Shelter HArm Reduction Evaluation

Inclusion Criteria17

• For Aims 1a, 1b, and 2: There will be no participant enrollment or direct contact with individuals as these aims will involve the use of an analytic dataset comprised of linked administrative NYC homeless services, Medicaid, and vital records. The dataset will include records for individuals who entered the NYC DHS single-adult shelter system during calendar years 2021-2026, as well as a matched comparison group(s) (as identified through Medicaid data) during the same years. The matched comparison group will be comprised of individuals age 18 and older with active Medicaid coverage at the time of observation.
• For Aim 3 Homeless Services Client participant group: To be eligible for participation in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
• Adult 18 year of age or older
• Speak English
• Is staying or has stayed in an NYC single-adult shelter that has implemented HRSP interventions
• Report past-year drug use
• Able and willing to provide consent
• For Aim 3 Homeless Services Staff participant group: To be eligible for participation in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
• years of age or older
• Speak English
• Works at an adult shelter service provider agency that implemented HRSP or received HRSP interventions (role may include case manager, security staff, shelter director, medical staff, organizational leadership)
• Able and willing to provide consent
• For Aim 3 Homeless Services Stakeholder participant group: To be eligible for participation in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
• years of age or older
• Speak English
• Works in a role in which they have key insight to the HRSP interventions, including planning and implementation (role may include homeless services administrator or other key stakeholder)
• Able and willing to provide consent