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Parents Who Misuse Opioids and have Dependent Children: Identifying and Mobilizing Social Network Members to Support Drug Treatment Engagement

Award Number: K01DA065780
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/15/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2031

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Parents Who Misuse Opioids and have Dependent Children: Identifying and Mobilizing Social Network Members to Support Drug Treatment Engagement - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Parental opioid misuse presents a critical public health challenge, with strong evidence linking opioid misuse among parents to adverse outcomes for both parents and their children. Engagement in drug treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is a key strategy for improving outcomes in families affected by opioid misuse, as MOUD has been shown to improve child permanency and reduce child mortality. Despite this, many parents who misuse opioids and have dependent children (PWUO-DC) face significant barriers to initiating and sustaining MOUD. Social networks are a powerful, yet understudied, influence on MOUD engagement among PWUO-DC. These networks may offer essential support or present barriers to treatment engagement. The overarching goal of Dr. Lauren Dayton’s research career is to identify and leverage social network dynamics to improve the health and well-being of PWUO-DC and their children. The proposed K01 career development award will equip Dr. Dayton with the training and pilot data needed to become an independent investigator focused on developing network-based recovery models tailored for PWUO-DC. This exploratory sequential mixed-methods study, guided by the Implementation Mapping Framework will address key gaps in the literature by pursuing three research aims: 1) Examine how drug-free network members support PWUO-DC engagement and retention in MOUD and identify barriers to providing support; 2) Characterize the composition and functions of social networks of PWUO-DC to identify factors associated with their engagement in MOUD; and, 3) Develop and component-test an intervention that mobilizes drug-free network members to support MOUD engagement among PWUO-DC. The training plan addresses the additional methodological and content skills Dr. Dayton needs to develop as an independent investigator aiming to improve the health and well-being of PWUO-DC and their children. The four training areas are: (1) drug treatment models, (2) family-focused substance use research, (3) implementation science, and (4) ethical research with families affected by opioid misuse. She will be mentored by a multidisciplinary team of senior investigators with strong NIH-funded research and mentorship experience, and supported by a robust institutional environment with deep expertise in substance use, implementation science, and ethics. This research aligns with NIDA’s Strategic Objective 2.4: Advance the science of recovery support, by exploring social network stigma and other barriers to MOUD engagement and advancing the development of network-based support strategies. Findings from this study will identify strategies to mobilize PWUO-DC’s drug-free network members to improve MOUD engagement, which can inform scalable, family-based recovery interventions and improve the health outcomes of families impacted by opioid misuse.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $197,624 )
2026	2026	THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	3400 N CHARLES ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	4/17/2026	NEW	$197,624
														Subtotal = $197,624

Grand Total All Awards = $197,624

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Parents Who Misuse Opioids and have Dependent Children: Identifying and Mobilizing Social Network Members to Support Drug Treatment Engagement

Award Number: K01DA065780

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/15/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2031

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