UMS Substance Use Disorder Collaborative-Leveraging Cross-Campus Collaborations to Advance Substance Use Disorder Research, Evaluation, and Programmatic Support (UMS RISS 11/4)

This cross-institutional UMS collaborative is designed to strengthen coordination of substance use disorder research in the state by building connections and combining collective expertise; to advance grantmaking, research, evaluation, and technical assistance activities with local and state partners. 

UMS SUD Collaborative goals:

1. Expanding surveillance and research activities with a specific focus on vulnerable and underserved populations impacted by SUD;
2. Supporting UMS faculty and staff in their research and evaluation efforts related to SUD;
3. Engaging community stakeholders in identifying community specific SUD priorities, needs, as well as identifying community specific solutions; and
4. Increasing data quality and transparency to support the implementation and expansion of evidence-based prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services in Maine.

Mary Lindsey Smith, University of Southern Maine Senior Research Associate & Director of Substance Use Research and Evaluation at the Catherine Cutler Institute     

Marcella Sorg, University of Maine Research Professor in Anthropology, Climate Change Institute, and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center