Community coalition and key stakeholder perceptions of the community opioid epidemic before an intensive community-level intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioid overdoses are a major public health emergency in the United States. Despite effective treatments that can save lives, access to and utilization of such treatments are limited. Community context plays an important role in addressing treatment barriers and increasing access. The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is a multisite community-level cluster-randomized trial that will study implementation and outcomes of a community coalition-based intervention (Communities that HEAL [CTH]) that implements evidence-based practices (EBPs) to reduce opioid overdose deaths in four states. To examine contextual factors critical to understanding implementation, we assessed the perspectives of community members about their communities, current substance use-related services, and

SUBMITTER: Drainoni ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9167242 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature