The Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and HIV

参与刑事司法系统、使用药物以及感染艾滋病毒和丙型肝炎病毒(丙型肝炎病毒) 在美国都是联结性的。参与刑事司法(CJ)系统的人更有可能使用 物质，有共同的精神健康状况，获得保健和健康保险的机会有限，以及 与普通人群相比，艾滋病毒和丙型肝炎的感染率更高。此外，被监禁的人口 也更有可能是少数族裔，在经济和教育上处于不利地位。 探索这些现象的研究还不够充分。为了解决这些差距并增加数量和 临床科学家处理CJ人群的能力，我们确定了寿命/布朗罪犯 2014年关于药物使用和艾滋病毒的司法研究计划(简称CJRT)。在此之后 成功的初始资金周期，在此期间我们招收了22名学者，我们寻求续期资金来维持这一点 重要和创新的培训计划。CJRT项目每年招募4-5名学者 由来自美国的非常合格的博士后、博士后和初级教职员工组成 各州。该项目由来自布朗大学的一组经验丰富的调查人员领导，他们共同 数十年在地方、国家和地区CJ相关人群中开展研究的经验 国际环境；以及在早期职业调查员方面有丰富的指导经验。这项使命 CJRT计划的目的是为NIH资助的独立临床研究职业生涯做好准备 改善与药物使用、艾滋病毒和丙型肝炎病毒感染以及相关共病有关的健康结果 参与CJ系统的人员。CJRT教育计划由说教教育组成， 有指导的研究和体验式学习。CJRT学者招收为期两年的课程 在当地和CJRT导师的指导下，在他们的家乡机构进行研究。该计划具有 以下三个目标：1)为学者提供与CJ人群相关的临床研究的坚实基础 这包括研究方法、科学写作、拨款撰写、传播和伦理方面的技能 在弱势群体中开展研究的做法；2)提供专业指导和指导 支持初级调查人员的职业发展；以及3)提供有指导的研究经验 包括为试点项目提供资金，为研究独立提供支持途径。下一次 在资助期间，CJRT方案将突出两个新的培训领域：1)与阿片类药物危机有关的研究 和过量流行，考虑到这一流行病的公共卫生紧迫性，并与CJ-人群直接相关； 和2)执行科学，因为需要有效地推出和扩大以证据为基础的 针对CJ相关人群的干预措施。加强科学指导和方案评估 执行委员会和外部咨询委员会。

Involvement with the criminal justice system, substance use, and infection with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are syndemic in the United States. Persons involved with the criminal justice (CJ) system are more likely to use substances, have comorbid mental health conditions, limited access to health care and health insurance, and have higher rates of HIV and HCV infection than the general population. Furthermore, incarcerated populations are also more likely to be racial and ethnic minorities and be economically and educationally disadvantaged. Research exploring these phenomena is insufficient. To address these disparities and increase the number and capacity of clinical scientists working with CJ populations, we established The Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and HIV (referred to as the CJRT) in 2014. Following a successful initial funding cycle during which we enrolled 22 scholars, we seek renewal funding to sustain this important and innovative training program. The CJRT program recruits an annual cohort of 4-5 scholars consisting of exceptionally qualified pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and junior faculty researchers from the United States. The program is led by an experienced team of investigators from Brown University who collectively have several decades of experience conducting research among CJ-involved populations within local, national and international settings; and who have extensive mentoring experience with early career investigators. The mission of the CJRT program is to prepare scholars for independent NIH-funded clinical research careers focused on improving health outcomes related to substance use, HIV and HCV infection, and related co-morbidities among persons who are involved with the CJ system. The CJRT educational program is comprised of didactic education, mentored research, and experiential learning. CJRT scholars are enrolled for a two-year period and pursue research at their home institution under the guidance of both local and CJRT mentors. The program has the following three aims: 1) provide scholars with a solid foundation for clinical research related to CJ populations that includes skills in research methodology, scientific writing, grant writing, dissemination, and the ethics and practice of conducting research among vulnerable populations; 2) provide professional mentorship and guidance to support the career advancement of junior investigators; and 3) provide a mentored research experience including funds for pilot projects that provides a supportive pathway to research independence. For the next funding period, the CJRT program will highlight two new areas of training: 1) research related to the opioid crisis and overdose epidemic, given the public health urgency of this epidemic and direct relevance to CJ-populations; and 2) implementation science, given the need to effectively roll-out and expand access to evidence-based interventions for CJ-involved populations. Scientific guidance and program evaluation are strengthened by an Executive Committee and an External Advisory Committee.