Community Advisory Board
Community Advisory Board
Community Advisory Board
Who We Are
Who We Are
The Advancing Equity Community Advisory Board consists of people with lived and/or professional expertise in the criminal legal and behavioral health systems. Our CAB was established with the support of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and awards from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (KL2TR001455 and UL1TR001453). This study partners with the community to identify barriers and strategies to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in behavioral health treatment access and engagement within Recovery Courts.
The Advancing Equity Community Advisory Board consists of people with lived and/or professional expertise in the criminal legal and behavioral health systems. Our CAB was established with the support of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and awards from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (KL2TR001455 and UL1TR001453). This study partners with the community to identify barriers and strategies to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in behavioral health treatment access and engagement within Recovery Courts.
Berdella Strong
Bridget Volk
Darryl Glass
Drew Keaton
Jonathan Wattley
Lexi Fratus
Nico Alicea
Ricky Rivera
Trina Brewington
Wanda Nixon
Our Mission
Our Mission
Ensure equitable access, engagement and outcomes in recovery courts for all, with a particular focus on African American, Black, Hispanic and Latino/a/x adults who are most underrepresented and experience significant structural barriers to access.
Ensure equitable access, engagement and outcomes in recovery courts for all, with a particular focus on African American, Black, Hispanic and Latino/a/x adults who are most underrepresented and experience significant structural barriers to access.
Our Aim
Our Aim
Give voice to the needs and concerns of the community regarding behavioral health equity in recovery courts
Give voice to the needs and concerns of the community regarding behavioral health equity in recovery courts
Raise awareness within communities of color about behavioral health supports in recovery courts
Raise awareness within communities of color about behavioral health supports in recovery courts
Advocate to strengthen efforts to advance behavioral health equity within recovery courts
Advocate to strengthen efforts to advance behavioral health equity within recovery courts
Objectives
Objectives
We want all people to have equitable access to recovery courts
We want all people to have equitable access to recovery courts
We want all people to have equitable access to culturally competent services once in recovery courts
We want all people to have equitable access to culturally competent services once in recovery courts
Outcomes we would like to see:
Outcomes we would like to see:
Increased community awareness about racial/ethnic disparities in recovery courts
Increased community awareness about racial/ethnic disparities in recovery courts
Increased racial/ethnic diversity in referrals to recovery courts
Increased racial/ethnic diversity in referrals to recovery courts
Increased enrollment of participants of color in recovery courts
Increased enrollment of participants of color in recovery courts
Increased retention of participants of color in recovery courts
Increased retention of participants of color in recovery courts
Our recent work
Our recent work
Berdella Strong
Bridget Volk
Darryl Glass
Drew Keaton
Jonathan Wattley
Lexi Fratus
Nico Alicea
Ricky Rivera
Trina Brewington
Wanda Nixon
Berdella Strong
Bridget Volk
Darryl Glass
Drew Keaton
Jonathan Wattley
Lexi Fratus
Nico Alicea
Ricky Rivera
Trina Brewington
Wanda Nixon
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© 2025 B-HEAL. All rights reserved.