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02/20/2026

In our diversity we find strength, beauty and perspective. In our unity we find peace, empathy and potential.

02/19/2026

Upcoming Webinar: From Dropout to 90% Retention: Real Results from Contingency Management in MAT
When: March 18, at 2pm EST.

This webinar will include:
💠 How Porch Light Health achieved 294% increase in behavioral health visits and 30% improvement in MAT compliance
💠 Their complete funding strategy using opioid settlement dollars
💠 Implementation insights and lessons learned from 15 locations
💠 Live demo of the CHESS Health Rewards Engine platform

Register now!

Learn how one MAT provider used opioid settlement funding to implement contingency management, and achieved 90% patient retention.

02/18/2026

National study seeks to understand how state-level laws and federal child welfare financing reforms are shaping maternal health care, overdose risk, and substance use treatment access.

National Study Highlights How State Policies and Child Welfare Reforms Shape Maternal Health and Substance Use Outcomes A national research team led by Sachini Bandara, PhD '18, MS and Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD '15 is examining how state-level drug policies and federal child welfare reforms impac...

02/17/2026

Contingency management success is proven. The challenge is implementing it at scale.

Porch Light Health automated its contingency management program across multiple locations, making it easier for staff to deliver rewards, track outcomes, and keep patients engaged beyond medication alone.

The impact was immediate: higher engagement, stronger retention, and better use of behavioral and psychiatric care.

See the framework behind the results and how it can be applied in your organization!

Explore how contingency management boosts patient engagement in addiction treatment and improves outcomes across services.

02/16/2026

This Presidents Day, we honor the spirit of service and leadership that inspires our work. At CHESS Health, we’re committed to expanding compassionate, accessible support for those navigating SUD recovery.

02/14/2026

We are big fans of loving yourself and making ! Happy Valentine's Day from 💙

02/13/2026

An analysis of 2018-2023 data showed that drug overdoses, homicides, and suicides accounted for more than a quarter of all deaths among pregnant and postpartum women.

Findings point to pregnancy, postpartum period as 'critical window of opportunity,' expert says

02/12/2026

What if you could increase MAT compliance by 30% and boost behavioral health visits by 294% in just weeks?

Porch Light Health & CHESS Health are pleased to present, “From Dropout to 90% Retention: Real Results from Contingency Management in MAT”, March 18, at 2pm EST.

Featuring Steve Carleton (Chief Clinical Officer, Porch Light Health) & Hans Morefield (CEO, CHESS Health), this webinar will include:

💠 How Porch Light Health achieved 294% increase in behavioral health visits and 30% improvement in MAT compliance
💠 Their complete funding strategy using opioid settlement dollars
💠 Implementation insights and lessons learned from 15 locations
💠 Live demo of the CHESS Health Rewards Engine platform

Register now!

Learn how one MAT provider used opioid settlement funding to implement contingency management, and achieved 90% patient retention.

02/11/2026

One patient. Multiple providers. Separate treatment plans. Disconnected digital tools. Zero integration.

Result: 30% dropout rate and $15,640 in annual costs per patient.

Integrated care platforms solve this. Shared data. Coordinated teams. Continuous support. Evidence-based outcomes.

For providers: $2,325-$21,404 per retained patient
For payers: $4-$5 ROI per dollar spent
For patients: Sustained recovery & quality of life

SUD is a chronic disease. It's time our care delivery model reflected that reality.

Customer Lifetime Value is transforming how healthcare approaches chronic disease management, including substance use disorders.

02/09/2026

"HHS is advancing a vision of abstinence-only recovery rooted in social connection, while simultaneously rejecting harm-reduction and housing-first strategies that have been shown to create stability, trust and sustained engagement in care."

The Department of Health and Human Services has invested $100 million in a pilot program in eight U.S. cities focused on court-ordered treatment, psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and recovery…

02/06/2026

"A 2024 survey found there are at least 1,800 mobile teams nationwide. But financial support for them is often inadequate and inconsistent, so many communities are struggling to find ways to keep the teams operating."

Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental health professionals instead, but paying for that service has been a struggle.

02/05/2026

: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed a new $100 million effort to fight opioid addiction highlighting the country’s “fragmented” system for addressing substance abuse.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday touted a new $100 million effort to fight opioid addiction highlighting the country’s “fragmented” system for…