Mail-based naloxone distribution since March 2022
28,863 naloxone kits distributed
750 Reversals Reported
To transform Public Health by connecting Floridians and Southerners Who Use Drugs or With Lived Experience in Drug Use to vital services. To provide them with support as they make informed decisions towards better living.
Our Vision is a state free of HIV, Hepatitis C, drug overdoses, and soft tissue infections; a state where drug use, education, prevention, and treatment organizations work together to develop programs that further healthier decision making for drug users, their families, and communities.
Florida Harm Reduction Collective is a broad network of Syringe Services Programs, Recovery Community Organizations, Grassroots Overdose Response groups, legal experts, and medical and behavioral health providers work to break down siloes and work together on the missions and visions of allied partners.
In 2019, a small group of Harm Reduction activists met at Rebel Recovery in West Palm Beach to link together and found Florida Harm Reduction Collective, Inc. The Collective received its 501(c)3 status in 2021 and continues to expand! Over the past 6 years we have connected with thousands of people across the state, developed a Rapid HIV/HCV testing program, hosted dozens in informational webinars, provided technical assistance, hosted 3 statewide Harm Reduction Conferences (see below for information about the 4th Annual Florida Harm Reduction Conference), and brought together hundreds of likeminded folks from across Florida. Currently, we are expanding our work across the Southern United States. Membership is self-defined. Won’t you join us?
Harm Reduction is a set of strategies that help to reduce or eliminate the harms that are associated with substance use. This includes efforts ranging anywhere from building relationships with individuals who are unhoused and/or use drugs, to pushing towards ending the War on Drugs. Harm reduction re-humanizes people by removing stigma, creating the potential for bodily autonomy, and supporting incremental positive changes and healthier decisions.