Heads up: preventing and responding to overdose in McGarry House:A review of applied good practice for homeless services and their partners
dc.contributor.author | Dermody A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gardner C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Quigley M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cullen W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-28T09:27:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-28T09:27:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dermody A., Gardner C., Quigley M., & Cullen W. Heads Up: Preventing and Responding to Overdose in McGarry House, Novas: Limerick: Novas Initiatives; 2014. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/338977 | |
dc.description | This report details the findings of research conducted with the residents of McGarry House, staff of McGarry House and a number of professional stakeholders in the Mid-Western region between May and October 2013. The research was conducted through surveys, interviews and focus groups with residents and external stakeholders to explore the following issues: • Personal experience of overdose among residents • Experience of overdose as a bystander (residents and staff) • Risk behaviours and perception of risk in relation to overdose among residents • Understanding of overdose prevention and harm reduction among staff and residents • The system of preventing and responding to overdose in McGarry House • Recommendations for effective supports for people who may be at risk of overdose and those who provide professional support to them (residents, staff and external professional stakeholders | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Novas Initiatives | en_GB |
dc.subject | HOMELESSNESS | en_GB |
dc.subject | DRUG MISUSE | en_GB |
dc.title | Heads up: preventing and responding to overdose in McGarry House:A review of applied good practice for homeless services and their partners | en_GB |
dc.type | Report | en |
dc.contributor.department | Conducted by Quality Matters in partnership with the University of Limerick Graduate Entry Medical School on behalf of Novas Initiatives. | en_GB |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-25T00:11:31Z |