nationwide data in an effort to understand if and how receiving recovery residence support impacts the recovery capital and substance use disorder (SUD) outcomes of individuals in recovery.

  • Principal Investigator: Kasey Claborn, PhD (PI); Fiona Conway, PhD (co-PI)
  • Community Partner(s): CLEAN Cause Foundation

Recovery Housing Sustainability Project (RHSP)

Substance use disorders are chronic conditions requiring intensive interventions and long-term care, but most treatments are time-limited and do not address structural barriers to recovery. One barrier is limited access to safe, substance-free, and stable housing. Recovery housing addresses this critical need by providing supportive living environments. However, housing costs in recovery residences are not covered by private or public health insurance. In partnership with CLEAN Cause Foundation, we’re collaborating with a consortium of experts across The University of Texas System to create innovative business models that facilitate recovery housing sustainability. Our research will also be used to inform new policy initiatives to advocate for recovery housing organizations’ insurance coverage eligibility.

  • Principal Investigator: Fiona Conway, PhD (PI); Julie McElrath, MSSW (PI)
  • Funding source: The FIRST Fund
  • Funding amount: $1 million
  • Community Partner(s): CLEAN Cause Foundation

Peer Recovery Innovation Network (PRIN)

A collaboration with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The Peer Recovery Innovation Network (PRIN) was created to help expand recovery science by developing a research program on Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) and Recovery Support Services. Our network will achieve this by: 1) setting a research agenda on peer recovery support that can serve as a resource for the healthcare and scientific communities; 2) establishing the Recovery Science Collaboratory to create opportunities for scientists and community stakeholders to interact, connect, and accelerate innovation in recovery science; 3) providing training and mentoring opportunities to rapidly expand the recovery science workforce. Learn more about the Peer Recovery Innovation Network.

  • Principal Investigator: Kasey Claborn, PhD (site-PI); Jennifer Potter, PhD, MPH at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (PI)
  • Funding source: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • Funding amount: $1,861,081