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. 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.
Recent Media:
- UO center hosts accidental overdose prevention program (OregonNews, Nov. 10, 2022)
- New methods tripled COVID-19 testing in Latinx communities (OregonNews, Aug. 1, 2022)
- Teenagers Who Miscarry At High-Risk For Self-Harm (Moms, May 23, 2022)
- Miscarriage can increase suicide risk among teenagers (OregonNews, May 3, 2022)
- Pregnancy and Miscarriage Predict Suicide Attempts (Health News Digest, April 13, 2022)
- Grant will expand COVID testing with syringe exchange programs (OregonNews, Dec. 10, 2020)