Health & Wellness

In recent years, Harm Reduction, a movement started in the 1980s with an established set of principles, has become more talked about but not more widely understood. Since its founding, Steady Collective has been committed to the principles of Harm Reduction through its investment in and support of programs that make the rights of people who use drugs central to their mission and daily operation.

“We want to grow the movement with integrity and intention, and we know that new Harm Reductionists need education and support to run quality programs that continue the tradition that Steady Collective is a part of.”
- Hill Brown, Co-Director of Steady Collective

With support from Dogwood, Steady Collective hired a full-time registered nurse to provide wound care to the uninsured at outreach events and to offer consultation and direction to Holler Harm Reduction, a new Harm Reduction program in Madison County. Early treatment of injection-related injuries prevents complications that could require surgery or extended hospital stays, and onsite wound care also allows people who have experienced discrimination in doctor's offices or hospitals based on their use to receive non-judgemental care. “We are so grateful for this new partnership with Dogwood Health Trust and the ways it makes it possible for Steady Collective to keep showing up for people using drugs in this region of Appalachia,” Brown added. “We are honored to be able to afford people the care that they need and want in a low barrier, dignified way.”