Recovery Needs Assessment Study
Recovery doesn't stop when treatment does. The months after someone leaves are when support is hardest to find, and hardest for the people who cared for them here to see.
RecoveryAI is building Ebby, an AI companion for people in recovery, from the first days of treatment through the months after. Before it goes any further, we're working with the Butler Center for Research to ask the people who know this best what it should do, what it should understand about a person, and what it should never do.
If you're in treatment at Hazelden, we'll ask what's actually helping now, what you expect to be hard after you leave, who you turn to, and how you already use your phone in your recovery. Then we'll describe what Ebby is meant to do and ask what you think. Would a daily check-in help, or get ignored? Would you rather talk to it or type? What would you want it to know about you, and what wouldn't you? What would make you delete it?
If you work at Hazelden in any role that touches a patient's recovery, we'll ask how you can tell when someone is struggling, what you'd want to know and what would just be noise, what an AI companion should and shouldn't be doing with your patients, who it would help and who it would leave behind, and what it would take for you to recommend it.
Nobody uses Ebby in this study. It's a conversation, and what you say will shape what gets built.
Who we’re looking to partner with
Addiction Treatment Centers
Extend care beyond discharge with predictive, AI-driven aftercare support. Ebby™ is being designed to integrate with existing clinical workflows and improve post-treatment engagement and outcomes.
Researchers & Academic Institutions
We’re preparing for clinical validation and are actively seeking collaborators focused on digital phenotyping, predictive modeling, and AI-driven behavioral health interventions.
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) & Health Plans
We're exploring how Ebby™ can support members navigating recovery—while reducing claims costs and improving access to continuous care.
Community-Based Recovery Networks
We're seeking partnerships with community-based recovery networks to enhance peer support with predictive, real-time interventions—strengthening connections and improving outcomes.
Ways to work together
Co-design pilot programs with your outpatient or aftercare teams
Collaborate with us to build pilot programs that integrate Ebby's predictive AI and personalized interventions into your existing care pathways.
Participate in research studies focused on relapse prediction and digital support
Partner with us on groundbreaking research that advances understanding and prevention of relapse through predictive analytics and real-time intervention.
Serve as a referral partner for individuals exiting treatment
Offer individuals leaving treatment immediate access to Ebby’s proactive support, helping ensure sustained recovery and smoother transitions.
Advise on ethical AI implementation in behavioral health contexts
Work together with our team to ensure responsible, ethical AI practices that respect privacy, build trust, and enhance recovery outcomes.
Help us test RecoveryAI’s usability, accessibility, and clinical value
Join our user-experience and clinical-validation studies to refine Ebby’s performance, user-friendliness, and impact on long-term recovery.
