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Public health
fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

NYC Health Department's Relay Program Expands to Brooklyn, Showing Promising Decline in Overdose Deaths

New York City expanded the peer-led Relay overdose prevention program to Wyckoff Heights, reporting falling overdose deaths and high patient uptake of Relay services.
fromCity Limits
4 months ago

Opinion: Preventing Youth Homelessness Before It Starts

"Through creative conversations, we're able to work with youth to figure out solutions for their most immediate needs and help resolve their housing crisis as quickly as possible-so they never have to enter the homelessness system in the first place." In 2022, I found myself where no parent wants to be-without a safe place to live with my two young children, an infant and a 3-year-old. Circumstances led me to the city's entry point into the homelessness system, Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing Office (PATH).
Social justice
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