Opioid overdose rates in your community have seen a recent uptick after a steady decrease over the past several years. The community has grown increasingly frustrated with the presence of active substance use and associated consequences in a particular area of the city. First responders, such as paramedics and EMTs, report being increasingly strained for resources to respond to the medical crisis associated with overdose. Community-based social service agencies note the need for mental health treatment, housing stability, family support, and other basic needs. Harm-reduction advocates, including medical providers at the local hospital, have been lobbying for the creation of safe consumption sites and expanded harm-reduction measures to help stymie the death rate and other communicable diseases. The neighborhood residents are increasingly frustrated with the impact of substance use on their community, including increased waste, declining property values, and safety concerns.
How do you propose approaching engagement with the community worker, EMT, and resident to develop a solution?
Goals
1. Discuss how you would approach this group and move toward a collective goal.
2. What might that collective goal be based on your assessment?
Attention to Individual Perspectives
1. How you would attend to the differing needs of the task force participants and the community of people who use substances
Strategies
1. What strategies, grounded in literature, would you use in approaching this task
2. What might you need to be mindful of when engaging in this work?
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