A team of researchers from Michigan State University and community partners has conducted critical research to address gaps in treatment of substance use disorder in Michigan’s St. Clair County and the city of Port Huron. This research, culminating in support resources, comes in time for September: National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.

To assess the community’s services, Amy Drahota, an associate professor in MSU’s Department of Psychology, along with Research Specialist Karren Campbell and Assistant Professor Heatherlun Uphold, both in MSU’s Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, analyzed self-reported data from eight substance use treatment organizations serving 14 locations. They also compiled 20 publicly available social indicators to gain a comprehensive understanding of the community’s health landscape.

St. Clair County is the second community to implement the Health Equity Report Card, or HERC, model, which was developed by researchers at MSU and previously used in Genesee County.