Pilot of Training on 988 and Narcan

RAND27 enrolled

Overview

This pilot study evaluates the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of a new crisis response training called Crisis Ready.

The study team conducted formative work to develop a new crisis response training for people involved in a law-enforcement assisted diversion program. The training, called Crisis Ready, combines an intervention that aims to promote use of 988 with a training on the use of Naloxone to reverse and overdose. The pilot aims to collect quantitative and qualitative data about the perceptions of the training among program participants and program staff.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Suicide Overdose Accidental Overdose Antidote Crisis Response Plan

Interventions

Crisis Ready TrainingBEHAVIORAL

Crisis Ready Training combines Crisis Line Facilitation with Take Home Naloxone training. The intervention is delivered in a group format.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Participates in the Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program * Capacity to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to understand English

Locations (1)

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Acceptability of Intervention Measure

Participants' perspectives of the likability of the intervention. Scores range from 4 to 20, with higher scores indicating higher levels of acceptability.