In episode four of our minisode miniseries, we sit down with Haley Coles from ACLU from Sonoran Prevention Works (SPW). SPW received a $125,000 grant to support advocacy and education for syringe access programs – a proven harm reduction strategy in response to the opioid crisis and rising hepatitis-C and HIV infection rates.
Specifically, Sonoran Prevention Works is working to transform the response to the opioid crisis away from a perspective of pure criminalization to a framework focused on public health – and they are doing so by partnering with the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Creosote Partners and Shot in the Dark to destigmatize syringe access programs and understand the comprehensive needs of people who inject drugs. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is also working with Sonoran Prevention Works to implement a needle stick prevention program and to educate law enforcement on injection drug use.
Listen today and learn what Haley means when she says “…it’s not about overdose. At the end of the day what kills people is stigma.”
Sonoran Prevention Works website: https://spwaz.org/
Sonoran Prevention Works Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sonoranpreventionworks/
2018 Innovation Grants web page: http://vitalysthealth.org/grants-2018/
Previous Innovation Grants minisodes:
E132: Tucson: Mental Health Integration within Emergency Response
E131: Arizona Housing Coalition and Veterans StandDown
E130: The Arizona Emerging Leaders Network
E129: Implementing Effective Community-Specific Alternate Response Strategies and Collaborations
E128: ¿Qué es el Patrocinio Fiscal y qué hace TAPAZ por los proyectos patrocinados?
E127: Inclusive Voting in Arizona & Health Implications
E126: What is Fiscal Sponsorship and What Does TAPAZ Do for Sponsored Projects?
E125: Legislative Outlook & Policy Updates
E124: HIV – Reducing Stigma and Educating the Public
E123: Housing Solutions_Manufactured Housing
E122: Healthcare Marketplace Open Enrollment, Medicaid Redetermination, and the Cover Arizona Coalition
E121: Where is Arizona: First Responders and Mental Health Integration
E120: Feeding Matters: The Systems Change Behind Pediatric Feeding Disorder
E119: Arizona Town Hall: Equity for All Arizonans
E118: The Nature Conservancy and the Evolution of Systems Change
E117 - Superior: Gateway to the Copper Corridor
E116: The Long Game: A Conversation with Floribella Redondo of AzCHOW
E115: Systems Change Takes Time: Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth
E114: The Arizona Food Systems Network
E113: Medicaid Unwinding
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