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Building a strong research and applied research base with the Recovery Capital Index with great partners in south Florida. #recoverycapital

I am fortunate to call Johanna M. Dolan a colleague, partner, and friend. Johanna's wisdom is a comfort to me and to everyone she serves. This conversation with Whitney Menarcheck is a window into what it means to be principled and resilient and driven for collective impact. #resilience #recoverycapital https://lnkd.in/g5EaqzTP

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A question we get asked a lot is: are there other effects or benefits of using the Recovery Capital Index on the participant, or is it just meant to give input to the provider? The RCI is a self-assessment or a participant reported outcomes measure. It is a tool with many functions. One of the functions as a "self" assessment is to allow an individual to take an inventory of their life. When they are rigorously engaged in that inventory, the effect is an opening of awareness to internal and external factors that implicate their recovery or well-being. Another impact is that the assessment is a mode of communication between the care provider and participant. Every response tells the provider something about the individual, which can guide support, present decisions, etc. The science behind self-assessments as effective tools in improving health outcomes is typically done in primary care settings around chronic diseases. The article linked below shows that "[p]ositive outcomes for effective SMS (self-management support) included improvements in clinical indicators, health-related quality of life, self-efficacy (confidence to self-manage), disease knowledge or control." The RCI and other self-assessments are multi-dimensional tools that do more that passively measure an outcome -- they can actually influence the outcome you seek. #recoverycapital #selfevaluation #behavioralhealth Commonly Well

Great insight from our CEO David Whitesock on the “chicken and egg” problem of recovery capital.

Really enjoyed being part of this fantastic series from the The Change Companies. You can follow the link to the comments to see my answers to the question below and many others posed by Valerie Bagley, MAPP and Scott Boyles. Q:?Why is it important to measure Recovery Capital? And how early should we be thinking about measuring it? David?Whitesock:?So measuring [Recovery Capital] gets back to that sort of long-standing success measure around drug and alcohol addiction or substance use disorder. And that is sober/not sober. And for a lot of people, that end-all, be-all kind of determinant of having to self-select sobriety or not using drugs again for the rest of my life is a really hard decision. It's a really hard goal to reach. And so you have people that kind of cycle through that process. And it is part of the process. However, psychologically, having to have day one happen to me over and over and over again sort of destroys what other progress might be happening around me. So I might have just gotten a job. I might have gotten my kids back. I might have gotten out of jail. I might have rekindled some relationships. I might have started to find a path towards the place in life that I want. Society and even the treatment system for a long time said, "Nope, you return to use. That relapse hits reset and you’ve got to start over. All the other good stuff be damned." And so Recovery Capital says, "No, no, no. Let's look at the rest of what's happening in your life. Let's bring all that to bear. We can quantify it." #asam #recoverycapital #outcomesmeasurement American Society of Addiction Medicine - ASAM Commonly Well

Who Owns the Data? ?? This is a question we get asked a lot -- for good reason. Our answer lies in our data principles and our values. We believe that the ultimate owner of the data is the participant. It is their sensitive and personal information being shared to the provider and retained by our technology. It is THEIR data. If they want it deleted or they don't want to share something, our job is to meet that demand. Our provider customers get access to and can retain the data within their policies, protocols, and within all regulations and laws. Commonly Well serves as a steward of the data. We protect it and maintain it. We never sell the data. We use the data to improve the tools to improve people's lives. And we use the data to understand what works and what doesn't. The data is not ours. It belongs to people who are usually going through the most challenging and horrific time of their lives. The right data, used at the right time, with the right people, can influence better care and spark unpredictable transformations! #data #dataprivacy #behavioralhealth #recoveryintelligence

City infrastructure — especially sidewalks — are a key component of building and growing recovery capital and social determinants of health. Great job Denver! Small individual commitment across the community for a long period of time is the equation for this to be successful. There is also a “if you build it, they will come” aspect to this. When the sidewalks are passable and well-maintained, people will get out and use them. Sidewalks are closer to businesses, which mean people are more likely to walk in and spend money. They are closer to homes, which means people can see and recognize each other, reducing separation and increasing connection. Alexandra Jacobs Wilke John Hulick Lorez Meinhold #recoverycapital #sdoh https://lnkd.in/gMMJadQx

The Commonly Well team spent the week in Palm Beach County to connect with each other and support our partnership with the County. Each year the community comes together to review and celebrate the progress of the recovery oriented system of care. The impressive leadership of John Hulick and many others has resulted impactful collaboration. It was announced that Palm Beach County’s overdose deaths dropped 40% from the previous year!!! But as John reminded everyone … the work is far from over. Also launched at the Resilience and Recovery Conference was the County’s Resilience Survey. Underlying this survey is the RCI . Commonly Well is eager to see the data come in and provide the final analysis and report next year. Great work team: Johanna M. Dolan Justin Smith, Ph.D. Jennifer McCann, PMP Ariel "Air" Britt, MSW David Whitesock #recoverycapital #resillience #recoveryintelligence

Had the opportunity to present at the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services Public Service Symposium this week. My talk, "How Recovery Capital Can Reduce Recidivism", introduced the concepts of #recoverycapital and the applicability to reducing repeat arrests when we measure and monitor recovery capital. Through our work with the Recovery Capital Index in Palm Beach County, Dr. Heather Howard, PhD, LICSW was able to analyze data to show that low to no Safety and Social Capital are highly predictive of rearrest. (link to paper in comments). A recent study from The Brookings Institution, outlined factors of safety that communities can improve to reduce or prevent crime. (link in comments) I really love when we can find and weave connections between large scale think tank research and real, front-line applied science. Thank you Gary Govel for inviting me to speak on this topic at this year's symposium. #recoveryintelligence #appliedreasearch #publicsafety Commonly Well