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The Ecosystem Approach to Opioid Policy
RAND researchers created a tool to help federal, state, and local policymakers better understand issues surrounding opioids as an ecosystem—and explore innovative policy ideas.
Mar 16, 2023
Dionne Barnes-Proby, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Lois M. Davis, Michael Dworsky, Susan M. Gates, Martin Y. Iguchi, Karen Chan Osilla, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Bryce Pardo, Tisamarie B. Sherry, Sierra Smucker, Bradley D. Stein, Beau Kilmer, Jirka Taylor, Mary E. Vaiana
Report
Organizing and Training Airfield Operations Capabilities for Emerging Expeditionary Operations: Potential Courses of Action
The authors identify ways to enable the airfield operations (AO) career fields to respond to the needs created by the Dynamic Force Employment concept and the USAF implementation of Agile Combat Employment.
Mar 16, 2023
John A. Ausink, Dwayne M. Butler, Kristin F. Lynch, John G. Drew, Sarah W. Denton, Monica Rico, Ignacio A. Lara, Will Shumate, Albert (Mike) M. Esposito
Report
The societal and economic burden of insomnia in adults: An international study
This study sought to examine the societal and economic burden of insomnia through a literature review, secondary database analyses and economic modelling. Findings indicate a substantial burden.
Mar 16, 2023
Marco Hafner, Robert J. Romanelli, Erez Yerushalmi, Wendy M. Troxel
Journal Article
How Much Can You Trust the Results of This Health Policy Evaluation: A Pragmatic Guide for State Policymakers
This Perspective is intended to help policymakers and other stakeholders assess policy evaluation studies, with a focus on health policy studies at the state level.
Mar 15, 2023
Megan S. Schuler, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Beth Ann Griffin, Rosanna Smart, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, David Powell, Stephen W. Patrick, Shelby M. Hockenberry, Bradley D. Stein
Report
The View of the Taiwan Strait from the U.S.-Japan Alliance
An October 2022 event gathered experts to examine the view of the Taiwan strait from the U.S.-Japan alliance. Presenters considered the Taiwan strait issue from the perspectives of the United States and Japan.
Mar 15, 2023
Matthew Pottinger, Cortez A. III Cooper, Matsuda Yasuhiro, Sheila Smith, Jeffrey W. Hornung
Report
Rethinking Case Management and the Process of Civil Justice Reform: Summary and Papers Presented at a UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy Conference
This publication summarizes the discussions and presents four pieces of scholarship presented during the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy-sponsored "Rethinking Civil Case Management" conference.
Mar 15, 2023
Eric Helland, Carolyn Kuhl, Richard Sander
Report
Reforming Military Health Care Costs: Issues for Future Research
The authors of this report describe emerging topics related to military health care costs and policy to provide policymakers and researchers with future research to pursue.
Mar 13, 2023
Patricia K. Tong, Kandice A. Kapinos
Report
Russia's Asymmetric Response to 21st Century Strategic Competition: Robotization of the Armed Forces
The authors explore Russian views on the military applications of robotics and artificial intelligence and how they differ from the United States' views on the matter. They assess whether Moscow has delivered -- or can deliver -- its robotization vision.
Mar 13, 2023
Krystyna Marcinek, Eugeniu Han
Report
Supply Chain Interdependence and Geopolitical Vulnerability: The Case of Taiwan and High-End Semiconductors
The authors conducted a tabletop exercise to assess the geopolitical implications of Taiwan's semiconductor dominance and the vulnerabilities of the semiconductor supply chain using two scenarios in which China attempted to unify with Taiwan.
Mar 13, 2023
Bradley Martin, Laura H. Baldwin, Paul DeLuca, Natalia Henriquez Sanchez, Mark Hvizda, Colin D. Smith, N. Peter Whitehead
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CLARO Intervention User Manual: A Guide for Care Teams and Individual Practitioners
The Collaboration Leading to Addiction Treatment and Recovery from Other Stresses research study advances collaborative care treatment for patients who have opioid use disorder with major depressive disorder and/or posttraumatic stress disorder.
Mar 10, 2023
Karen Chan Osilla, Brian Hurley, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Monique Martineau, Shreyas Bharadwaj, Isabel Leamon, Lisa S. Meredith, Venice Ceballos, Grace Hindmarch, Virginia Chitwood-Sedore, Laura Brown, Jasen Christensen, Katherine E. Watkins, Miriam Komaromy
Journal Article
Association of Polysubstance Use Disorder with Treatment Quality Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Opioid Use Disorder
Ongoing progress toward increasing access to and quality of evidence-based treatment for OUD requires further efforts to ensure that individuals with co-occurring SUDs are engaged and retained in effective treatment.
Mar 10, 2023
Rosanna Smart, Joo Yeon Kim, Susan Kennedy, Lu Tang, Lindsay Allen, Dushka Crane, Aimee Mack, Shamis Mohamoud, Nathan Pauly, Rosa Perez, Julie M. Donohue
Journal Article
The Nuffield Early Language Intervention Scale-Up: Evaluation Report Year 1
This study was a mixed methods process evaluation of the implementation of NELI at scale. The objectives were to assess and understand the scaling process and to provide recommendations for supporting future scale-up of educational interventions.
Mar 10, 2023
Emma Disley, Madeline Nightingale, Giovanni Amodeo, Asha Haider, Andreas Culora, Sashka Dimova, Lucy Gilder, Mann Virdee
Journal Article
The Nuffield Early Language Intervention Scale-Up: Evaluation Report Year 2
The Year 2 Report is a mixed methods process evaluation of the implementation of NELI at scale across schools in England, using surveys, interviews and case studies. It focuses on schools who signed up to deliver NELI in the 2021/22 academic year.
Mar 10, 2023
Emma Disley, Madeline Nightingale, Asha Haider, Giovanni Amodeo, Mann Virdee
Journal Article
Screening for Opioid Use Disorder and Co-Occurring Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care in New Mexico
This study helps quantify the extent of diagnostic and treatment service gaps for opioid use disorder and co-occurring mental health disorders in primary care settings serving rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients in New Mexico.
Mar 10, 2023
Cristina Murray-Krezan, Alex R. Dopp, Lina Tarhuni, Mary D. Carmody, Kirsten Becker, Jessica Anderson, Miriam Komaromy, Lisa S. Meredith, Katherine E. Watkins, Katherine Wagner, Kimberly Page
Journal Article
Collaboration Leading to Addiction Treatment and Recovery from Other Stresses (CLARO): Process of Adapting Collaborative Care for Co-Occurring Opioid Use and Mental Disorders
To address a treatment and quality gap, RAND researchers adapted collaborative care for co-occurring opioid use disorder and mental health disorders.
Mar 10, 2023
Karen Chan Osilla, Alex R. Dopp, Katherine E. Watkins, Venice Ceballos, Brian Hurley, Lisa S. Meredith, Isabel Leamon, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Miriam Komaromy
Journal Article
Design of CLARO (Collaboration Leading to Addiction Treatment and Recovery from Other Stresses): A Randomized Trial of Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder and Co-Occurring Depression And/Or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This article describes the CLARO collaborative care for co-occurring disorders intervention and clinical trial.
Mar 10, 2023
Lisa S. Meredith, Miriam Komaromy, Matthew Cefalu, Cristina Murray-Krezan, Kimberly Page, Karen Chan Osilla, Alex R. Dopp, Isabel Leamon, Lina Tarhuni, Grace Hindmarch, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Katherine E. Watkins
Journal Article
Follow-Up Shadow Coaching Improves Primary Care Provider-Patient Interactions and Maintains Improvements When Conducted Regularly: A Spline Model Analysis
Re-coaching improved patient experience more than initial coaching, suggesting the reactivation of knowledge from initial coaching. However, re-coaching gains also eroded. Coaching should occur every 6–12 months to maintain behaviors and scores.
Mar 9, 2023
Denise D. Quigley, Marc N. Elliott, Mary Ellen Slaughter, Efrain Talamantes, Ron D. Hays
Report
In the Wreckage of ISIS: An Examination of Challenges Confronting Detained and Displaced Populations in Northeastern Syria
The authors examine the humanitarian and security conditions in two Syrian camps for internally displaced persons: al-Hol and Roj. They address concerns about radicalization and highlight challenges in returning displaced residents to their homes.
Mar 9, 2023
Karen M. Sudkamp, Nathan Vest, Erik E. Mueller, Todd C. Helmus
Report
Unraveling Entanglement: Policy Implications of Using Non-Dedicated Systems for Nuclear Command and Control
It has been argued that the use of common systems for conventional and nuclear command and control risks inadvertent escalation. The authors argue that these concerns have been overstated and that the risks are manageable, with a few caveats.
Mar 9, 2023
Don Snyder, Alexis A. Blanc
Report
Talent Management and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of the Air Force: Qualitative Review of Programs, Practices, and Partnerships
Researchers conduct a qualitative literature review and interviews with subject-matter experts to identify the Department of the Air Force's existing and planned efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in its military force.
Mar 9, 2023
Maria C. Lytell, Elicia M. John, Melissa Shostak, Miriam Matthews

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