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Publication Date: 2020-Dec
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A Survey of Substance Abuse Prevention Providers Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Corrigan, Matthew J.; Kovatch, MaryAlice
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v64 n3 p64-80 Dec 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have had a serious impact. Prevention providers turned to online delivery to maintain their work. This study surveyed substance abuse prevention providers in New York State (NYS) to get a sense of successes and difficulties in the effort to deliver services online. Method: A survey was emailed using Survey Monkey to 75 prevention providers in NYS, with a response rate of 49%. Findings: Programs reported delivering a variety of evidence-based, non-evidence-based programing, prevention and other counseling, and coalition services, and many were able to continue to provide services through the shutdown. Conclusions: Themes of access, continuity, and collaboration emerged as successes achieved through provider efforts, though many also experienced difficulties engaging current students online.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Allied Health Personnel, Computer Mediated Communication, Barriers, Access to Health Care, Evidence Based Practice, Professional Development, Teleconferencing, Adolescents, Counseling, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Intervention
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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