Preparing to Establish an Overdose Prevention Center: Exploring the Perspectives of HIV and Substance Use Service Providers and People Who Use Drugs in Worcester, Massachusetts
Funded by: Center for Drug Use and HIV Research
Project dates: September 2024 - August 2025
Principal Investigator: Steen, JeffreyProject dates: September 2024 - August 2025
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project will conduct community-engaged research to explore the perspectives of two populations who will serve essential roles in pre-implementation of an overdose prevention center in Worcester: service providers and people who use drugs.
Related Publications
Steen J, Monteiro CB (2024). Envisioning the evolution of substance use services: Social work and the establishment of overdose prevention centers
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 24 (4), 425-431. doi: 10.1080/1533256X.2024.2423925. PMCID: PMC11879254.