Click here to view the RFA (Request for Application) and learn more.

Funding Priority

IRIS’s Recovery Research Program seeks applications for pilot research projects focused on answering important questions related to measuring treatment outcomes, enhancing care coordination, examining barriers to treatment, or exploring specific factors that contribute to recovery for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). Priority areas include projects aimed at reducing opioid overdose, projects that study the impact of recovery housing alone or in combination with formal treatment, and harm reduction strategies to reduce opioid use and related risk behaviors, such as intravenous drug use. 

There will be two information sessions via Zoom to discuss this RFA and

funding opportunity: 

January 25 1 PM - 2:30 PM

February 2 1 PM - 2:30 PM

Conflict Resolution and De-Escalation: The Art & Science of Managing Conflicts Within Opioid Support Service Delivery 

Limited Slots - CEUs from NASW & MABPCB Available 

In working with people in recovery, conflicts arise with and among people we serve that can be challenging to manage. For those providing opioid recovery support services, it is important to understand conflict – what it is, how it comes about, why it can beneficial and how to use practical conflict resolution strategies when navigating disagreements so they turn out positively.

Date: Friday, January 28

Time: 9 AM - 12 PM

Presented by: 3c Recovery Support Training Institute, Light of Truth Center

Measuring What Matters: Using Data to Evaluate, Develop and Improve Programs

How do you know if the services your agency provides are effective? Do you know how your program is being received by clients? In this training, we will introduce you to the core concepts of program evaluation and provide the tools to help you measure what matters for your organization. We will build comfort around concepts and practice of data collection, analysis and presentation for those without a research background. 

Date: Tuesday, March 15

Time: 9 AM - 10:30 AM

Presented by: Drs. Nicole Mattocks & Jay Unick, IRIS

Registration Coming Soon!

Emerging research in the field of OUD treatment and recovery

This article addresses barriers and facilitators in the utilization of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs) within recovery residences (RRs). Despite the evidence base for both recovery pathways, numerous obstacles stand in the way of combining these recovery pathways to their full extent. 

Click here for the open access article. If the article link does not work, click here for the PDF.