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Apr 30, 2025

High Stakes: Is the Dutch Cannabis Experiment Really a Game Changer?

A new chapter in Dutch soft-drug policy began with the kick-off of the long-awaited cannabis experiment in early April. But depending on the outcome policymakers wish to achieve, the solution may lie beyond the coffee shop model.
Video

Apr 25, 2025

Innovations in Veteran Suicide Prevention: A Discussion with Policy Experts

The RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute hosted a webinar to discuss innovations in veteran suicide prevention.
Research

Apr 23, 2025

A Qualitative Analysis on the Implementation of a Nudge Intervention to Reduce Post-Surgical Opioid Prescribing

We describe contextual factors affecting the implementation and outcomes of a successful email 'nudge' aimed at reducing post-operative opioid prescribing, with the goal of informing future implementation and dissemination efforts.
Research Summary

Apr 22, 2025

A Research Agenda to Support Mental Health and Wellness Programs for Federal First Responders and Law Enforcement

This brief summarizes a report on mental health and wellness programs specific to law enforcement and first responders to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security develop a research agenda for future wellness efforts.
Research

Apr 22, 2025

First Responder and Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Research Development

Authors conducted a literature review and interviews about mental health and wellness programs specific to law enforcement and first responders to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security develop a research agenda for future wellness efforts.
Tool

Apr 22, 2025

Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team Addiction Consultation Service (START ACS): An Addiction Consultation Service for Opioid Use Disorder

This guide describes the Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team Addiction Consultation Service, a program that aims to enhance treatment initiation and ensure successful connections to follow-up care for people with opioid use disorder.
Research

Apr 16, 2025

Preventing Veteran Suicide: A Landscape Analysis of Existing Programs, Their Evidence, and What the Next Generation of Programs May Look Like

In this report, the authors analyze current and emerging activities to prevent veteran suicide, introducing the RAND Suicide Prevention Activity Matrix, a framework that organizes current approaches and their evidence.
Research

Apr 11, 2025

Alcohol and Cannabis Use, Social Networks, and Non-Reservation American Indian / Alaska Native Emerging Adults: A Multi-level Dyadic Analysis

The study investigated associations between social networks and alcohol and cannabis use among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) emerging adults (18-25 years old), with a focus on the potential protective influence of AI/AN traditional practices.
Press

Apr 7, 2025

Hospital Addiction Consultation Service Can Increase Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Specialized hospital services that aid people with opioid use disorder regardless of why they are admitted can boost the number of patients who begin treatment with FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder and increase the likelihood they remain engaged in that care once discharged.
Research

Apr 7, 2025

Medicare Beneficiary Receipt of Methadone by Drive Time to Opioid Treatment Programs

This study examined the association between opioid treatment program geographic availability with dispensation of methadone, a medication for opioid use disorder, for Medicare beneficiaries with a recent diagnosis of opioid use disorder.
Project

Apr 7, 2025

CalMHSA: Evaluation of California's Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Initiatives

The RAND Corporation is evaluating California's statewide prevention and early intervention programs (CalMHSA), which aim to reduce negative outcomes for people experiencing mental illness.
Research

Apr 3, 2025

Development and Testing of an Emergency Department Quality Measure for Pediatric Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm

We developed and tested a new quality measure to assess timeliness of follow-up mental health care for youth presenting to the emergency department with suicidal ideation/self-harm.

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High Stakes: Is the Dutch Cannabis Experiment Really a Game Changer?

Innovations in Veteran Suicide Prevention: A Discussion with Policy Experts

A Qualitative Analysis on the Implementation of a Nudge Intervention to Reduce Post-Surgical Opioid Prescribing

A Research Agenda to Support Mental Health and Wellness Programs for Federal First Responders and Law Enforcement

First Responder and Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Research Development

Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team Addiction Consultation Service (START ACS): An Addiction Consultation Service for Opioid Use Disorder

Preventing Veteran Suicide: A Landscape Analysis of Existing Programs, Their Evidence, and What the Next Generation of Programs May Look Like

Alcohol and Cannabis Use, Social Networks, and Non-Reservation American Indian / Alaska Native Emerging Adults: A Multi-level Dyadic Analysis

Hospital Addiction Consultation Service Can Increase Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Medicare Beneficiary Receipt of Methadone by Drive Time to Opioid Treatment Programs

CalMHSA: Evaluation of California's Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Initiatives

Development and Testing of an Emergency Department Quality Measure for Pediatric Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm

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High Stakes: Is the Dutch Cannabis Experiment Really a Game Changer?

Innovations in Veteran Suicide Prevention: A Discussion with Policy Experts

A Qualitative Analysis on the Implementation of a Nudge Intervention to Reduce Post-Surgical Opioid Prescribing

A Research Agenda to Support Mental Health and Wellness Programs for Federal First Responders and Law Enforcement

First Responder and Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Research Development

Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team Addiction Consultation Service (START ACS): An Addiction Consultation Service for Opioid Use Disorder

Preventing Veteran Suicide: A Landscape Analysis of Existing Programs, Their Evidence, and What the Next Generation of Programs May Look Like

Alcohol and Cannabis Use, Social Networks, and Non-Reservation American Indian / Alaska Native Emerging Adults: A Multi-level Dyadic Analysis

Hospital Addiction Consultation Service Can Increase Initiation of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Medicare Beneficiary Receipt of Methadone by Drive Time to Opioid Treatment Programs

CalMHSA: Evaluation of California's Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Initiatives

Development and Testing of an Emergency Department Quality Measure for Pediatric Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm

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