Navigating harm reduction and security mandates: Prison leadership perspectives on implementing prison needle exchange programs in Canada
Key Points
This research aims to explore the perspectives of prison leadership on the implementation of needle exchange programs.
Examined barriers to harm reduction
Analyzed leadership roles in health and corrections
Evaluated sustainability strategies for programs
Identified critical barriers to program implementation
Clarified responsibilities between health and corrections
Emphasized the need for leadership engagement in adoption
Abstract
Addressing outer context barriers and clarifying responsibilities between health and corrections are critical to PNEP sustainability. Leadership engagement is essential to enabling system-wide adoption.