Introduction The National Health Care for the Homeless Council’s Substance Use Guidelines are brief substance-specific guidelines intended for use by anyone who is a consumer of services or a service provider working with people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs. The guidelines were developed with the help of national and community-based experts and made […]
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Integrating harm reduction practices within medical respite programs reduces barriers to care and improves services for those using substances. This course provides guidance and strategies for implementing harm reduction within the medical respite care setting. This course is 60 minutes in length. If you are logged in, all of your progress will be saved if
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This course introduces harm reduction as a philosophical approach and public health intervention. The course will review the foundational principles of harm reduction, details of harm reduction practices, and supporting change through harm reduction. We will review a case study as a practical way to explore how you can integrate harm reduction into your work.
Co-sponsored by the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, this full-day session will focus on harm reduction practices to support people experiencing homelessness who use drugs. Taught by expert faculty from both the harm reduction and health care for the homeless communities, the day will include practical strategies
Alcohol, heroin, fentanyl, and a host of other substances compound the complexity of healing without having a place to call home. Substance use disorders are epidemic; overdoses are at an all-time high. The effects frequently lead to cycling from the streets to the hospital to jail to shelter to the streets and back to the
People who inject substances have long been at risk for soft tissue infections and wounds. However, with the increasing presence of the novel substance xylazine (“tranq”) in the opioid/fentanyl supply, there has been a drastic uptick in wound size, severity, and complexity, with people who use tranq more frequently experiencing such complications as cellulitis, necrosis,
Speakers: Bridie Johnson: Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Session Materials: Download the PowerPoint Presentation
A unique partnership between a College of Nursing and a homeless shelter was created to provide onsite medical oversight and coordination of care for individuals experiencing homelessness. Nursing leaders understand that in order to better address social determinants of health and to improve health outcomes among persons who are experiencing homelessness, it is imperative to
