Universities, Institutes & Foundations

Research organizations are working to close the gap between evidence and action. Producing rigorous research is no longer where impact ends — the greatest returns increasingly come from translating findings into practice, policy and measurable population outcomes. Comagine Health® partners with universities, research institutes and foundations to co-develop evidence, evaluate interventions and translate findings into real-world systems of care and support.

The Challenge

Bridging evidence, systems and lived experience to improve outcomes

Research and philanthropic organizations are increasingly focused on producing actionable evidence that reflects complex real-world conditions — including behavioral health, substance use and historically underserved populations.

Common challenges include:

Translating research into practice and policy change
Addressing persistent disparities in behavioral health and substance use outcomes
Ensuring research reflects diverse and historically underrepresented populations
Evaluating interventions across complex, real-world systems
Demonstrating impact, reach and sustainability of funded initiatives

How We Help

Bridging academia, systems and community

Research reaches practice most reliably when the evaluators sit close to both — grounded in academic method, and grounded in the systems where interventions actually get delivered. We bridge academia, public health, health care and community perspectives so that evidence is both methodologically rigorous and operationally meaningful — and so the findings can move from paper into programs.

Making complex data meaningful and actionable

Co-develop analyses using administrative, clinical and cross-sector data to generate insights that improve programs, systems and outcomes.

Co-designing and evaluating interventions that work in real-world settings

Partner on the development, testing and evaluation of interventions — including those focused on behavioral health and substance use — to move from concept to scalable, evidence-based practice.

Generating evidence to inform policy and system change

Conduct rigorous observational and policy studies to understand what works, for whom and under what conditions, supporting informed decision-making across systems.

Improving maternal and population health through collaborative models

Support data-driven maternal health and population health collaboratives that strengthen care systems, workforce readiness and outcomes for high-risk populations.