Program and Operational Characteristics of Syringe Services Programs—Data from the National Survey of Syringe Services Programs, 2019 and 2020

As part of a larger effort supported by Arnold Ventures to understand the impact of state-level policy initiatives on service delivery from SSPs, RTI International conducted a study of all known SSPs operating in the US from February to July 2021, which included an online, cross-sectional survey about the services the organization provided in 2019 and 2020. The survey was administered using the Voxco© platform (Voxco, Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Referred to as the NSSSP, this survey has been repeated annually since 2019, following consistent procedures. Administration of the 2021 NSSSP was supported by the North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN), the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC), and a scientific advisory board comprised of national experts in harm reduction.作为阿诺德风险投资公司（Arnold Ventures）支持的大型研究项目的一部分，为探明州级政策举措对针具服务项目（Syringe Services Programs, SSPs）服务交付的影响，RTI国际研究院（RTI International）于2021年2月至7月针对美国境内所有已知运营的针具服务项目开展研究。该研究包含一项关于受访机构2019年与2020年服务提供情况的线上横断面调查，调查依托Voxco©平台（Voxco，加拿大魁北克省蒙特利尔）实施。这项自2019年起按照统一流程每年重复开展的调查被称为全国针具服务项目调查（National Syringe Services Programs Survey, NSSSP）。2021年全国针具服务项目调查的实施工作，得到了北美针具交换网络（North American Syringe Exchange Network, NASEN）、国家减害联盟（National Harm Reduction Coalition, NHRC）以及由全国减害领域专家组成的科学咨询委员会的支持。