“Wanna cry this out real quick?”: an examination of secondary traumatic stress risk and resilience among post-overdose outreach staff in Massachusetts
Schoenberger S, Cummins E, Carroll J, Yan S, Lambert A, Bagley S, Xuan Z, Green T, Cook F, Yule A, Walley A, Formica S. “Wanna cry this out real quick?”: an examination of secondary traumatic stress risk and resilience among post-overdose outreach staff in Massachusetts. Harm Reduction Journal 2024, 21: 66. PMID: 38504244, PMCID: PMC10949647, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00975-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompassion fatigueProgram staffOutreach staffOutreach programsSelf-care practicesTraumatic stressAnalysis of semi-structured interviewsOutreach workCompassion fatigue resiliencyProtective factorsSemi-structured interviewsExperience of stressOutreach teamsPotential protective factorsSocial supportWorkplace supportOverdose survivorsCoping strategiesOverdose eventsStaff membersCompassionate serviceStaffFatigue resilienceWell-beingJob satisfaction