Impact and Return on Investment of the Take Kare Safe Space Program—A Harm Reduction Strategy Implemented in Sydney, Australia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Intervention | Ambassador Interventions (14 December–19 April) | Serious Risk of Harm Averted | Proportion of Interventions |
---|---|---|---|
Risk of assault minimized | 1357 | 235 | 17% |
Risk of sexual assault minimized | 664 | 50 | 8% |
Risk of theft minimized | 904 | 362 | 40% |
Risk of road traffic accidents minimized | 708 | 88 | 12% |
Total | 3633 | 735 | 20% |
Baseline | Sensitivity Analysis 1 (75% Attribution) | Sensitivity Analysis 2 (Fully Operational TKSS) | |
---|---|---|---|
Cost | |||
Cost of TKSS program | $1,983,198 | $1,983,198 | $470,687 |
Cost of volunteer time | $809,152 | $809,152 | $189,168 |
Total cost | $2,792,349 | $2,792,349 | $659,855 |
Benefits | |||
Cost averted | $6,636,393 | $4,977,295 | $2,211,956 |
Community value | $825,417 | $619,063 | $317,666 |
Total benefit | $7,461,810 | $5,596,358 | $2,529,621 |
Total benefit–total costs | $4,669,461 | $2,804,008 | $1,869,766 |
Return on investment | 2.67 | 2.00 | 3.83 |
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Doran, C.M.; Wadds, P.; Shakeshaft, A.; Tran, D.A. Impact and Return on Investment of the Take Kare Safe Space Program—A Harm Reduction Strategy Implemented in Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12111. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212111
Doran CM, Wadds P, Shakeshaft A, Tran DA. Impact and Return on Investment of the Take Kare Safe Space Program—A Harm Reduction Strategy Implemented in Sydney, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(22):12111. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212111
Chicago/Turabian StyleDoran, Christopher M., Phillip Wadds, Anthony Shakeshaft, and Dam Anh Tran. 2021. "Impact and Return on Investment of the Take Kare Safe Space Program—A Harm Reduction Strategy Implemented in Sydney, Australia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 22: 12111. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212111