Welcome to Stress First Aid
Many types of workers (e.g. Harm Reduction, Community Health and Peer Support Workers) are on the frontlines of the overdose crisis, providing essential services to persons who use drugs. Their vital roles expose them to high levels of stress.
Stress First Aid is a support program designed to help workers in harm reduction be their best.
WHAT IS STRESS FIRST AID (SFA)?
SFA is a self-care and peer support framework adapted by the researchers behind TxCOPE and leaders in the harm reduction community. It is designed to help individuals and teams working in high-stress environments manage stress reactions and promote recovery. SFA is being tested with a small group of organizations in 2024, with plans to expand in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and the tribal areas in 2025. ​
Program Components
1
2-Hour Training facilitated by Team Support Champions
Team Support Champions will deliver a 2-hour overview of Stress First Aid and train participants to apply the intervention in their work.
2
30-Minute Monthly Learning Collaboratives
Participants receive ongoing support provided by Team
Support Champions and the Addiction Technology
Transfer Center (ATTC).
3
3 Surveys and Brief Reaction Interview
Participants will complete a brief baseline questionnaire and reaction interview, and two follow-up questionnaires at 2 and 4 months after the training.
Compensation
Participants will be compensated for the time spent completing questionnaires at $50 for each full questionnaire and $25 for the reaction interview, for a total of $175.