Our Projects
We develop and implement approaches that advance equity and person-centered care, support recovery and stable housing, achieve health and wellness, and effect lasting social change. We bring our values and expertise to everything we do—from targeted consulting and community change work to large-scale training and technical assistance. Check out a sampling of the projects we have worked on since we opened our doors in 2006.

Supporting Informed Treatment & Recovery Decisions in Massachusetts
Together in Recovery is fostering an accessible, integrated treatment and recovery network in Massachusetts that champions evidence-based approaches, supports multiple pathways to recovery, and puts people in charge of their treatment choices. In 2019-2020, we partnered with RIZE Massachusetts to convene peer, ...

Addressing Institutional Bias & Racism to Achieve Organizational Equity
Institutional bias and racism perpetuate inequities. C4 is partnering with the African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence to run a learning collaborative that will take a specific and actionable look at what organizations can do to be anti-oppressive, racially equitable, and rooted in...

Delivering Evidence-Based Mental Health Services
Through the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, C4 Innovations staff are working with partners to strengthen capacity to deliver evidence-based mental health services. We are providing training, consultation, technical assistance, and knowledge dissemination...

Responding to the Opioid Epidemic
SAMHSA created the Opioid Response Network (ORN) to deliver State Targeted Response Technical Assistance (STR-TA). By bringing together experts in prevention, treatment, and recovery, ORN supports local efforts addressing the opioid epidemic. C4 Innovations is a core team member...

Preventing Substance Use for At Risk Adolescents
C4 Innovations staff designed Project Amp, a brief intervention to reduce and prevent substance use for adolescents who are at risk. The intervention is delivered by young adult peer mentors with personal experience of substance use and recovery. We completed a pilot study in school and...

Transforming Homeless Services
We have worked to transform homeless services through a number of federal initiatives dedicated to improving the lives of people experiencing homelessness. We operated a national resource and training center for the homeless service field and an online resource center of best practices,...

Recovery Rising in Pennsylvania
We are partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs on “Recovery Rising,” an initiative to foster a resilient, diverse, and accessible recovery environment in the state. Our goals are to facilitate dialogue to: deepen understanding of person-...

Evaluating Collegiate Recovery Services in Washington
C4 and partners at Washington State University (WSU) conducted an environmental scan to assess availability and quality of collegiate recovery support services in Washington State. We collected data from multiple sources including current literature, surveys, policy reviews, and stakeholder interviews. In the report, we make recommendations for individuals and ...
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