| Interview Prompts |
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| • Can you tell me about your first alcohol experience? How old were you? What do you remember about it? |
| • Thinking about your current drinking, how would you describe the role that alcohol plays in your life? |
| • What are some of the good things/things you like about your drinking? What are some of the not-so-good things/things you don’t like as much about your drinking? |
| • A lot of treatment programs ask people to stop drinking. Have you been to such a program? If yes, what was that like for you? |
| • Would you be interested in programs to help reduce the side effects of your drinking? What would an ideal program look like for you? |
| • What would you think of a treatment program where abstinence is not required and you could pick your own goals? |
| • What is it like living at [HF program]? |
| • What was it like when you moved in here at [HF program]? Specific probes: What was it like to go from where you were living before to here? What kind of paperwork did you fill out? Did you meet with a counselor? What happened? What was that like? |
| • What do you like about [HF program]? |
| • What would you like to change about [HF program]? |
| • What are some services that you would like to see offered here at [HF program] (i.e., ones that you feel would make your experience here better)? |
| • What do you think of the activities (e.g., bingo, movie nights, outings) here? What other activities would you like to see happen? |
| • How would you describe your relationship with other residents? |
| • How would you describe your relationship with staff ? |
| • What do you think about the drinking policy at [HF program]? Specific probes: How is this different from your experiences at other places you have stayed? How did this influence your choice to live at [HF program] over other options? How is [HF program] different from other places that you have lived?) |
| • Have you heard about the voluntary Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) here at [HF program]? Explain the service if they haven’t heard about it. Have you ever participated in the MAP? If yes, what has that been like for you? If no, what is your understanding of the MAP? What has made you interested [or, depending on prior responses, not interested] in participating? |
| • Is there anything else you feel like we should know? |
Note:
HF = Housing First, MAP = Managed Alcohol Program
Research staff allotted approximately 5 to 10 minutes for each question and were encouraged to use probes, such as “tell me more,” “what else,” “how so,” and “anything else?” to elicit greater detail from respondents.