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Introducing Justin Smith, PhD, new Chief Technology Officer for Commonly Well

Commonly Well Hires Seasoned AI Expert, Justin Smith, PhD

As we continue to grow Commonly Well, we aim to work with people who share our drive to combine intelligence and compassion into impactful solutions. One who does just that is Justin Smith, PhD, and his addition to the team as Chief Technology Officer signifies a significant leap to making Recovery Intelligence even smarter.

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By David

9/21/23

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The Evolution of Recovery Intelligence™

The quest to remake the lives of those seeking recovery requires continuous learning and improved understanding of the root causes and influences of addiction.

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By David

9/19/23

Unveiling Recovery Intelligence

Unveiling Recovery Intelligence

Recovery Intelligence™ is the human-centered, data-driven solution to addiction recovery. Without the right framework or process, most goals and outcomes are never fully reached. This has been especially true for addiction care providers and behavioral health organizations that lack the means to measure outcomes, let alone achieve them.

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By David

9/14/23

Meet Commonly Well: The Leader of Recovery Intelligence

As the first Recovery Intelligence™ firm, Commonly Well is propelling the addiction recovery field into the future, with advanced approaches to data and delivery of care.

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By David

9/5/23

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Birmingham Recovery Center leverages the Recovery Capital Index to better client lives 

"When we started this program... our objective was to do better as a program and to help elevate the services and the perceptions throughout the field. And the RCI is one of those things that just helps us to be better." - Ian Henyon, Executive Director at Birmingham Recovery Center

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By Patrick

7/26/23

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Elements for good text prompts to improve survey response rates

Creating a relatable and engaging message prompts are key for client participation in assessments and surveys over time. But it all starts with a great opt-in sequence and welcome messages. 

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By David

7/22/23

1000+ RCI's completed in June

1,000+ RCI’s Completed in June

1,017. This was the total number of Recovery Capital Index (RCI) survey's completed in June 2023; and it was the first month with 1,000+ completions since launching Commonly Well at the end of May 2020. It's a milestone worth a few moments of reflection.

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By David

7/3/23

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Bringing more diversity of thought to behavioral healthcare

When we explore best practices in behavioral healthcare, we constantly look inside our field and rarely seek best practices of psychology and experience from other services and industries. This is limiting our ability to be more effective and truly great practitioners of care.

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By David

6/22/23

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Text message interventions reduce problematic alcohol use

Automated text messages reduce bing drinking episodes AND negative drinking consequences when focused on a particular use management strategy for 18-25 year olds.

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By David

6/13/23

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Data Ownership and Privacy 

Your healthcare data might be about you, but it’s not yours – not really. Current regulations seem to protect your data. Despite the appearance of strong privacy regulations, there’s a lot of grey area and rampant misuse. Yes, let’s fix the laws, but we need higher ethical standards and principles for data capture and use. 

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By David

5/31/23

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The Recovery Capital Index: A Validated Assessment

The Recovery Capital Index (RCI) measures what it says it measures: addiction wellness. Developed at Face it TOGETHER (FIT) by David Whitesock (now CEO & Founder of Commonly Well), the RCI is built on three domains, nine indicators, and 22 components which have been proven to positively affect recovery and provide a comprehensive assessment of intervention effectiveness.It also focuses on longitudinal health outcomes, giving therapists and peer coaches insights into an individual’s progress, growth, and well-being over time. 

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By David

3/28/23

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Beyond Treating the Addiction

When only 10-20% of our health can be attributed to clinical care, it’s time to go beyond just treating the addiction. A whole-person addiction care approach includes assessing and addressing a person’s recovery capital to improve outcomes.    Treatment alone does not produce the health outcomes we expect. It is incomplete. The above statistic is a call to treat beyond the addiction itself. In the addiction recovery field, it’s a call to address a person’s recovery capital. 

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By Patrick

3/21/23