Toolkits

Below are all SHaRP toolkit resources.

Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit: Data Collection Methods and Pilot Testing  (last updated: September 22, 2023)

The purpose of this guidance is to help syringe services programs (SSPs) and other harm reduction programs in establishing and maintaining data collection practices for program monitoring and evaluation. Programs may find this information useful if they have questions about the types of data they might collect, how they might record it, and how they might test out their methods with staff and participants. This guidance is part of a larger Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for SSPs that will serve as a resource for programs in all stages of the monitoring and evaluation process.

Point in Time Survey (PiTS) Toolkit for Use at Syringe Services Programs

A Point in Time Survey (PiTS) allows a syringe services program (SSP) to ask a standardized set of questions from a portion of their clients, providing a snapshot of the population that the SSP serves. These surveys can be a quick and low-cost way to learn about the characteristics, needs, and service utilization patterns of their clients. This 6 part toolkit (Intro, Planning Phase, Design Phase, Implementation Phase, Analysis Phase, Dissemination Phase) has instruction (i.e. written guidance and recorded sessions) and tools (i.e. templates, examples) for SSPs doing a PiTS.

SSP Indicators Implementation Guide  (last updated: August, 2024)

In 2023 and 2024 the SHaRP team worked to create a list of community informed indicators, or data points, that we could recommend SSPs collect. The guidance includes an introduction and webinar recording, project background and methods, detailed information on each indicator divided by topic (supply and service provision, service coverage, service quality, engagement with people who use drugs, overdose prevention, demographics, and structural violence); an implementation checklist, and a brief to funders.

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