Our Focus
Recovery support services for people experiencing substance use disorder are multiplying, but there is little research on what makes these services effective. We’re working to change that.
The JEAP Initiative is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R24DA051950)
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Our Approach
Over the course of five years, we are engaging in a variety of activities in order to advance the research on recovery support services.
Community Boards
Our work is guided by three Community Boards, comprised of people in recovery and people from organizations that provide or pay for recovery support services.
Off-Site Training and Mentoring
We offer a Training Institute and ongoing mentoring for early career investigators interested in researching recovery support services.
Intensive In-Residence Fellowship
We offer two-year Postdoctoral Fellowships that help early career investigators launch their career as a researcher focused on recovery support services.
Expert Consultant Panel
In addition to working with our team, participants in our Fellowship and Training programs will also have access to the expertise of our consultant panel, a group of practitioners and researchers with a variety of skillsets.
Pilot Studies
We will be funding several pilot studies focused on recovery support services.
Training Workshops
Through webinars and pre-conference workshops, we are offering virtual and in-person trainings for researchers and practitioners.
Centering the Voices of People with Lived Experience
Bringing together research expertise and lived experience leads to better research. For this reason, lived experience is at the heart of everything we do:
- This Initiative is a partnership between researchers, persons in recovery, providers, and payors.
- Our Community Boards set the research priorities and determine the selection of early career investigators for our Fellowship and Trainee programs, and decide which pilot studies are funded.
- For our Trainee, Fellow, and pilot study opportunities, we are seeking applicants who have lived experience with recovery from substance use or with the justice system.
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🌟SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT: Sandy Valentine 🌟
Sandy will be one of several wonderful speakers during our FREE virtual forum on recovery capital. Join the JEAP Initiative and @chearresearch on February 18th to explore critical gaps in recovery capital among emerging adults and their families.
Learn more and register: https://www.jeapinitiative.org/ea-recovery-capital-forum/
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📆 Mark your calendars!
The JEAP Initiative and @chearresearch are co-sponsoring a free 90-minute interactive virtual forum on February 18th focused on recovery capital – the internal and external resources that help individuals initiate and maintain recovery from substance use disorders.
This forum will explore critical gaps in recovery capital among emerging adults and their families, featuring panelists with lived experience to offer valuable insights.
Learn more and register at JEAP's website, or visit this link: https://www.jeapinitiative.org/ea-recovery-capital-forum/
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All papers published in the Frontiers in Public Health special issue, “Innovations in Recovery Science: Pathways, Policies, and Platforms that Promote Thriving After Addiction” have been compiled into an ebook, accessible to everyone for free! 📙👥
➡️ Download the ebook here: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/61837/innovations-in-recovery-science-pathways-policies-and-platforms-that-promote-thriving-after-addiction/magazine
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🎉 @chearresearch and @jeapinitiative Investigators Kristyn Zajac, Ashli Sheidow, and Tess Drazdowski are guest editors of a special issue of the journal Emerging Adulthood focused on recovery from substance use disorders. Please consider submitting your manuscripts and sharing with colleagues! The submission deadline is March 1st, 2026.
Learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/msx3r5rv
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