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

参与刑事司法系统、药物使用以及感染艾滋病毒和丙型肝炎病毒（HCV） 是美国的流行病参与刑事司法（CJ）系统的人员更有可能使用 药物，患有共病的精神健康状况，获得医疗保健和健康保险的机会有限，以及 HIV和HCV感染率高于一般人群。此外，被监禁的人 他们也更有可能是少数种族和族裔，在经济和教育方面处于不利地位。 对这些现象的研究还不够。为了解决这些差距，增加 临床科学家与CJ人群合作的能力，我们建立了寿命/布朗罪犯 2014年，药物使用和艾滋病毒司法研究计划（简称CJRT）。后 成功的初始资助周期，在此期间，我们招收了22名学者，我们寻求更新资金，以维持这一点 创新和创新的培训计划。CJRT计划每年招募4-5名学者 由非常合格的博士前，博士后，和初级教师研究人员从美国 States.该计划由布朗大学经验丰富的调查人员团队领导，他们共同拥有 几十年的经验进行研究CJ参与人口在地方，国家和 国际环境;以及对早期职业调查人员具有丰富的指导经验。使命 CJRT计划的目的是为NIH资助的独立临床研究职业做好准备， 改善与药物使用、艾滋病毒和HCV感染以及相关的合并症有关的健康结果， 涉及CJ系统的人员。CJRT教育计划包括教学教育， 指导研究和体验式学习。CJRT学者注册为期两年，并追求 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，赠款写作，传播和道德方面的技能， 在弱势群体中开展研究的做法; 2）提供专业辅导和指导 支持初级研究人员的职业发展;以及3）提供指导性的研究经验 包括为试点项目提供资金，为研究独立提供支持性途径。为下一 在资助期间，CJRT计划将突出两个新的培训领域：1）与阿片类药物危机相关的研究 和过量流行病，考虑到这种流行病的公共卫生紧迫性和与CJ人群的直接相关性; 和2）实施科学，因为需要有效地推出和扩大基于证据的 对涉及CJ的人群进行干预。加强科学指导和项目评估， 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.