community-based interventions, Opioid Abuse, Parenting, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, Substance Use Disorders
Camille Cioffi's research focuses on improving health, mental health, and substance use outcomes among people with substance use disorders who are pregnant and parenting with a particular focus on highly stigmatized populations including people experiencing homelessness and people who inject drugs. As a research assistant professor at the Prevention Science Institute, she's part of a team that designed a culturally and trauma informed approach that tripled COVID-19 testing in Latinx communities. The efforts resulted in several published papers, including as a Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open paper. Another project, published in Children and Youth Services Review, found that vulnerable teens who lose a pregnancy are at increased risk for suicide.