Larney, Sarah

Published purpose

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Inform best practices for the operation of safer supply interventions and supervised consumption sites • Address pressing evidence needs of decision makers and knowledge users in the area of harm reduction interventions, taking into consideration the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the local context • Consider the impact of the local context and other factors, such as biological and social determinants (e.g., sex, gender, age, housing status and income, etc.) and sub-populations (e.g., those with severe opioid use disorder, youth, Indigenous peoples, rural, inner-urban, etc.), on the interventions • Identify considerations for further evaluation activities of harm reduction interventions, including insights and generalizable knowledge regarding implementation processes, barriers, and facilitators • Advance evidence-based practices through knowledge dissemination activities • Foster cross-disciplinary collaboration and bilateral interaction with decision makers in order to directly inform drug policy