Collaborations
The Center collaborates with individuals and organizations within and outside Boston University. Within Boston University, the Center’s collaborating faculty members are from disciplines such as social work, public health, management, geography, economics, and medicine. Faculty members associated with the Center are compensated through grants. The Center also collaborates with several schools and departments of Boston University including:
- The School of Public Health’s NIAAA-funded Youth Alcohol Prevention Center
- The School of Public Health’s Data Coordinating Center
- The School of Medicine
- The School of Social Work
Nationally, locally and regionally, collaborators in the areas of HIV prevention and substance abuse treatment include:
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, Boston, MA
- Tapestry Health Systems, Florence, MA
- Casa Esperanza, Inc., Boston, MA
- The Boston Public Health Commission’s Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services, Boston, MA
- The Dimock Community Health Center, Boston, MA
- Institute on Urban Health Research, Boston, MA
- UCLA School of Policy and Social Research, Los Angeles, CA