Stephen Brown
Senior Director, Social Behavioral Health Advocacy
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Areas of Expertise
- Adults
- Community-based Solutions
- Criminal Justice
- Emergency Department
- Government Funded Programs (Medicaid/Medicare)
- Heroin
- Injection Drug Use
- Juvenile Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Medication-assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Prescription Drug Monitoring
- Prevention
- Telehealth
Research Currently in Progress
Category: Research
Source of Funding: UI Health
R01DA043484, NIDA, 2017-2022
Better Health Through Housing is a nationally-recognized program that identifies, screens and refers the chronically homeless into permanent supportive housing. A significant percentage of the population suffers from severe mental illness and substance abuse. 28% of the population identified has an opioid use disorder.