Honest, Open, Proud (HOP): A Peer Delivered, Co-occurring Disorders Intervention for Justice-involved Veterans
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Conditions studied: Stigma, Co-Occurring Disorders, Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health Disorder, Veterans
In brief
As many as two-thirds of Justice-involved Veterans (JIVs) have a substance-use disorder (SUD), and up to 51% have a mental health (MH) condition; however, fewer than one-third of JIVs receive MH or SUD treatment, and addressing stigma is a recommended strategy for improving Veteran willingness to engage in treatment. Honest, Open, Proud (HOP) is an evidence-based stigma reduction intervention for justice-involved Veterans that is delivered by peers, which can ultimately increase access to and engagement in care, lower rates of criminal recidivism, and improve MH and SUD outcomes. However, implementation of such interventions with high-acuity patients often requires strategies that are intensive and costly. This trial will evaluate the relative impacts and costs of using a high-intensity (vs. low-intensity) strategy to implement a peer-led, stigma reduction intervention for justice-involved Veterans with co-occurring SUD and MH disorders.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07742722
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 240
- Starts
- 2026-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2030-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-08-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Veterans who are service-connected and enrolled in a VJP program within six VA Medical Centers:
- Fresno, Palo Alto, Butler, Coatesville, Pittsburgh, Wilmington, and therefore have justice involvement
- Veterans who meet DSM-5 criteria for a mental health and/or substance use disorder
- Veterans who are willing to participate in VA-HOP
You may not qualify if…
- Does not have a history of justice involvement and or not enrolled in a participating site VJP program
- Do not have a mental health and/or substance use disorder diagnosis
Where it is running
- VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA — Bedford, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
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