Congratulations to Tessa Frohe, PhD and her colleagues at Research with Expert Advisors on Drug Use (READU) who have been honored with the prestigious Mosaic Award from Academy Health. The Mosaic Award recognizes organized groups within health services and policy research that have created a more welcoming experience and sense of community for employees and/or members with a diversity of backgrounds and experience.
 
Research with Expert Advisors on Drug Use (READU) is a community-based research team whose members include researchers with lived and living experience of drug use and other academic staff and students who are passionate about improving services for people who use drugs. Since its founding in 2022, READU has worked on a variety of projects focused on reducing stigma and improving services for people who experience overdose in King County. In addition to supporting compassionate, evidence-based public health policy, READU works to forge strong community partnerships and expand opportunities for bi-directional learning between students and researchers with lived experience.   
 
Read more about READU and the Mosaic Award