| Session Title: Using Community-Based Participatory Evaluation to Reduce Opioid Overdoses |
| Multipaper Session 780 to be held in Wekiwa 8 on Saturday, Nov 14, 10:55 AM to 11:40 AM |
| Sponsored by the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health TIG |
| Chair(s): |
| Leslie Aldrich, Massachusetts General Hospital, laldrich@partners.org |
| Abstract: Community-Based Participatory Evaluation (CPBE) can be a useful tool to help coalitions respond to a community issue. It places evaluation and stakeholders at the center of a cycle that includes Assessment, Capacity/Partnership Building, Planning, and Implementation. Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health distributed State Incentive Grants to local communities to reduce the opioid overdoses. Two of these communities applied CPBE to implement the required Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). CBPE facilitated the process of conducting a full assessment of the problem and identifying best-practice interventions for each community. Because CPBE mirrors the SPF cycle and is dynamic enough to account for the context of politics, population and situation, incorporating the method was easy and advantageous. Although both communities used this approach, the data collection methods, results of the assessment and identified strategies to address opioid overdose were unique. |
| Identifying Strategies to Reduce Opioid Overdoses in a Boston Neighborhood |
| Danelle Marable, Massachusetts General Hospital, dmarable@partners.org |
| Beth Rosenstein, Massachusetts General Hospital, brosenshein@partners.org |
| Jennifer Kelly, Boys & Girls Club of Boston, jkelly14@partners.org |
| Toni Weintraub, Independent Consultant, tabramsweintraub@partners.org |
| Susan Crowley, Independent Consultant, susan_crowley@ksg07.harvard.edu |
| This presentation will focus on the Charlestown Substance Abuse Coalition (CSAC) and how it used CBPE during its assessment to identify strategies to reduce opioid overdoses in the specific community the coalition serves. Because CBPE relies heavily on the stakeholders at the table, CSAC was able to attract new stakeholders to the coalition, including substance abuse providers and those in recovery from opioid addiction. Through this process, CSAC reviewed public data and conducted interviews and focus groups in order to listen to, as well as obtain buy-in from, the community. Because of the continuous feedback loop with community stakeholders, CSAC was able to pinpoint several strategies directed at reducing opioid overdoses that were supported by the community and to engage stakeholders in the implementation phase. |
| A Case Study of Assessment and Planning Process to Address Opioid Overdose in Revere, Massachusetts |
| Erica Clarke, Massachusetts General Hospital, esclarke@partners.org |
| Leslie Aldrich, Massachusetts General Hospital, laldrich@partners.org |
| Susan Crowley, Independent Consultant, susan_crowley@ksg07.harvard.edu |
| A case study of the assessment and planning process conducted using Community-Based Participatory Evaluation (CBPE) in Revere, Massachusetts will be discussed. The CBPE approach was applied to this work through establishing an expert panel from the community to conduct a thorough assessment and develop and identify strategies to reduce opioid overdose in the community. The expert panel participated by overseeing and making recommendations regarding the data collection process, reviewing and interpreting local data related to opioid overdose, identifying data gaps, and based on the results of the assessment, identifying strategies most appropriate for the community. This case study will highlight the benefits of the CBPE approach in this particular community. |