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Table 2 Organization characteristics

From: Harm reduction workforce, behavioral health, and service delivery in the USA: a cross-sectional study

Variable (total responses)

Frequency

Percentage

Mean (SD)

Syringe Services Program (SSP) has multiple sites (168)

   

 Yes

111

66.97

7.08 (9.80)

 No

57

33.93

 

Physical setting of the organization

   

 Primary location (168)

132

78.57

 

 Mobile unit (168)

86

51.19

 

 Pop-up sites (168)

56

33.33

 

 Tele-services (168)

23

13.70

 

Number of unique participants served per month

  

350 (607.32)

Organization affiliation

   

 Non-profit (168)

111

66.07

 

 Health department (168)

53

31.55

 

 Faith-based (168)

11

6.55

 

 Other (i.e., for-profit, tribal affiliation) (168)

7

4.17

 

Organization services offered

 

4.17

 

 Overdose prevention (168)a

163

97.02

 

 Disease prevention (168)b

154

91.67

 

 Community engagement (168)

163

97.02

 

 Testing services (168)

162

96.43

 

 Behavioral health services (168)

127

75.60

 

  Case management (127)

88

69.29

 

  Peer recovery (127)

78

61.41

 

  Counseling (127)

34

26.77

 

  Crisis counseling (127)

26

20.47

 

  Teleharm reduction (127)

23

18.11

 

Types of providers/staff at organization

   

 Behavioral health (168)

82

48.80

 

 Community outreach (168)

146

87.0

 

 Medical (168)

92

54.76

 

 Other (168)

57

34.0

 

Is there a formal referral process? (168)

   

 No

95

56.55

 

 Yes

73

43.45

 

Is there a follow-up process for referrals? (168)

   

 No

114

67.86

 

 Yes

54

32.14

 

Are there specialty mental health services? (159)

   

 No

80

50.31

 

 Yes

79

49.70

 

Are volunteers essential in-service delivery (159)

   

 No

70

44.02

 

 Yes

89

55.97

 
  1. aSuboxone, medication assisted treatment, naloxone
  2. bPEP/PREP, hepatitis A vaccine, birth control, condoms