Harm Reduction Services in Los Angeles and San Bernardino
St. John’s Community Health Harm Reduction Program provides safer drug use supplies including sterile injection equipment, and safer smoking supplies, and overdose prevention education including naloxone (Narcan) distribution.
Supplies
We provide syringes, sharps containers, cottons, alcohol wipes and sterile water bubbles and straight shooters.
We also provide wound care supplies like Band-Aids, triple antibiotic ointment, and gauze.
Harm Reduction
Drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids have spiked significantly in the last decade. We offer services to help prevent overdose, including distribution of naloxone (Narcan). We provide education to individuals and organizations, including how to administer naloxone (Narcan) and reverse an overdose.
Stop by the Avalon Drop in-Center on Friday at 10:00 am to receive a free overdose reversal kit and training.
Medicated Assisted Treatment
We embrace a harm reduction model for our patients. Our medical providers prescribe medications for those who would like to receive Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT). MAT combines behavioral therapy and medications like Suboxone to treat the use of heroin, fentanyl, or other opiates.
St. John’s Community Health is committed to the health and well-being of all members our community.
We provide medical, dental, pediatric, behavioral and mental health and support services in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties to low-income, uninsured, and publicly-insured individuals and families in our health centers and mobile clinics. Our mission is to improve community health and reduce health disparities by delivering high quality, comprehensive services and impacting health and social policy.
To receive safer use supplies (free and anonymous), please visit us or ask your provider for harm reduction supplies during
your next visit (or please ask for a referral to our Harm Reduction Program during your next visit).
To contact our Harm Reduction Program directly, please contact us at 213-709-5114 or harmreductionprogram@sjch.org
HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM TEAM
JONATHAN LEIVA
Program Manager
213-709-5114 | jleiva@sjch.org
LUDWIG ESTACIO
HRP Community Health Worker
323-532-6765 | lestacio@sjch.org
JOSH LACOUR
HRP Community Health Worker
213-646-2664 | jlacour@sjch.org
