Table 1.
Provider costs
| Cost item | Details | Cost (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| Variable costs | ||
| Staffing | ||
| Supervisor (direct counsellor support) | Bi-weekly supervision over 9 months | 562.76 |
| Supervisor (fidelity checks) | 5 h per week over 9 months | 25,973.53 |
| Manuals, tools, flyers | ||
| Screening tool | 1 per person screened | 0.10 |
| Substance misuse flyer | 1 per person accepting intervention | 0.08 |
| MI manual | 1 per person receiving MI | 0.34 |
| PST manual | 1 per person receiving MI-PST | 2.00 |
| Fixed costs | ||
| Staffing | ||
| Counsellors | 5 staff employed over 9 months | 25,973.53 |
| Supplies | ||
| Pens | 10 per counsellor | 0.46 |
| Clipboards | 1 per counsellor | 1.54 |
| Tape recorders (fidelity checks) | 1 per counsellor | 115.44 |
| Tapes (fidelity checks) | Amount used over 9 months | 346.31 |
| Capital (annuitized using 3% discount rate) | ||
| Counselling room | 1 room in each emergency department | 220.26 |
| Furniture | Desk and 2 chairs in each room | 285.08 |
| Counsellor training | 45 h’ training including screening, MI and PST | 425.11 |