Nestor Rodriguez is a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. He can speak about the impact of the 1996 immigration act and about migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Read a 2004 article in Science & Theology News about the effects of compassionate love, altruism and spirituality in 12-step programs, and their effect on the health of recovering alcoholics.

Dan Cornfield is a sociology professor at Vanderbilt University. He has studied the experience of Latino and other immigrants in midsized U.S. cities such as Nashville.

Get a historical perspective on “Faith-Based Recovery: Its Historical Roots” in a 2005 article in Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction Professionals.

Read a 2013 comparative analysis of faith-based and secular interventions and treatments for substance abusers.

Read a 2001 CASAColumbia study that dives into the link between religion and spirituality and substance abuse.

Read a study conducted by the American Psychological Association revealing that adolescents’ perceived importance on religion and spirituality cut their interaction with drug use in half compared to adolescents who did not view religion as important.

Read a 2013 study by the National Center for Biotechnology Institute that claims good mental health is associated with religious belief or participation.

Synagogue 3000 (S3K) is a national, not-for-profit institute dedicated to revitalizing and re-energizing synagogue life in North America.