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TASC’s Center for Health and Justice connects research, practice, and policy to help build a healthier, safer, and more just society.

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We connect people who work within and/or have lived experience in justice and health systems to practical, effective strategies

that improve outcomes

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SMART SOLUTIONS FOR
SYSTEMS CHANGE

We bring research to practice and practice to research, building on decades of client services

and experience that matters

and experience that matters
STRATEGIC THINKING
& ACTION PLANNING

Our team of CHJ experts combines smart policy, data, and decades of TASC justice, equity, and clinical work

to create custom community solutions

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Treatment & Recovery in the Community

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RECENT WORK

Expert Area Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)	Expert Area Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)	Expert Area The Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC)	Expert Area Justice Leaders Systems Change Initiative (JLSCI)

Expert Area

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)

Expert Area

Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)

Expert Area

The Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC)

Expert Area

Justice Leaders Systems Change Initiative (JLSCI)

Expert Area Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)	Expert Area Cook County Health	Expert Area Colombo Plan/INL	Expert Area NIJ/RAND

Expert Area

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)

Expert Area

Cook County Health

Expert Area

Colombo Plan/INL

Expert Area

NIJ/RAND

Expert Area Law Enforcement & Pre-arrest Diversion	Pam Rodriguez	Jac Charlier	Expert Area Youth and Family Programs

Expert Area

Law Enforcement & Pre-arrest Diversion

Pam Rodriguez

Jac Charlier

Expert Area

Youth and Family Programs

TASC NEWS & RELATED ISSUES

TASC News NAATP Spotlight: TASC President on Public Policy	Related Issues Medicaid Providers at the End of the Line for Federal COVID Funding	Related Issues Changes in Opioid Supply Create New Risks as Stay-At-Home Rules Ease	Related Issues ED Docs Willing, But Not Ready, to Give Buprenorphine for OUD

TASC News

NAATP Spotlight: TASC President on Public Policy

Related Issues

Medicaid Providers at the End of the Line for Federal COVID Funding

Related Issues

Changes in Opioid Supply Create New Risks as Stay-At-Home Rules Ease

Related Issues

ED Docs Willing, But Not Ready, to Give Buprenorphine for OUD

Related Issues Report: Structural racism — from segregated housing to limited job opportunities — responsible for high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans	TASC News Staff Virtual Town Hall Meeting Builds Connections Amid Pandemic: “We Are TASC Strong”	Related Issues How Chicago doctors work to limit COVID-19 spread among people experiencing homeless	Related Issues Study Finds Increasing Non-Alcoholic Drink Options May Reduce Alcohol Use

Related Issues

Report: Structural racism — from segregated housing to limited job opportunities — responsible for high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans

TASC News

Staff Virtual Town Hall Meeting Builds Connections Amid Pandemic: “We Are TASC Strong”

Related Issues

How Chicago doctors work to limit COVID-19 spread among people experiencing homeless

Related Issues

Study Finds Increasing Non-Alcoholic Drink Options May Reduce Alcohol Use

Related Issues More Kids Go to ED With Mental Health Problems	Related Issues Emergency drug overdose visits associated with increased risk for later suicide	Related Issues The opioid epidemic was already a national crisis. Covid-19 could be making things worse	TASC in the News Treatment Capacity: Divert to What?

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More Kids Go to ED With Mental Health Problems

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Emergency drug overdose visits associated with increased risk for later suicide

Related Issues

The opioid epidemic was already a national crisis. Covid-19 could be making things worse

TASC in the News

Treatment Capacity: Divert to What?

MORE NEWS

TWITTER On this day we are silent across all social media channels, in solidarity against racism and in fighting together for justice. #blackouttuesday https://t.co/4nqAfbVaSO Jun 2, 2020	TWITTER Check out our latest Health & Justice: Coronavirus Poses Steep Hurdles After Prison; Health Care Workers Are Facing an Emerging Mental Health Crisis; Overdose Deaths Have Skyrocketed in Chicago, and the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Making It Worse; More. https://t.co/yTAcl6hy2w https://t.co/mxEmbuzSFt Jun 1, 2020	TWITTER Latest HJN: NAATP Spotlight: TASC President on Public Policy; Drug overdoses climb during COVID-19 pandemic; Number of Opioid Deaths May be Much Higher Than Previously Believed; Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) Funding Announcement; More https://t.co/vTDfQuLnjo https://t.co/LN67xOX4P9 May 28, 2020	TWITTER TASC President Pam Rodriguez talked recently with the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers about the important role that public policy plays in the field of substance use treatment. https://t.co/OEZMYnlAxI May 26, 2020

TWITTER

On this day we are silent across all social media channels, in solidarity against racism and in fighting together for justice. #blackouttuesday https://t.co/4nqAfbVaSO

Jun 2, 2020

TWITTER

Check out our latest Health & Justice: Coronavirus Poses Steep Hurdles After Prison; Health Care Workers Are Facing an Emerging Mental Health Crisis; Overdose Deaths Have Skyrocketed in Chicago, and the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Making It Worse; More. https://t.co/yTAcl6hy2w https://t.co/mxEmbuzSFt

Jun 1, 2020

TWITTER

Latest HJN: NAATP Spotlight: TASC President on Public Policy; Drug overdoses climb during COVID-19 pandemic; Number of Opioid Deaths May be Much Higher Than Previously Believed; Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) Funding Announcement; More https://t.co/vTDfQuLnjo https://t.co/LN67xOX4P9

May 28, 2020

TWITTER

TASC President Pam Rodriguez talked recently with the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers about the important role that public policy plays in the field of substance use treatment. https://t.co/OEZMYnlAxI

May 26, 2020

TWITTER Emergency drug overdose visits associated with increased risk for later suicide Read more here: https://t.co/fc7UihEGz1 May 22, 2020	TWITTER Check out today's HJN: COVID-19 Infections in Prisons, Jails Undercounted; Drug overdose deaths drop in U.S. as other deaths of despair rise, report finds; People with substance use disorders are at greater risk of having complications with COVID-19; More. https://t.co/8ZDZ2hQdXN https://t.co/o3HFBG9qEY May 21, 2020	TWITTER Treatment Capacity: Divert to What? Check out this piece to learn more! https://t.co/g6L5gd2Bvz May 20, 2020	TWITTER The Challenges of Keeping Young Adults Safe During the Pandemic https://t.co/F1PRwUBmHT May 18, 2020

TWITTER

Emergency drug overdose visits associated with increased risk for later suicide Read more here: https://t.co/fc7UihEGz1

May 22, 2020

TWITTER

Check out today's HJN: COVID-19 Infections in Prisons, Jails Undercounted; Drug overdose deaths drop in U.S. as other deaths of despair rise, report finds; People with substance use disorders are at greater risk of having complications with COVID-19; More. https://t.co/8ZDZ2hQdXN https://t.co/o3HFBG9qEY

May 21, 2020

TWITTER

Treatment Capacity: Divert to What? Check out this piece to learn more! https://t.co/g6L5gd2Bvz

May 20, 2020

TWITTER

The Challenges of Keeping Young Adults Safe During the Pandemic https://t.co/F1PRwUBmHT

May 18, 2020

TWITTER Check out our newest HJN: Medicaid Providers at the End of the Line for Federal COVID Funding; COVID-19 Could Greatly Increase Deaths From Alcohol & Drug Misuse and Suicide; Changes in Opioid Supply Create New Risks as Stay-At-Home Rules Ease; and More! https://t.co/BkV44mDgBT https://t.co/UbArOpwS8K May 18, 2020	TWITTER News: Staff Virtual Town Hall Meeting Builds Connections Amid Pandemic; What Women Dying In Prison From COVID-19 Tell Us About Female Incarceration; Could Self-Care and Breathing Techniques Help Veteran Chicago Police Officers Reform the Department? More. https://t.co/tvaKEn7v4i https://t.co/XE7tFWD0Gh May 14, 2020	TWITTER Check out our latest blog post recapping TASC's first virtual town hall meeting which brought together TASC staff from across the state, including those representing TASC’s direct services, support departments, management, and others. We are #TASCSTRONG! https://t.co/Lol4GcXWkM May 13, 2020	TWITTER Today's HJN: Child Abuse Believed Rising During Pandemic Crisis; How Pandemic Has Changed Policing in U.S.; Legal Aid Organizations Strained By Increase in Pandemic-related Cases; Pandemic Leading To Sharp Rise n People Seeking Mental Health Help; More. https://t.co/jlGPMSBWrO https://t.co/nRLPiyTEOW May 11, 2020

TWITTER

Check out our newest HJN: Medicaid Providers at the End of the Line for Federal COVID Funding; COVID-19 Could Greatly Increase Deaths From Alcohol & Drug Misuse and Suicide; Changes in Opioid Supply Create New Risks as Stay-At-Home Rules Ease; and More! https://t.co/BkV44mDgBT https://t.co/UbArOpwS8K

May 18, 2020

TWITTER

News: Staff Virtual Town Hall Meeting Builds Connections Amid Pandemic; What Women Dying In Prison From COVID-19 Tell Us About Female Incarceration; Could Self-Care and Breathing Techniques Help Veteran Chicago Police Officers Reform the Department? More. https://t.co/tvaKEn7v4i https://t.co/XE7tFWD0Gh

May 14, 2020

TWITTER

Check out our latest blog post recapping TASC's first virtual town hall meeting which brought together TASC staff from across the state, including those representing TASC’s direct services, support departments, management, and others. We are #TASCSTRONG! https://t.co/Lol4GcXWkM

May 13, 2020

TWITTER

Today's HJN: Child Abuse Believed Rising During Pandemic Crisis; How Pandemic Has Changed Policing in U.S.; Legal Aid Organizations Strained By Increase in Pandemic-related Cases; Pandemic Leading To Sharp Rise n People Seeking Mental Health Help; More. https://t.co/jlGPMSBWrO https://t.co/nRLPiyTEOW

May 11, 2020

TWITTER

On this day we are silent across all social media channels, in solidarity against racism and in fighting together for justice. #blackouttuesday https://t.co/4nqAfbVaSO

Jun 2, 2020
TWITTER

Check out our latest Health & Justice: Coronavirus Poses Steep Hurdles After Prison; Health Care Workers Are Facing an Emerging Mental Health Crisis; Overdose Deaths Have Skyrocketed in Chicago, and the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Making It Worse; More. https://t.co/yTAcl6hy2w https://t.co/mxEmbuzSFt

Jun 1, 2020
TWITTER

Latest HJN: NAATP Spotlight: TASC President on Public Policy; Drug overdoses climb during COVID-19 pandemic; Number of Opioid Deaths May be Much Higher Than Previously Believed; Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) Funding Announcement; More https://t.co/vTDfQuLnjo https://t.co/LN67xOX4P9

May 28, 2020
TWITTER

TASC President Pam Rodriguez talked recently with the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers about the important role that public policy plays in the field of substance use treatment. https://t.co/OEZMYnlAxI

May 26, 2020

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TASC’s Center for Health and Justice connects research, practice, and policy to help build a healthier, safer, and more just society.

BUILDING COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

that improve outcomes

that improve outcomes

SMART SOLUTIONS FORSYSTEMS CHANGE

and experience that matters

and experience that matters

STRATEGIC THINKING & ACTION PLANNING

to create custom community solutions

to create custom community solutions

Expert Area

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)

Expert Area

Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)

Expert Area

The Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC)

Expert Area

Justice Leaders Systems Change Initiative (JLSCI)

Expert Area

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)

Expert Area

Cook County Health

Expert Area

Colombo Plan/INL

Expert Area

NIJ/RAND

Expert Area

Law Enforcement & Pre-arrest Diversion

Pam Rodriguez

Jac Charlier

Expert Area

Youth and Family Programs

TASC News

NAATP Spotlight: TASC President on Public Policy

Related Issues

Medicaid Providers at the End of the Line for Federal COVID Funding

Related Issues

Changes in Opioid Supply Create New Risks as Stay-At-Home Rules Ease

Related Issues

ED Docs Willing, But Not Ready, to Give Buprenorphine for OUD

Related Issues

Report: Structural racism — from segregated housing to limited job opportunities — responsible for high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans

TASC News

Staff Virtual Town Hall Meeting Builds Connections Amid Pandemic: “We Are TASC Strong”

Related Issues

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BUILDING COLLABORATIONS
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SMART SOLUTIONS FOR
SYSTEMS CHANGE

STRATEGIC THINKING
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