Examining Use of Telehealth in Jails: Linking Women to Community OUD Services

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Evaluates the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network's (JCOIN) use of telehealth for opioid use disorder (OUD) assessment and linkage to medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) services at community re-entry for 600 women incarcerated in Kentucky jails. Examines participants' access to treatment, participants' and providers' perceptions of telehealth, and other aspects of program implementation. Discusses barriers to care in a predominantly rural population.

Michele Staton, Mary Levi, Erin Winston, et al.

BMC Women's Health, 24, 549

10/2024

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Criminal justice system · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Women · Kentucky