Harm reduction in Europe: a framework for civil society-led monitoring.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Civil society organisations (CSOs) play a vital role in developing and implementing effective measures to reduce the harms of drug use. They are also fundamental actors to monitor and evaluate programmes and policies for improvement. While harm reduction services are subject to monitoring, and international and European indicators exist, a framework for civil society-led monitoring does not exist. This paper analyses the challenges and added values of developing such a framework for the European region.

Methods

Since 2018, a technical working group within Correlation-European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN) is developing and revising a monitoring framework, collecting-through National Focal Points-the experience of harm reduction service providers and service user

SUBMITTER: Rigoni R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7787243 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature