| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
USA. Harm Reduction Services to Get $30 Million in First-Ever Federal Funding
USA. Harm Reduction Services to Get $30 Million in First-Ever Federal Funding
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed into law last week contained a series of provisions that have excited Democrats and progressives. (…)
Buried beneath the billions allocated for big-ticket items, three paragraphs in the 242-page legislation have given harm reductionists cause for celebration. They allocate $30 million for a range of harm reduction services and spell out a seismic change for the federal government’s approach to harm reduction. It is the first time the federal government has ever provided funding for such services. (Filter, USA, 16.03.2021)