We implement evidence-based solutions to HIV and emerging health and social issues affecting diverse populations.
The Social Intervention Group is a global leader in intervention, prevention, behavioral, and implementation research on communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Active Research Projects
Adolescent Responses to COVID-19 (ARC)
The Adolescent Responses to COVID-19 (ARC) study aims to examine adolescents' patterns of social connectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic and impacts on adolescent mental health through a mobile app and smartwatch.
AEGIDA
Peer-based HIV Self-testing among Women Who Inject or Use Drugs in Kazakhstan, Central Asia
The aim of this study is to assess acceptability, feasibility, preliminary efficacy and cost of a peer-based HIV self-testing intervention to increase consistent HIV testing among women who exchange sex and inject drugs in Kazakhstan.
News
Crowdsourced, Youth-Developed Materials Decreased HIV Stigma in Adolescents and Young Adults in Kazakhstan
HIV stigma in Kazakhstan drives low testing uptake and HIV status awareness, and the JasSpark study provides insight into one method to lower that stigma.
HEALing Communities Study Finds 15% Decrease in Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose in Intervention Communities
40 overdose deaths were averted across the study's 67 participating communities, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in healthcare spending.
Dr. Nabila El-Bassel: Community-Engaged Research Is How We Fight the Overdose Epidemic
In Undark Magazine, SIG Director and University Professor Nabila El-Bassel lays out how diverse local coalitions can reduce overdose deaths and build lasting systems to prevent opioid overdoses.
Photos
