Implementing a Social Work–Led Hepatitis C Treatment Model for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care
Social workers can effectively lead HCV treatment within integrated primary care. Treatment-first, harm reduction - oriented models address structural barriers, expand access, and achieve high cure rates for populations historically excluded from specialty-based or abstinence-based care.
Authors
- Aimee Kresica
- Michael Baca-Atlas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-0003)
- Katherine E. McDougal
- David A. Wohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7764-0212)
- Xiaoming Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7839-5020)
- Jessica Waters Davis
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Healthy Start (US)
- Office of Adolescent Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2570325
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00