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NATIONAL SURVEY OF SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES IN JAILS

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The National Survey of Substance Use Services in Jails is a 15-minute survey that will help the field better understand the availability, accessibility, and use of substance use disorder services for persons involved in the criminal justice system.

This survey has been endorsed by several organizations. Click below to read their endorsement letter.

https://jcoinsurvey.norc.org/pdf/NIDA_Jail_Survey_Support_Letter_June_6.pdf

The survey includes questions about the numbers of staff employed, numbers of people admitted and released, screening protocols, treatment and recovery services available, and availability of Naloxone.

Click below for a PDF of all survey questions.

https://jcoinsurvey.norc.org/pdf/National_Survey_of_Substance_Use_Services_in_Jails.pdf

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network, or JCOIN, is a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research initiative to study approaches to increase high-quality care for people with opioid misuse and OUD in justice settings.

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) offers free educational and technical assistance resources for staff working in justice agencies and related systems.

JCOIN Technical Assistance Resources:

With funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, JCOIN provides free technical assistance to justice systems to improve access to substance use disorder treatment for justice-involved individuals, and to facilitate practitioner and researcher partnerships. JCOIN’s unique expertise is in measurement, evaluation, and research to support justice systems in improving substance use services. To learn more, visit the JCOIN website at https://www.jcoinctc.org/tta/.

JCOIN Web-Based Training Courses:

The JCOIN Training and Engagement Center (JTEC) is an online learning system that offers free courses for justice and treatment professionals. These courses draw on cutting-edge research by leading scientists in the field of addiction research. Offerings include in-depth courses on topics including overdose prevention, the efficacy of medications for opioid use disorder, addressing stigma around substance use, and other topics. Learners can register and earn course certificates for completion.

Additional JTEC resources include short courses on topics such as making graphs, charts, and biosketches. JTEC also offers a podcast in which research findings on opioids and related topics are distilled into brief, plain language discussions. Finally, a number of recorded webinars highlight JCOIN research findings.

JTEC is supported with funds from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Browse the JTEC catalog or register for free online courses at https://www.jcoinctc.org/jtec/.

A staff member who can speak to the substance use disorder screening and treatment protocols in your jail should complete this survey, and more than one person may contribute in order to complete this survey as accurately as possible.

NORC at the University of Chicago is, a non-profit research organization, is conducting this nationwide survey on behalf of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN). JCOIN is a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research initiative.

This survey is one of many studies being conducted by JCOIN with a focus on improving care for people with substance use disorders in jail settings. This survey is being conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.

It is possible that your jail may be contacted by both NORC and one of the other JCOIN studies. This survey is a national-level survey that is completely separate from the regional or local-level surveys and will help us to understand the availability and challenges to treating substance use disorders in jails across the US. It will only take 15 minutes of your time and we would greatly appreciate your participation.

Your decision to participate in this survey is voluntary. You can choose to skip any questions and you can stop participating at any time. There are no consequences for you if you want to stop. There are no known risks to participating in this survey other than a loss of time. While there are no direct benefits resulting from your participation, your responses will provide valuable new insights about the current screening and treatment practices for substance use disorders within jail settings and can help inform future policy decisions regarding substance use disorder treatment within correctional environments.

NORC will store your survey responses on a secure computer network server, and these data will only be accessible by members of the research team. Your responses will not be linked to any identifying information about you or your jail. They will be reviewed and analyzed together with all the responses from other participants and thus the research team will not be able to match your responses directly to you. We will not attribute any responses you make to you or your jail by name in future reports, publications or presentations resulting from this project.

If you have questions or concerns about this study, please email JCOINJailSurvey@norc.org or call (877) 396-4064. If you have any questions or concerns about your rights as a participant, please contact the NORC IRB Manager toll-free at (866) 309-0542 or by e-mail irb@norc.org.