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Taking small steps can make a huge difference when it comes to saving lives and reducing the risks associated with drug use. Harm reduction is about meeting people where they are, with compassion and without judgment. Need help? Call our helpline on 044 - 33125000. We’ll keep it confidential. #HarmReduction #YRGCARE #NeedleExchange #OverdosePrevention #AddictionAwareness #OpioidCrisis #PublicHealth #YRGCARE 

Exploring H.R. 6: The Support Act of 2018 🌍 Highlights: 🤝 State Response Grants now offer more support and flexibility for Tribal communities. 🚑 First responder training expanded to include naloxone use and fentanyl safety. 🏨 New grants for opioid recovery centers providing a range of care options. 🔍 Updated HHS regulations aim to identify and address fraudulent recovery housing practices. Stay informed about the evolving landscape of opioid recovery efforts. #SupportAct #HR6 #OpioidRecovery #TribalCommunities #FirstResponders #NaloxoneTraining #FentanylSafety #OpioidRecoveryCenters #HHSRegulations #FraudPrevention #CommunitySupport #SubstanceUseTreatment #PublicHealth #PolicyUpdate

On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we shed light on the health challenges faced by survivors. Let's advocate for proper care, support, and awareness to aid in their healing journey. Together, we can make a difference. #GlobalClinicalTrials #HealthcareInnovation #ResearchDiversity #MedicalResearch #GlobalHealthcare

📈 The Impact of High-Quality SA Care: Quality care for sexual assault survivors goes beyond immediate medical needs—it’s about ensuring justice and long-term health. Organizations like the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Commission on Crime and Delinquency helped fund the research that SAFE-T System uses to improve care and outcomes for survivors. Together, we can create lasting change. 💡 Join the conversation: How can high-quality SA care influence survivors' paths to healing? #JusticeForSurvivors #QualityCare

💙 Every person deserves support. 💙 🌟 Hear from our HRC participants. Their journeys inspire us every day. Powerful stories of resilience, hope, and transformation and WHY we do this work every day! Sound Pathways Harm Reduction Center (HRC) is a community-based, public health program that provides critical services to people who use drugs. All our core programs offer substance use prevention and intervention methods designed to meet people where they are. As an evidence-based, harm reduction focused organization, the HRC is key to our mission. Every person who walks through our doors is supported and offered assistance, guidance, and compassion. We believe no one should be denied help. We believe everyone should be safe. And we believe no one should die from a drug overdose. #HarmReduction #CommunitySupport #EndOverdose #SupportNotStigma #CompassionateCare #NoOneLeftBehind #OverdoseAwareness #HelpingOurCommunity #EveryLifeMatters

The problem of Medical Kidnappings is not specific to Canada only. US has the same issue - SICK children get misdiagnosed and as victims of abuse by doctors contracted by CAS/CPS and as a result, apprehended and their loving parents who are harassed for months to years until the case goes to trial where they are able to provide evidence of their children's medical issues - despite CAS's and their doctors' desparate appempts to prevent them from accessing the child's medical records and obtaining second medical opinions from experts in the relevant fields. Watch a US documentary Helps that Harms on this topic: https://lnkd.in/gNVC62y9 Watch CTV W5's Dubious Diagnosis for examples from Ontario. Stopmedicalkidnapping.ca #AccountabilityForCAS #AccountabilityForSCANdoctors #DontLookAway

Every day in Australia, nearly 150 hospitalisations and 14 emergency department presentations involve opioid harm, and 3 people die from drug-induced deaths involving opioid use. Want to learn more? Click here: bit.ly/4b4qZ5R #Medcast #MedcastEducation #Medicalresources #Nursingresources #GPresources #AustralianGP

Harm reduction is an evidence-based approach that is critical to engaging with people who use drugs and equipping them with life-saving tools and information to create positive change in their lives and potentially save their lives. Harm reduction is a key pillar in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Overdose Prevention Strategy. #overdoseprevention #harmreduction #substanceabuse

Recognizing the Signs: From daily drinking to harmful behaviors, understanding the continuum of alcohol abuse is crucial. If you or someone you know identifies with these warning signs, consult a healthcare professional for support and change. It's a team effort towards a healthier future. “Your New Dawn Awaits” Available 24/7 for Help 📲 702-595-2995 www.firstdawnrecovery.com #firstdawnrecovery #veteranrecovery #veteranrehabilitation #rehabilitationcenter #mentalhealth #veteranmentalhealth #lasvegasrecoverycenter #lasvegasrecovery

"As we have come to understand that violence is preventable, it is up to all of us—researchers, advocates, and policymakers alike—to act". — Gregory Jackson Jr., Deputy Director, White House Office of Gun Violence Protection, and Kyle Fischer, Policy Director, The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention. Explore their collaborative paper, Community Violence Intervention as a Strategy for Reducing Gun Violence,” featured in a recent report by the Health Strategy Group at The Aspen Institute.     This latest report outlines five significant ideas for reducing the health harms of firearm injury. Dive deeper into the public health perspective on combating this epidemic:  https://bit.ly/3urDp7U  #AspenHealthStrategy #gunviolence #healthcare #mentalhealth