Providing addiction services during a pandemic: Lessons learned from COVID-19.

Autor: Liese BS; Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, University of Kansas, United States of America; University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, United States of America. Electronic address: bliese@kumc.edu., Monley CM; Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, University of Kansas, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of substance abuse treatment [J Subst Abuse Treat] 2021 Jan; Vol. 120, pp. 108156. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108156
Abstrakt: During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures have made in-person mutual help groups inaccessible to many individuals struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs). Prior to the pandemic, stakeholders in our community had sponsored a program to train volunteers to facilitate local Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART Recovery) groups. As a result, the community established seven weekly SMART Recovery groups, which more than 200 community members attended. In March 2020, the community discontinued these groups due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide SMART Recovery during social distancing, we developed a one-on-one phone-in service for people with SUDs and addictions: the SMART Recovery Line (SMARTline). In this paper, we share our experience training volunteers to facilitate SMART Recovery groups and SMARTline. As a result of our experience, we have learned to: (1) establish plans in advance to migrate services from face-to-face settings to remote platforms; (2) consider remote platforms that are easily accessible to the greatest number of individuals; (3) include as many stakeholders in the planning process as possible; (4) consider recruiting volunteers to help in the provision of services, especially since many people want to help fellow community members during crises; and (5) anticipate and prepare for crises well before they occur.
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