制定一个全面的清单,以定义减少危害的住房
Sofia Zaragoza1, Joseph Silcox1,2, Sabrina Rapisarda1,3
1Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, Heller School for Social Policy & Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.
Harm reduction journal
|January 24, 2025
概括
波士顿为使用毒品的人 (PWUD) 开发了六个减少伤害住房 (HRH) 站点. 一个新的库存工具评估HRH服务,确定安全和标准化实施的关键组件.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 城市规划 城市规划
- 社会工作 社会工作 社会工作
背景情况:
- 波士顿面临着物质使用挑战,无家可归,以及非法毒品供应的变化.
- 为使用毒品的人 (PWUD) 建立了六个低门危害减少住房 (HRH) 站点.
- 陛下提供过渡性支持性住房,采用"住房优先"的方法,整合减少伤害的服务,而不需要禁欲.
研究的目的:
- 了解波士顿HRH网站的特点和操作.
- 开发一个全面的库存工具,用于评估过渡性住房的减少危害策略.
- 为了更广泛的应用,编目HRH站点的共同特征.
主要方法:
- 收集了2023年6月至9月的数据,包括19个工作人员采访和6个HRH地点的民族学观察.
- 通过数据三角化,专家审查和与居民进行试点测试,开发了一个库存.
- 对106名居民进行了调查,以评估库存项目的认识,使用和有用性.
主要成果:
- 高等职务人员确定了最佳实践,资源和政策,包括过量预防,行为政策,安全和减少危害的供应分配.
- 完成了32项清单,评估服务,政策和最佳实践.
- 居民重视减少伤害的服务;医疗支持高度重视,但未得到充分利用.
结论:
- 女王的清单有效地评估了减少危害的规定和居民对安全部件的认识.
- 该工具有助于对PWUD的HRH概念和实践进行标准化.
- 该清单可以帮助其他城市规划和实施减少危害的住房.
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