Project Descriptions

Visualizing Drug-Checking Results as a Tool for Autonomy and Harm Reduction in the Drug User Community
HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County

Facente Consulting is collaborating with the HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County to make drug-checking results accessible to people who use drugs.

Needs Assessment for Contingency Management Services in San Francisco
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)

Facente Consulting supported the San Francisco Department of Public Health in conducting an assessment of the current landscape of access to contingency management in San Francisco and opportunities for expansion by conducting and analyzing interviews and focus groups with people engaged in treatment.

Technical Assistance to Harm Reduction Programs in the Midwest
Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center

The Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center hired Facente Consulting to design and implement a harm reduction consultation program to support organizations in Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa in implementing harm reduction work.

Harm Reduction Training and Capacity Building for the Overdose Response Network
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Facente Consulting, through a contract with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, provided multiple trainings to the members of the Overdose Response Network (ORN) to build the capacity and knowledge of its network of TA providers and technology transfer specialists, who respond to a variety of requests nationwide.

Facilitation of the Mayor’s Methamphetamine Task Force
SFDPH Office of Policy and Planning

Facente Consulting facilitated San Francisco’s Methamphetamine Task Force—composed of medical and public health professionals, substance use disorder treatment providers, emergency responders, criminal justice and law enforcement officials, drug policy experts, and people who use or have used methamphetamine—to develop recommendations for improving San Francisco’s approach to methamphetamine use.

Developing a Syndemic 101 Overview for the Behavioral Health Workforce
University of Missouri-Kansas City

To support workforce development among emerging behavioral health professionals, Facente Consulting developed an introductory-level overview guide about the intersection between behavioral health work and the syndemic of HIV, hepatitis C, sexually transmitted infections, and overdose.

Strategic Support for the California Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Initiative
National Harm Reduction Coalition

Facente Consulting provided strategic support gathering data and stakeholder input and developed a document to guide NHRC’s internal infrastucture and capacity-building work.

Harm Reduction Readiness Assessment in Southeast San Diego
County of San Diego Public Health Services

Facente Consulting is supporting the County of San Diego in assessing readiness for harm reduction services in the southeast region of the county.

Tailored Materials and Town Halls to Engage Communities in Epidemics Planning
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)

Facente Consulting worked with community-based organizations representing five priority populations to develop town hall events and materials to engage communities in shaping San Francisco’s plan to End the HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI epidemics.

Planning and Facilitation of a Summit on the Rural Opioid Crisis
Project Inform

Project Inform hired Facente Consulting to lead the agenda planning, logistics, and facilitation of a two-day summit focusing on the opioid crisis and related public health issues in the rural northern counties of California.

Clinic Flow Analysis for the Adult-Older Adult System of Care within Behavioral Health Services
San Francisco Department of Public Health

Facente Consulting was brought in to assist the Community Behavioral Health Services Branch of the San Francisco Department of Public Health to evolve their Adult-Older Adult system of care and support mental health providers to streamline intake and service provision.

Needs Assessment to Guide HIV and HCV Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)

Facente Consulting was hired to lead an assessment to inform innovative HIV and hepatitis C-related service delivery models for people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.

Planning and Facilitation of a National Drug User Health Symposium
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)

Facente Consulting project managed, promoted, facilitated, and produced a two-day virtual Drug User Health Symposium as part of NACCHO’s Overdose Prevention and Response Mentorship Program.

Development of Online Training for Syringe Services Programs
ETR

ETR hired Facente Consulting to serve as a subject matter expert in the design of an online training to support syringe services programs in applying the CDC’s “Syringe Services Programs: A Technical Package of Effective Strategies and Approaches for Planning, Design, and Implementation.”

Facilitation of the Community Advisory Team for RTI International’s Strengthening Syringe Services Project
RTI International

Facente Consulting facilitated a newly formed Community Advisory Team that guided the Strengthening Syringe Services project, led by RTI International.

Development of a Survey and Report to Assess Harm Reduction Capacity in Nevada
The Larson Institute

Facente Consulting developed a survey tool to measure statewide capacity of harm reduction interventions and delivering of a report on survey findings and recommendations.

Theory of Change Development for Harm Reduction Programming
AIDS United

Facente Consulting led a 2-day retreat to help AIDS United develop a theory of change to guide their future harm reduction initiatives.

Evaluating Naloxone Boxes to Prevent Overdoses in Michigan
Harm Reduction Michigan

Facente Consulting implemented an evaluation of Harm Reduction Michigan’s initiative to establish naloxone boxes as a form of overdose prevention.

Strategic Planning to Guide Investments in Communities Most Impacted by HIV
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Facente Consulting led a year-long strategic planning process for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, incorporating the input of more than 1,000 stakeholders to usher the Foundation into a new era of expanded, health justice focused work.

Needs Assessment on the Health of People who Use Drugs in San Francisco
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services

Facente Consulting conducted a landscape analysis, including stakeholder interviews and focus groups, to help the San Francisco Department of Public Health better understand the health needs of people who use drugs in San Francisco.

Educating Clinical Psych Students about Harm Reduction
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Facente Consulting developed and delivered a two-hour lecture for clinical psychology students and others at Touro University who wanted to earn continuing education credits for learning about harm reduction.

Creating a Toolkit for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in Harm Reduction Settings
NASTAD

Facente Consulting created a technical assistance package for NASTAD, providing information and helpful tools and tips about the use of CBPR models to evaluate impact of harm reduction programs.

Development of National Performance Standards for Syringe Services Programs
NASTAD

Facente Consulting developed national syringe services program performance standards intended for use by public health departments, community-based organizations, service providers, and community stakeholders.

Strategic Planning for SAMHSA Harm Reduction Grantees
NASTAD

In partnership with NASTAD, Facente Consulting supported strategic planning processes for the 25 recipients of SAMHSA’s first harm reduction grants.

Curriculum Development on Nevada’s Good Samaritan Law for the Larson Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno
The Larson Institute

Facente Consulting was hired to develop a curriculum and virtual training for public defenders in Nevada on the state’s Good Samaritan Law.

Harm Reduction and Housing Video Series
NASTAD

In partnership with NASTAD, Facente Consulting created a two-page summary, as well as a series of videos summarizing evidence, that provide tools and best practices and highlight a variety of real-life examples of harm reduction housing models that support frontline workers.

Development of a Guide to Integrating HIV, HCV, and Syphilis Testing and Treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Facente Consulting supported the development of a guide to providing integrated HIV/HCV/STI testing, linkage and treatment in opioid treatment program settings.

Retreat Facilitation to Support Teamwork within a Harm Reduction Program
GLIDE

The GLIDE Harm Reduction team hired Facente Consulting to design and facilitate a full-day retreat to improve their functioning and effectiveness as a team.

Creating a Harm Reduction Curriculum Infusion Package for University Professors
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Facente Consulting helped develop a harm reduction infusion package to support support college professors in infusing harm reduction framework and methodology into course curricula.

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Program Evaluation
San Francisco Community Health Center

Facente Consulting served as the local evaluator for a five-year grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and substance use prevention among unhoused, LGBTQ+ young adults ages 18-24 in San Francisco.

Developing and Evaluating Glide’s Contingency Management Program
Glide

Facente Consulting is supporting Glide in designing and evaluating a new participant-centered contingency management program.

Formal Assessment of the Landscape of Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs in California
The Center at Sierra Health Foundation

Facente Consulting is collaborating with the Sierra Health Foundation to improve access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services in California.

Qualitative Evaluation of Vital Strategies’ Overdose Prevention Program
Vital Strategies

Facente Consulting is supporting Vital Strategies in evaluating the impact of their Overdose Prevention Program.

Framing of an Issue Brief on Addiction and Recovery
Battery Powered

Facente Consulting provided expert advice on the framing of Battery Powered’s quarterly philanthropic theme “Addiction and Recovery” and delivered a educational issue brief on the topic.

Developing and Implementing International Overdose Awareness Day Events in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Public Health Department

Facente Consulting is supporting the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in implementing International Overdose Awareness Day events in 2025 and 2026.

Strategic Plan for SFDPH’s Congenital Syphilis Response
SFDPH Disease Prevention and Control

Facente Consulting was hired to conduct a strategic planning process to refocus SFDPH’s congenital syphilis response efforts.

Guidance for Integrating Hepatitis C Services into Opioid Treatment Programs in the Midwest
University of Missouri–Kansas City

Facente Consulting worked with the Addiction Technology Training Center to (i) develop case studies of methadone programs that have successfully incorporated hepatitis C services into their model, and (ii) complete white papers on several related topics.

Strategic Planning for UCSF’s Pain and Addiction Research Center
University of California, San Francisco - Pain and Addiction Research Center

Facente Consulting supported the UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center (PARC) in developing a strategic plan to maximize PARC’s impact.

Substance Use Disorders Team Retreat Facilitation
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services

The Substance Use Disorders Team of San Francisco’s Community Behavioral Health Services Branch hired Facente Consulting to plan and facilitate a day-long staff retreat focused on team building and discussion of priorities for action in the coming year.

Facilitation and Planning Support for the East Bay Drug Checking Collaborative
HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County

Facente Consulting provided facilitation and project implementation support to the East Bay Drug Checking steering committee.

Research Coordination and Data Analysis for an NIH R21 Study on Hepatitis C Epidemiology
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - CFAR/Gladstone Institute

Dr. Facente was a co-investigator on this two-year research study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), with the goal of better understanding the epidemiology of hepatitis C in three high-burden subpopulations in San Francisco.

Development and Implementation of Organizational Impact Evaluation
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

San Francisco AIDS Foundation asked Facente Consulting to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan to monitor potential changes in client outcomes following implementation of their new strategic plan.

Supplemental Report to a Guide on HCV Services in Opioid Treatment Programs
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Facente Consulting produced the 2022 supplemental report for the 2020 Your Guide to Integrating HCV Services into Opioid Treatment Programs: Promising and Emerging Best Practices

Program Planning for Rafiki Coalition’s UMOJA Health Access Point
Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness

Facente Consulting provided program planning, retreat facilitation, and implementation technical assistance to the Rafiki Coalition to launch UMOJA, a Health Access Point funded by the San Francisco Department of Public Health to provide coordinated, wholistic, and Afrocentric services to address the syndemic of HIV, HCV, STIs and related health and social issues within San Francisco’s Black and African American communities,

Project Management of Telemedicine Pilot focused on Low-Barrier Buprenorphine Access
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services

The San Francisco Department of Public Health hired Facente Consulting to serve as a project manager for a pilot program to provide low-threshold buprenorphine via telemedicine to people living in San Francisco.

Evaluation for CDC-Funded Syringe Service Program Vaccine Scale-Up
NASTAD

Facente Consulting conducted a program evaluation for CDC-funded syringe service programs working to scale up vaccine delivery capacity at their programs.

White Paper on Overdose Prevention Services
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Facente Consulting was hired to develop a white paper for the San Francisco Mayor’s Office, reviewing options for overdose prevention services (also known as supervised consumption services) in collaboration with a number of key community stakeholders.

Sexual and Drug User Health Sector Workforce Equity Playbook
SFDPH Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP)

Facente Consulting worked with the San Francisco Department of Public Health to develop a manual to ensure workforce equity in the sexual and drug user health sectors, including pay equity, hiring practices, and workplace environment.

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