Supporting Harm Reduction Programs

SSP Indicators Implementation Guide: Service Quality Indicators

The domain “Service Quality” refers to the effectiveness of services at improving the wellbeing and meeting the self-identified expectations of participants, staff, and volunteers. It includes the indicators “program activities” and “program needs and barriers to service provision.”  

  Indicator  Definition Format  Recommended Data Source 
07  Program activities  A record of the general operations of an SSP over a given time Reported as a narrative  Program model, staff 
08  Program needs and barriers to service provision  A record of an SSP’s obstacles, gaps in services, and unmet needs over a given time   Reported as a narrative  Staff