Impact Evaluation Report: Peer Support Responder Overdose Prevention & Resuscitation

Report
by
Rondinelli, Nick & Dr. Sibghat Usmani

Release Date

2022

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Objective

Peer Support Responders were trained under the Overdose Prevention & Resuscitation (CPR-OPR) program. A pre-course and post-course training survey was conducted to assess the impact of the training.

Findings/Key points

The Peer Support Responder training received real-time feedback from participants during its pilot phase in March 2021, which provided an invaluable window into the firsthand experience of our participants. We would like to note that the creation and development of effective overdose response trainings requires not only scientific evidence but must also draw from the lived experiences of people who use drugs as well as the professional observations of frontline workers and service providers. As we continue our efforts to counter the overdose crisis, we embrace the principle of “Nothing About Us, Without Us”.

Design/methods

Out of the 75 responders, sixty-six (66) responders participated in the pre-course training survey with 48 questions and sixty-two (62) participated in the post-course training survey with 28 questions.

Keywords

Peer/PWLLE program involvement
Overdose