Tag: HaRTC

Harm Reduction Talking Circles Article

Posted on | by Emily Taylor

The primary outcomes from our Harm Reduction Talking Circles (HaRTC) study have been published in the Journal of Community Psychology! You can read the full article here: https://depts.washington.edu/harrtlab/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nelson-et-al-2024-hartc.pdf

In summary:

“Although the single‐arm study design precludes causal inferences, participants evinced statistically significant decreases in days of alcohol use and alcohol‐related harm over the three timepoints. Additionally, both sense of spirituality, which is a factor of cultural connectedness, and health‐related quality of life increased over time as a function of the number of HaRTC sessions attended. Virtual HaRTC shows initial feasibility and acceptability as a culturally aligned intervention for AI/AN people with AUD. Future randomized controlled trials will provide a test of the efficacy of this approach.”

Our WSU Spokane Team is Hiring!

Posted on | by Emily Taylor

We have posted a full time, Research Study Assistant role through WSU to work in collaboration with the UW HaRRT Center on our studies that intersect Native health and harm reduction treatment for substance use disorder. Currently, the primary projects on which this person will be assisting include randomized controlled trials of patient-centered and culturally aligned substance use interventions that we have codeveloped with community members with lived experience of substance use disorder and the community-based agencies that serve them.

The Research Study Assistant will be responsible for answering our study hotline, meeting with community partners and behavioral health treatment sites; ordering, managing and shipping materials to sites; and conducting repeated study interviews with participants regarding their sense of cultural connection, their alcohol use and related harm and their health-related quality of life.

We are looking forward to talking to applicants who have experience working in Native communities, care deeply about the Native community and are excited to support a more culturally aligned and acceptance-based way forward to working with people experiencing alcohol-related harm. Please forward the job description link below to your respective networks.

https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/…/Research-Study…

The HARTC Project is Hiring!

Posted on | by Emily Taylor

We are opening up a full time, Research Study Assistant role (and possibly more positions) through WSU to work in collaboration with the UW HaRRT Center and the Seattle Indian Health Board on our Harm Reduction Talking Circles (HaRTC) project.

The Research Study Assistant will be responsible for answering our study hotline, meeting with community partners and behavioral health treatment sites; ordering, managing and shipping materials to sites; and conducting repeated study interviews with participants regarding their sense of cultural connection, their alcohol use and related harm and their health-related quality of life. Spokane-based people are urged to apply; however, there may be some opportunity for remote/teleworking for people living in Washington State.

We are looking forward to talking to applicants who have experience working in Native communities, care deeply about the Native community and are excited to support a more culturally aligned and acceptance-based way forward to working with people experiencing alcohol-related harm. Please forward the job description link below to your respective networks.

https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/…/Research-Study…

Interested applicants should additionally submit a CV and letter of interest to Dr. Lonnie Nelson at lonnie.nelson@wsu.edu.

Thank you!

-The HaRTC Team