IRIS Travels to Phoenix

The IRIS team, alongside community partners Julvette Price, Behavioral Health System Baltimore , and Tiffinee Scott, Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC), traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, to present research at The Society for Social Work and Research 2023 conference.

“Bridging the gap between social work, research, recovery, and community”
-Tiffinee Scott

The team presented January 12 on "Forming Equitable Community Academic Partnerships: Building Research Infrastructure to Improve Recovery Outcome” based upon the recent IRIS publication and featuring the IRIS produced video on the same topic (see below).

Lower Shore Clinic (LSC) Receives $4 Million Grant from SAMHSA as a Designated Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)

The LSC is one of 5 organizations in Maryland as well as one of the 500 CCBHC's across the country with this designation.

The funding will ensure access to integrated, evidence-based substance use disorder and mental health services, including 24/7 crisis response and medication-assisted treatment (MAT); and meet stringent criteria regarding timeliness of access, quality reporting, staffing and coordination with social services, criminal justice and education systems. LSC will also receive flexible funding to support the real costs of expanding services to fully meet the need for care in their communities. In addition, the LSC in collaboration with SAMHSA and NIH will be part of a Science to Service Research Project investigating the effectiveness of its model of care.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values of IRIS. We believe that our environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to learn. Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity are particularly encouraged to apply.

Qualifications & Knowledge:

· Represent one or more of IRIS’s constituencies: practice leaders including peer recovery specialists, trainers, policy makers, advocates, and researchers
· Dedicated to IRIS’s mission and excited to contribute to its development
· Demonstrates and supports a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion
· Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
· Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships

The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. The School of Social work is dedicated to building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a pluralistic environment. We encourage applications from women, minority groups, veterans and people with disabilities.