Program areas at Institutes for Behavior Resources
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SYSTEMS:REACH HEALTH SERVICES - Substance use disorders treatment services, REACH operates a substance use disorders treatment program in Baltimore, Maryland that provides individual and group counseling services, case management, care coordination and pharmacotheraphy services to people seeking treatment for substance use disorders. REACH also provides mental health counseling by licensed social workers to people enrolled in the substance use treatment program. Coordination of care is done with outside psychiatry providers if medication is indicated.REACH Health Services is a community based comprehensive outpatient substance use disorders treatment program designed to deliver outpatient, intensive outpatient, health home case management and population-based health services and pharmacotherapy services to those with substance use disorders in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties. The program expands access to care through the development of partnerships with existing psychosocial programs in their communities and coordinates the care with these other agencies. Current services include assessment and treatment planning, pharmacotheraphy, limited somatic care, case management, referral, and group and individual counseling services. Additional service provision is enhanced through close collaboration with local health care providers.No persons meeting Federal admission criteria will be denied admission based on race, religion, marital status, sex, age, ethnic origin, disabilities or sexual preference.In FY2023, REACH continued the SAMHSA grant which allows us to screen, treat and refer African American women and LGBTQ people with substance use disorders into care for their substance use disorder, groups and individual counseling as well as testing for Hepatitis C and HIV testing and case management. REACH began a grant working with the John Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Center for a workforce development project with the goal of assisting patients in finding employment with coaching, resume writing, skills building, and interviewing techniques. REACH also began offering the Intensive Outpatient Services again in January 2023.
Research: IBR's research program includes initiatives associated with developing algorithms for data collection on sleep and fatigue for wearable devices, behavioral economics as a clinical assessment tool in conjunction with reach patients and treatment for sleep-related problems associated with substance use disorders, and efforts to obtain funding for a range of studies associated with the opportunities described above.
Fatigue Management PRODUCTS:IBR MARKETED THE SALE OF SAFTE-FAST FATIGUE MODELING SOFTWARE, THROUGH A SUBLICENSE, TO AIRLINES WORLDWIDE AND THE NORTH AMERICAN RAIL INDUSTRY, TO HELP COMPANIES ASSESS FATIGUE AND PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATED WITH WORK SCHEDULES. SALES CAN BE IN THE FORM OF ONE OR MULTI-YEAR LICENSES OR UNDER SERVICE CONTRACTS.