Integrated Substance Abuse to Eliminate Disparities

Calling all academics, community organizers, health care administrators, policy makers, substance use disorder treatment providers and urban planners! Don’t miss the Integrated Substance Abuse to Eliminate Disparities (iSATed) team’s Aug. 8 symposium. Informed by findings from a nine-year research study, the team and participants will discuss how changes in funding, regulation, workforce, leadership and delivery of integrated and culturally responsive care impacted treatment access and engagement to clients struggling with substance abuse issues. Join us for a lively discussion about iSATed research findings, lunch and networking. Register today at https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dd5WwlQdJJJcp37.

Registration Deadline: Monday, July 30, 2018

Symposium: Transformation in LA County Substance Use Disorder Treatment Systems

August 8, 2018
10 am – 1 pm
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
850 W. Washington Blvd., Fl. 1, Los Angeles, CA 90015-3359

The iSATed research team — based in the University of Southern California’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work in Los Angeles — focuses on research with positive social consequences, ending treatment disparities for vulnerable populations in the substance abuse treatment system. The multidisciplinary research group investigates the intersection of policy implementation and its impact on service delivery and its studies focus on evaluating the delivery of evidence-based practices as well as how to improve quality of care for Latinos and African-Americans. Supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in a multi-year project that seeks to detect, understand and reduce Latino health care disparities, the iSATed team operates directly in the community, building long-term partnerships with health care providers and gaining direct insight into how to eliminate treatment barriers. For more information on iSATed, please visit www.isated.com.

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Integrated Substance Abuse to Eliminate Disparities