Partnering with major academic institutions, ABH^® provides contract management and behavioral health information technology expertise to coordinate research operations, data management, and reporting. ABH^® actively participates in federal and statewide research initiatives that strive to rapidly move promising evidence-based treatment into practice in community settings.

Recent research collaborations include:

NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) — In September 1999, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a five-year grant to Yale University Principal Investigator Dr. Kathleen Carroll to form the New England Node of the CTN. Yale contracted with ABH^® to serve as the Administrative Data Coordinating Center for the New England Node.

The goal of the CTN is to more rapidly move promising evidence-based drug addiction treatments into community settings through close collaboration between substance abuse researchers and community treatment providers.  ABH^® performs key functions including development and maintenance of a state-of-the-art information system, protocol coordination including hiring and integration of research assistants into clinic settings, and conducting detailed quality checks to ensure client safety and confidentiality.