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Community managed alcohol programs in Canada: overview of key dimensions and implementation

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dc.contributor.authorPauly, Bernie
dc.contributor.authorVallance, Kate
dc.contributor.authorWettlaufer, Ashley
dc.contributor.authorChow, Clifton
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Randi
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorGray, Erin
dc.contributor.authorKrysowaty, Bonnie
dc.contributor.authorIvsins, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorSchiff, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorStockwell, Tim
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-14
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:15:44Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:15:44Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIntroduction and Aims: People with severe alcohol dependence and unstable housing are vulnerable to multiple harms related to drinking and homelessness. Managed Alcohol Programs (MAP) aim to reduce harms of severe alcohol use without expecting cessation of use. There is promising evidence that MAPs reduce acute and social harms associated with alcohol dependence. The aim of this paper is to describe MAPs in Canada including key dimensions and implementation issues. Design and Methods: Thirteen Canadian MAPs were identified through the Canadian Managed Alcohol Program Study. Nine key informant interviews were conducted and analyzed alongside program documents and reports to create individual case reports. Inductive content analysis and cross case comparisons were employed to identify six key dimensions of MAPs. Results: Community based MAPs have a common goal of preserving dignity and reducing harms of drinking while increasing access to housing, health and social services. MAPs are offered as both residential and day programs with differences in six key dimensions including program goals and eligibility, food and accommodation, alcohol dispensing and administration, funding and money management, primary care services and clinical monitoring, and social and cultural connections. Discussion and Conclusions: MAPs consist of four pillars with the alcohol intervention provided alongside housing interventions, primary care services, social and cultural interventions. Availability of permanent housing and re-establishing social and cultural connections are central to recovery and healing goals of MAPs. Additional research regarding Indigenous and gendered approaches to program development as well as outcomes related to chronic harms and differences in alcohol management are needed.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/full-record/s3h/129511846
dc.identifier.citationPauly, B., Vallance, K., Wettlaufer, A., Chow, C., Brown, R., Evans, J., Gray, E., Krysowaty, B., Ivsins, A., Schiff, R., & Stockwell, T. (May 22, 2018). Community managed alcohol programs in Canada: Overview of key dimensions and implementation. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37 (1), pp. 132-139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12681
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12681
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1883
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectmanaged alcohol programs
dc.subjectharm reduction
dc.subjecthomelessness
dc.subjecthousing
dc.subjectsevere alcohol use disorder
dc.titleCommunity managed alcohol programs in Canada: overview of key dimensions and implementationen
dc.typeArticle

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