2022
DOI: 10.1186/s12954-022-00623-7
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“We need to build a better bridge”: findings from a multi-site qualitative analysis of opportunities for improving opioid treatment services for youth

Abstract: Background Adolescence and young adulthood is an important period for substance use initiation and related harms. In the context of the ongoing opioid crisis, the risks for youth (ages 16–29) who use opioids are particularly heightened. Despite recommendations to adopt a developmentally appropriate and comprehensive approach to reduce opioid-related harms among youth, data continue to show that youth are not adequately engaged in opioid treatments and encounter many barriers. The aim of this st… Show more

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“…Improving Treatment Together (ITT) is a multi-phase project that aims to co-design health service innovations to improve youth opioid use services through youth, caregiver, and service provider engagement using community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods. The study design has been extensively described elsewhere [ 23 , 25 , 28 ]. Briefly, the project commenced in 2018 through a partnership between a national (Canada) and provincial organization (Foundry, British Columbia; BC), who then identified four community-based partners that provide mental health and substance use services to youth.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Improving Treatment Together (ITT) is a multi-phase project that aims to co-design health service innovations to improve youth opioid use services through youth, caregiver, and service provider engagement using community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods. The study design has been extensively described elsewhere [ 23 , 25 , 28 ]. Briefly, the project commenced in 2018 through a partnership between a national (Canada) and provincial organization (Foundry, British Columbia; BC), who then identified four community-based partners that provide mental health and substance use services to youth.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recently, these gaps have motivated several calls to action to improve the quality of opioid use services/treatments for youth [ 13 , 23 , 25 27 ]. Examples include expansion of youth-led and youth-dedicated programs and services, non-stigmatizing and person-first language when delivering services, and youths’ self-determination in treatment decision-making [ 13 , 23 , 27 ]. These calls to action have significant implications for service providers/clinicians whose primary role is to implement and deliver care according to these recommendations.…”
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“…Indeed, they conclude that “there is a need for complementary qualitative research aimed at identifying how people with opioid use disorder (OUD) are understanding, experiencing, and navigating this unprecedented time” ( Watson et al, 2022 ; 1). Equally, more work that considers the differential needs, experiences, and realities of OUD health providers are needed to explicate the social and structural drivers underpinning geographic variations to ensure opioid users have timely access to the full continuum of evidence-based interventions ( Marchand et al, 2022 ; McCann et al, 2022 ).…”
Section: Covid-19 and Opioid Misuse In The United Statesmentioning
confidence: 99%