Innovations at the intersection of homelessness and substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic led to disruptions in substance use and harm reduction services for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) as well as opportunities to innovate. Pandemic-era innovations may offer insights on more effective approaches to the intertwined issues of homelessness and substance use beyond the pandemic. We present findings from a scoping literature review of articles describing interventions related to substance use and homelessness that emerged during the pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a scoping literature review to identify articles on pandemic-era innovations related to substance use and homelessness. We completed a comprehensive search for articles in nine academic and grey literature databases in November 2022, and a second database search in

SUBMITTER: Passmore H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308940 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature