Root and the P2P (Peer to Peer) Study
August 1, 2023
The Root Center is collaborating with Dr. Kristyn Zajac, from UConn Health on the Peer to Peer (P2P) study. This study focuses on whether adding a peer recovery coaching program will improve Opioid Use Disorder treatments for young adults, ages 18 to 25.
This study includes having P2P added to standard outpatient services for an eligible patient.
The goal will be to have the patient meet with recovery coaches for four weekly sessions over the span of two months. The study will then look to investigate what factors drive young patients to drop out of their outpatient services.
Recent Posts
Our Community Forum was a success! Burnout: More than Just Stress, was a wonderful, insightful, and at times even funny conversation about occupational and personal burnout, shifting legislature, personal coping strategies, systemic changes, the effect of burnout in children, and so much more! The Root Center is proud to offer free events like this as part of our Advanced Recovery Institute (ARI). The ARI is committed to research and training to elevate clinical care. It is our hope that by organizing these forums that we will help expand our understanding and awareness of topics that impact our communities. Special thanks to all of our panelists for your insight and expertise: Samantha Alzate LCSW , - Owner of Mindful Transformations Brent Heineman, MD/MPH - Psychiatry Intern at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Christian Damiana - Public Policy Manager at Mental Health Connecticut, Inc. Dr. Cassandra Holinka, PsyD - Clinical Psychologist & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Jay Lasser, M.D - Founder of The Center for Work Stress Reduction Kristine Olson , M.D., M.S. - Chief Wellness Officer for Yale New Haven Health
Back in 2023, Root Center for Advanced Recovery's education initiative, the Advanced Recovery Institute, offered its first ever grant to fund research by Dr. Yifrah Kaminer and his team at UConn. Now in 2025, the study is finally published!
