Supporting Harm Reduction Programs

SSP Indicators Implementation Guide: Supply and Service Provision Indicators

The domain “Supply and Service Provision” refers to the services that a program provides and the supplies that a program distributes. The indicators included in this domain are “count of syringes distributed,” “types of services a program provides,” and “types of supplies a program distributes.”  

  Indicator  Definition Format  Recommended Data Source 
01  Count of syringes distributed  An estimate of the number of syringes a program distributes over a given time  Reported as a number, could be reported as a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual estimate  Inventory, encounter 
02  Types of services a program provides:   A list of services offered by an SSP to its participants Reported as a list  Program model 
03  Types of supplies a program distributes:   A list of the supplies offered by an SSP to its participants  Reported as a list  Inventory