A pretrial program in Monroe County monitors repeat offenders and refers them to therapy programs through bond monitoring. To reduce recidivism, public health graduate students recommended building and using an extensive referral system and establishing a collaborative behavioral contract. […]
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Monroe County faces high rates of deaths related to opioid use. After studying the issue, a group of public health graduate students identified three interventions: mapping residential treatment centers throughout Wisconsin, adopting community-based strategies, and implementing school-based prevention programs. […]
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Monroe County’s 2023-26 Community Health Improvement Plan highlights a recent sharp increase in opioid-related overdoses. Public health graduate students proposed an evidence-based communication campaign to reduce stigma toward people who use drugs and support the implementation of proven harm reduction strategies that combine community assessment, relationship-building, and health care provider engagement. […]
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A second group of psychology students analyzed Monroe County’s drug court program across an additional two priority standards as outlined in the All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. They interviewed court team staff, current participants, and graduated participants. During a site visit, they collected information through courtroom observations, program documents, and quantitative data […]
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To support Monroe County comply with best practices of completing an outside evaluation at a minimum of every five years, psychology students assessed the county’s drug court program across three priority areas outlined in the All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. This involved observing court and a graduation, interviewing staff and participants, and […]
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