Kate Perch Prevention Point Philadelphia To promote health empowerment and safety for communities affected by drug use and poverty Offer a broad range of medical and nonmedical services including ID: 806955
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Harm Reduction in a Housing Continuum
Kate Perch
Prevention Point Philadelphia
Slide2“
To promote health, empowerment, and safety for communities affected by drug use and
poverty”
Offer a broad range of medical and non-medical services including: syringe access, primary care, MAT, Naloxone, and a drop-in center Homeless Services:City contracted homeless outreach team80 Emergency Shelter beds4 Housing Case Managers
Slide3Context
Kensington, Philadelphia:
Encampments
, Open Air Dealing, “Nuisance Crime”, Sex WorkNeighborhoods with already serious economic and resource impactLimited services for people experiencing homelessness and using drugs in the area
Slide4Outreach
Slide5Emergency Housing
Slide6Emergency Housing
Policies
are focused on risk reduction, create flexibility, and allow for self determination
Amnesty boxesSafety planningStaffing arrangements
Community
expectations
around drug use
Discharge is (almost) always a last resort
Slide7Permanent Housing
- Access points
- Role of drug treatment
Community engagement- Safety planning
Slide8The Essentials
Slide9www.ppponline.org
Kate Perch, MSW
Director of Homeless Services
Katie@ppponline.org