The Gender Health Center's Harm Reduction Program is based on liberatory harm reduction principles and practices. This approach aims to provide immediate support and safety for our communities while also working to address and dismantle structural inequities. We recognize and honor the contributions of Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC), sex workers, and people who use drugs, whose efforts have shaped and advanced these approaches.
Harm reduction is sacred work; it is ancestral work. Harm reduction is a compassionate model for those who are left to grapple with coloniality-induced grief and the multigenerational maladaptive skills that were developed to survive unutterable compounded destruction and dysfunctionality.
- Shira Hassan | Saving Our Own Lives
Mobile Services & Home Delivery
GHC is excited to announce the launch of our mobile harm reduction services and home delivery program! Community members can access our harm reduction services along our mobile route Tuesday - Thursday 10am - 4pm. We will be posting our schedule soon!
The harm reduction team is also offering home delivery of gender affirming supplies on Wednesdays. Please see the link below for more information on ordering and delivery timeline:
Harm reduction happens in the pockets of exquisite care we show our love ones, without questioning or judging their life choices, or imagining that we know better than they do.
- Shira Hassan | Saving Our Own Lives
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Photo credit: National Harm Reduction Coalition (first image), Rooted Diaspora Consulting LLC (second image) & Art by Katie Kaplan (third image)
OVERDOSE PREVENTION & RESPONSE TRAINING (Nasal Narcan)
Training opiate users, their friends and family on how to avoid an overdose, how to recognize one, and how to respond with calling 911, rescue breathing, and use of Nasal Narcan. Addressing the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. – opioid overdose.
To arrange a training, please email hrs@ghcmail.org
EDUCATION, RESPONSE, AND ACCESS (ERA)
Targeted education and services. Overdose prevention & response, HIV/STI testing, medical and mental health information, MAT (medication assisted treatment) referrals and assistance in accessing services.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED
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Distribution of Survival Supplies (Food, Hygiene, Water, Blankets, non-prescription medications)
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Risk reduction education and referrals
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Condom & Lube Distribution
