been convicted," via @marijuanamoment.bsky.social.
#DrugCharges #WarOnDrugs #EndTheWarOnDrugs #HousingIsAHumanRight #EndHomelessness #StopTheDrugWar #SupportNotStigma #HousingFirst #Marijuana #MarijuanaCharges #HousingNow #FairHousing
🧵Everyone has a #HumanRight to #Housing — full stop. New legislation would repeal an old federal statute that's prevented millions of people w/ drug convictions from being housed, "no matter how serious the offense was or how long it's been since they've
bit.ly/StopDrugChargesHousingDiscrimination
Today's the day! We can't wait to celebrate with you. ⬇️
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dialogue to support individuals in making safer choices & accessing appropriate care.
#HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsLove #PreventOverdose #PublicHealth #OverdosePrevention #BodilyAutonomy #HCV #HepatitisC #HIV #HIVAIDS #StopHIVTogether #HealthCareIsAHumanRight
who use drugs to better understand their experiences. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to describe types of commonly-used drugs, discuss factors surrounding use, & list harm reduction methods to lessen drug-related risks. Emphasis will be placed on fostering empathetic, informed...
be used, & ways to reduce the harms of drug use. We'll discuss how to engage program participants/clients in non-judgmental conversations around the way they use drugs & tips to stay safer & healthier while using. Webinar attendees will learn how to use #HarmReduction methods in their work w/ people
Over blue gradient, conversation bubbles in white and black with patterns at top right read, “FOUNDATIONAL FRIDAYS.” Below this, between black box outline, bold, all caps black copy reads, “DRUGS 101". Some words are highlighted in yellow. Smaller black font at bottom middle reads, "May 29" and “12 p.m. — 2 p.m. ET”. Black and white NHRC 30th anniversary logo at bottom left.
🧵The more you know, the safer you can be & the more you can support people who use drugs in your life. Join us for our free virtual May Foundational Fridays session where we'll focus on drugs commonly used by #SyringeServicesPrograms ( #SSPs) participants, how & why they may...
bit.ly/Drugs101
Next session happening tomorrow! Sign up for this free learning opportunity below:
#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #LGBTQIALiberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #CareWork #WorkerRights #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy
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within broader #HarmReduction & recovery support services.
#SmokingCessation #Vaping #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionSavesLives #Smoking #Tobacco #EndTheStigma #SupportNotStigma
#Recovery Community Organizations ( #RCOs), & Outpatient #Treatment Programs ( #OTPs). The objectives are threefold: To highlight the current landscape of THR implementation across these settings, identify barriers & promising practices, & outline actionable recommendations for enhancing THR...
they learned about initiatives in the south & Florida in particular. The group also learned more about the history of mutual aid & #CollectiveAction in the region. Gaby presented on key findings from a qualitative research report examining how #THR practices are — or are not — integrated into #SSPs,
Group of seven people stand and pose together in front of projector screen showing illustration.
Person wearing light pink/white shirt with medium-length brown and red hair wearing glasses stands behind lectern. At their right is a projector screen showcasing tobacco harm reduction information.
🧵NHRC’s National Program Coordinator, Harmony Seaburg, #TobaccoHarmReduction Education & Engagement (THREE) Project Manager, Gaby Zabala Alemán, & National Director of Capacity Building & Engagement, Tanagra Melgarejo Pulido, attended the Florida Harm Reduction Conference in St. Petersburg FL, where
There's still time to sign up & join us for this month's free Foundational Fridays session! Details & registration ⬇️:
#HarmReduction #Hepatitis #HepatitisAwareness #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HepC #HCV #HepCAwareness #HIV #HIVAIDS #HIVAwareness #StopHIVTogether #EndTheStigma
several states considering opening these life-saving centers, via @filtermag.bsky.social.
#HarmReduction #OverdosePrevention #OverdoseEpidemic #SCS #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #SupportNotStigma
🧵 #OverdosePreventionCenters ( #OPCs) breathe life into communities. These evidence-backed health hubs save lives from #Overdose, prevent blood-borne transmissions, connect folks to care on their own terms, & improve the health & safety of entire communities. Illinois is one of...
bit.ly/ILOPCsBill
Today’s the day! Join us for this free webinar:
#OpioidSettlementFunds #Opioids #OverdoseEpidemic #SyringeServices #SyringeExchange #SyringeServicesPrograms #Overdose #PreventOverdose #OverdosePrevention #EndOverdose
. @nabarund.bsky.social
overdoses," the piece reads in part.
#HarmReductionSavesLives #OverdoseEpidemic #SupportNotStigma #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #Naloxone #Narcan #CarryNarcan #NarcanSavesLives #NaloxoneSavesLives #HarmReductionIsLove #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #MOUD #Treatment #Recovery #EndOverdose
methadone and buprenorphine cut overdose risk by half.If we want overdose deaths to continue to decline in the United States, we need to keep doing the things that we know work…There are people alive right now because of these effective, proven strategies for preventing...
declining most.
"'They’re doing treatment first. They’re lowering barriers to getting help...The expansion of naloxone distribution at the community level has exploded and is very likely one of the key drivers of why overdose deaths are declining. Medications for opioid use disorder like...
🧵The more #HarmReduction programs & services are implemented, the more we can save lives from #Overdose across communities. As read in this Parkersburg News and Sentinel piece, @drugpolicy.org notes that where harm reduction practices are in place, #OverdoseDeaths are...
bit.ly/HarmReductionWorks
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folks who have been most marginalized — including people who use drugs — are not left behind & harmed.
Learn more: www.instagram.com/sfpeoplesbudget/
#HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #OverdoseEpidemic #HarmReductionSavesLives
the Harm Reduction Training Institute managed by NHRC. Currently, the city’s mayor is proposing $100 million+ in cuts, w/ $52 million from the SF Department of Public Health alone. The PBC is organizing across fields & communities to ensure care & community-led organizations are preserved &...
Three horizontal photos aligned on top of one another. At bottom left is San Francisco People’s Budget Coalition logo. Each photos shows large group of people gathered around inside city hall building. Many folks are holding folders and papers, in some photos group is gathered around person speaking.
🧵NHRC Executive Director Laura Guzman joined the San Francisco People's Budget Coalition (PBC) & 100+ participants from community-based organizations across the city for a day of action urging the city’s board of supervisors to continue its funding of life-saving #PublicHealth programs, including...
There's still time to grab tickets for our 30th anniversary celebration! We hope you'll join us next week. Details and ticket info below:
Conversations about homelessness must be led, by, and for unhoused folks. This is not a novel concept.