Harm Reduction
Healing Hands
Year Developed: 2020
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Health Care for the Homeless Council (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This edition of Healing Hands from the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network explores how harm reduction principles apply to various clinical settings and explains why the philosophy is so critically important.
Resource Details: The Council’s latest CME-accredited issue of Healing Hands describes key principles and practices associated with harm reduction initiatives, as well as specific ways these principles and practices can be integrated into various settings that provide health care for people experiencing homelessness.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations, Health Equity
Resource Subtopic: Substance Use Disorders, , Population Health.
Keywords: Access to Care, Opioids, Outreach, Persons Experiencing Homelessness.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.