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ArticleJournal of substance use and addiction treatment2025

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

Marina Gaeta Gazzola, Allison Torsiglieri, Lauren Velez, Stephanie Blaufarb, Patricia Hernandez, Megan A O'Grady, Jamie Blackburn, Jacqueline Florick, Charles M Cleland, Donna Shelley and 1 more

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Marina Gaeta GazzolaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America.
Allison TorsiglieriDepartment of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America.
Lauren VelezCorporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY, United States of America.
Stephanie BlaufarbDepartment of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America.
Patricia HernandezCorporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY, United States of America.
Megan A O'GradyDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, United States of America.
Jamie BlackburnCorporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY, United States of America.
Jacqueline FlorickDepartment of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America.
Charles M ClelandDepartment of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America.
Donna ShelleyDepartment of Public Health Policy and Management, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America; Global Center for Implementation Science and Practice, NYU School of Global Public Health, New York, NY, United States of America.
Kelly M DoranDepartment of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America; Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America. Electronic address: kelly.doran@nyulangone.org.

Funding

Implementation of Overdose Prevention Practices in Permanent Supportive HousingR01DA054976 · NIDA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Kelly Doran · 2022 to 2026
$3.8M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA054976
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Abstract

introductionThe 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.

methodsOur 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 practices based on feedback from focus groups with PSH leaders, staff, and tenants. Focus groups followed semi-structured interview guides developed using the EPIS (Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment) framework constructs of inner context, outer context, and bridging factors related to overdose prevention and response.

resultsWe conducted 16 focus groups with 40 unique participants (14 PSH tenants, 15 PSH staff, 11 PSH leaders); focus groups were held in two iterative rounds and individuals could participate in one or both rounds. Participants were diverse in gender, race, and ethnicity. Focus group participants were enthusiastic about the proposed EBPs and implementation strategies, while contributing unique insights and concrete suggestions to improve upon them. The implementation support package contains an iteratively refined PSH Overdose Prevention (POP) Toolkit with 20 EBPs surrounding overdose prevention and response, harm reduction, and support for substance use treatment and additional core implementation strategies including practice facilitation, tenant-staff champion teams, and learning collaboratives.

conclusionsThis manuscript describes how robust community-academic partnerships and input from people with lived experience as tenants and staff in PSH informed adaptation of evidence-based overdose prevention approaches and implementation strategies to improve their fit for PSH settings. This effort can inform similar efforts nationally in other settings serving highly marginalized populations. We are currently conducting a randomized trial of the refined overdose prevention implementation support package in PSH.

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Drug OverdoseFocus GroupsIll-Housed PersonsAdultCommunity-Institutional RelationsEvidence-Based PracticeFemaleHumansMalePublic HousingHarm reductionHomelessnessOverdosePermanent supportive housing

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PMID39389548
PMCPMC11788923

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