Why Bx Research Matters

Christopher R. Beasley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Washington College

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH TEAM

Demonstrating it Works

• Comparison to Usual Care

• Ongoing Comparison to Usual Care for Reentry

• Ongoing Comparison to Professional Housing

Working with States

• Research Used in Presentations

• Helps Secure State Funding

Oxford House Recruiting

• Effectiveness

• Prominence

Funding for Recovery

• Demonstrated Effectiveness

Showing How it Works

• Helps OH Know Process Better

• Helps Other Treatment Adapt OH Processes

Educating Treatment

• Know Where to Refer

• Knowing Where Their Residents are Going

• Ideas for Their Programs

Development of Related Models

• Prison Reentry

• Homelessness

• Medical Conditions

Importance of Participation

• #Participants / #Contacted

Importance of Quality Responses

• Great Confidence in Results

• Less People Needed in Research

Demonstrating to New Members

• Showing Importance of Research

• Modeling Service Through Research

• Letting Others Know Your Experience

• Offering Stories of Hope

Sharing Your Story

Developing People

• Undergraduate Students

• Post-Undergraduate Students

• Graduate Students

• Oxford House Residents

• Promoting OH Research w/ Students

• Helping Students Build Research Capacity

• Building Research Centers

• Experienced OH Recruiters

Building Research Capacity

• Oxford House Involvement– House

– Chapter

– State

– National

• Oxford House Census

• Engagement Focus Groups– Convention

– Facebook

– Online Video Confencing

• Skype

• Google+

Future Directions