A community-academic partnership to develop an implementation support package for overdose prevention in permanent supportive housing.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The overdose crisis in the U.S. disproportionately impacts people experiencing homelessness. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) - permanent, affordable housing with voluntary support services - is an effective, evidence-based intervention to address homelessness. However, overdose risk remains high even after entering PSH for individual and structural reasons. In this study, we aimed to refine a set of evidence-based overdose prevention practices (EBPs) and an associated implementation support package for PSH settings using focus groups with PSH tenants, frontline staff, and leaders.

Methods

Our community-academic team identified an initial set of overdose EBPs applicable for PSH through research, public health guidance, and a needs assessment. We adapted these

SUBMITTER: Gaeta Gazzola M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788923 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature