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Kelly Firesheets1, Sophia Juarez, Albert Kopak
1Police Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC) Research Committee, Pennsylvania (Drs Firesheets, Kopak, Ross, and Sperber and Ms Juarez); and Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), Center for Justice Research and Evaluation, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Reichert).
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP
|October 4, 2022
Summary
Quick Response Teams (QRTs) unite public health and safety to combat the opioid crisis. This study examines Ohio
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Criminology
- Social Work
Background:
- The United States faces a significant opioid crisis, with nearly 50,000 opioid-related deaths in 2019.
- First responders (law enforcement, fire, EMS) and hospitals are strained by the frequency of opioid overdoses.
- Quick Response Teams (QRTs) have emerged as a collaborative model involving public health and public safety to address overdoses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the scale, structure, and services of QRTs in Ohio.
- To identify the populations served by Ohio's QRTs.
- To analyze the deflection pathways utilized by QRTs within the framework of the Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative.
Main Methods:
- Utilized existing qualitative and quantitative data from QRTs across Ohio.
- Analyzed QRT data through the lens of the 5 deflection pathways model.
- Answered key questions regarding QRT scale, structure, client demographics, and deflection strategies.
Main Results:
- Assessed the operational scale and structural variations of QRTs in the sample.
- Characterized the demographics and needs of individuals served by QRTs.
- Quantified the extent to which Ohio's QRTs incorporate various deflection pathways.
Conclusions:
- Provides insights into the context and effectiveness of QRTs and collaborative overdose response.
- Offers data-driven suggestions for researchers, practitioners, and funders involved in public health/public safety partnerships.
- Highlights the need for further research into the QRT model despite its widespread adoption.
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