Journal article
“That's a double-edged sword”: Exploring the integration of supervised consumption services within community health centres in Toronto, Canada
Health & place, v 61, pp 1-8
Jan 2020
PMID: 31740126
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Abstract
Supervised consumption services (SCS) have been integrated into community health centres in Toronto. We draw on qualitative interviews and ethnographic observations to examine the implementation contexts of these SCS. Participants’ perspectives on the integration of SCS within CHCs were mixed. Some participants identified the benefits of integrated SCS such as convenience and access to other health and social services. However, others identified negative consequences of integration, including building design, lack of privacy and anonymity, and limited hours of operation. These perspectives highlight the ways in which contextual factors affect the experiences of clients in accessing SCS, and suggest that various factors need to be considered in order to improve service uptake.
•Integrating SCS within health centres provided clients access other health services.•Hours of operation were seen as a barrier to SCS service uptake.•The building layouts created privacy and anonymity concerns for clients.
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- Title
- “That's a double-edged sword”: Exploring the integration of supervised consumption services within community health centres in Toronto, Canada
- Creators
- Geoff Bardwell - University of British ColumbiaCarol Strike - University of TorontoSanjana Mitra - British Columbia Centre on Substance UseAyden Scheim - University of California San DiegoLorraine Barnaby - Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, 168 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5V 2R4, Canada.Jason Altenberg - Regent Park Community Health CentreThomas Kerr - British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
- Publication Details
- Health & place, v 61, pp 1-8
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000549839200005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85075378242
- Other Identifier
- 991020100211804721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health