We can improve opioid use outcomes in every community by investing in evidence-based opioid care. Which places might need the most investment? Mapping the epidemic’s latest economic costs shows the potential need for better care resources within each locality.

The Virginia Wellbeing Dashboard uses community data to predict local mental health and substance use disorder outcomes – and explores how we can improve wellbeing through supporting healthier environments for all. The Dashboard can inform systemic, evidence-based approaches to improving outcomes across our communities.

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation in collaboration with Serve Virginia is partnering with research grantees Virginia Tech and VCU Center on Society and Health to implement a series of PhotoVoice projects with AmeriCorps Seniors and AmeriCorps State and National service members across Virginia.

Adults with Substance Use Disorder (SUD), particularly those in underserved communities, face persistent and complex barriers to receiving treatment. Addressing these challenges requires integrated, patient-centered approaches that are informed directly by the experiences and preferences of those most affected. 

With support from the Northern Virginia Health Foundation, the Center has completed many projects focused on gaps in life expectancy across census tracts, as well as the roots of those gaps, in the Northern Virginia / D.C. Metro area. Read our latest report, Lost Opportunities: The Persistence of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in Northern Virginia.