Tag: homelessness
NYPD to Grow Its Homeless Outreach, Amid Social Service Agency Cuts
Amid growing calls by 2020 Uprising protestors to #DefundNYPD, the New York Police Department ...
Formerly Unhoused Bronx Congress Candidate Vows to Fight for Drug Users
Samelys López knows first-hand the inadequacy of New York City’s—and the nation’s—approach to housing. ...
The Mischaracterized Relationship Between Drug Use and Homelessness
“Six months ago Jonny Brown admits he was in a dark place. Addicted to ...
“We’re Human Beings. Help Us.”—Drugs and Homelessness in the Pandemic
“It’s fucking horrible right now,” Andy said. “Since this corona thing, the quality of ...
NYC Rolls Out Courier System to Deliver Methadone to Isolated Patients
For the 30,000 patients who take methadone every day for opioid use disorder in ...
San Francisco’s Frontline Harm Reductionists Persist Despite Pandemic
Grassroots harm reduction organizations in San Francisco are adapting their services to bypass limitations ...
A Harm Reduction Plan for Vulnerable Drinkers Hits Unnecessary Obstacles
As harm reductionists, we always have on our minds the health and well-being ...
In the UK, Are We Rationing Who We Care About Amid COVID-19?
Viruses are great levelers. So it is with COVID-19, which has no regard for ...
Community Outrage at Oakland Homeless Camps Enforcement Proposal
The city of Oakland, California is considering setting guidelines on where homeless encampments will ...
The Latest Dehumanizing, Anti-Harm Reduction Media Portrayal of Skid Row
On February 18, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid New York Post republished a new article ...
