Table 5.

Valuing outcomes experienced by loved ones of service users.

Outcome	Financial valuation or proxy	Value (CAD)	Source	Notes on value included and sensitivity test conducted (if applicable)
# of loved ones of service users with reduced likelihood of losing loved one to overdose	Revealed preference valuation: cost of 4 h of personal counseling related to bereavement	$985	Psychologists’ Association of Alberta (64)	Estimated at 2 h of bereavement counseling per loved one per year. Nearest bereavement counseling cost. Adjusted for inflation to 2025 dollars. Valuation justification from: Pham. (2020) (36)
# of loved ones of service users with decreased stress/worry	The statistical value of a life year adjusted with disability weight for mild General Anxiety Depression	$2,912	Ravi, Siddiqi, and Sridhar (65)	Converted from $2,458 AUD in 2014 to CAD and adjusted for inflation. Selected based on comparability with Canadian context in the absence of Canadian valuation of this specific outcome for this specific population

Reported values were adjusted for inflation.