Yes To SCS
@YesToSCS
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The coalition for supervised/safer consumption spaces in Seattle/King County. SCSs make our communities healthier and safer! #YesToSCS
Seattle/King County, WA
Joined October 2016
@MayorJenny: your public safety platform continues to miss the mark & excludes safety for our most vulnerable. Your false platitudes urge us to ask #WhereIsOurSCS? #Safeconsumption = a healthier & safer community for all. Drug user health means TRUE public safety.
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From @PoliceForReform on #SCS: This is the perfect time to abandon our old ways of shaming and punishing people who use drugs and instead build public health systems based on evidence-based best practices."
coloradosun.com
While 2020 will always be known as the year the global COVID-19 pandemic began, there was another public health crisis playing out less publicly. Last year, at least 1,223 Coloradans died of...
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YOUR engagement and input are critical for our advoacy. Please participate in this quick survey for SCS advocacy and beyond. Our future work is critical and will take shape based on this survey. Your participation is appreciated and impactful!
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Today, we sent a letter to @MayorJenny, @SeattleHSD, & @KCPubHealth to ensure that SCS dollars are spent in good alignment with community advocacy and legislative intent via @SeattleCouncil. Our message is clear – SCS dollars are for SCS, full stop.
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“My expectation and my hope is that we move forward progressively here in Seattle with funding that’s been made available by Seattle City Council,” Rawlins (with @YesToSCS) said. https://t.co/FI88CFXDED
seattletimes.com
A 2-1 ruling from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that rejected a proposed supervised injection facility in Philadelphia will not stop Seattle's plan to provide medical supervision for drug use...
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Re. @SafehousePhilly court ruling: Primary point in this ruling points to violation of federal law. We've progressed beyond federal policies for drug policy changes such as marijuana legalization. So, SCS is not a legal question but a political question. It's time for action now.
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As to the front-runner, Rawlins also wagers a guess: “I do think it will be Seattle. Mayor Durkan calls herself the innovative mayor and Seattle’s vocal about being the innovative city. It’s like — alright, let’s be innovative, let’s do it.”
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Moving SCS forward - read more below on our evolved approach gaining traction for co-locating SCS. https://t.co/A6nLhA2ii2
thestranger.com
The measure would reduce overdoses, distribute services citywide, and save money.
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The proof continues in research - a report documents that co-location of SCS will provide cost savings, reduce overdose deaths, and increase individual health outcomes. Seattle can be a national leader in making this research a local reality. https://t.co/JLsUJX4mn6
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Majority of @SeattleCouncil continues to push our advocacy and we appreciate bold leadership from @Lisa_Herbold this budget cycle to move funds towards SCS implementation. This action aims for Seattle to be a national leader in drug policy.
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@YesToSCS Coalition members Mandy Sladky and Ramona Emerson pen today's editorial in @TheStranger: "We thank @SeattleCouncil for their continued leadership, and call on @MayorJenny to make good on her promise and be a local and national leader on SCS."
thestranger.com
While our collective attention centers around the COVID-19 pandemic, another longstanding public health crisis continues, and is worsening.
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"We've been here, the money has been allocated for over three years, so .... the coalition is really tired of talk."
king5.com
The City of Seattle has already allocated $1.4 million for a centralized safe injection site, but previous proposals have been met with much resistance.
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"After a stalled push to set up a site where residents can safely use drugs in Seattle, advocates and some City Council members want to move forward with a new approach in 2021 budget talks." https://t.co/DUGXg4wqgr
seattletimes.com
Under the new plan, there would be no new, brick-and-mortar site. Instead, drug users could be supervised at existing social service and health care locations where they already seek other services.
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We're presenting tomorrow to @SeattleCouncil w/ @HepEduProject, @aurora_commons, @ACLU_WA, @richwatersmd on an evolved strategy of co-locating #SCS for local implementation. More information re. this strategy below. Tune in @SeattleChannel from 9:30-11am.
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Shout out to the legislative support of @Lisa_Herbold for ensuring the #SCS $$$ remain reserved for safer consumption through yesterday's budget action. @SeattleCouncil continues to be a leader in supporting evidence-based solutions for individual and community health & safety.
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In the undisclosed SCS in the US, 5-years of data proves that #safeconsumption saves lives.
usnews.com
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Reported by @KCPubHealth: fentanyl overdose rates are double from this time last year. #Safeconsumption is a necessary tool for evidence and reality-based intervention into the #overdose crisis. View below for immediate steps for local service providers.
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@YesToSCS coalition "remains super-energetic and really focused on implementing a safe consumption space as soon as possible to address the overdose crisis”. Let's make SCS a Seattle reality and a historic first in our region. https://t.co/C0wPlLtHIc
thebody.com
What seemed imminent a few years ago is bogged down in community resistance in cities nationwide. But while overdose deaths continue, activists go on chipping away at the backlash.
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Poll results show majority of Seattleites support #SCS and our advocacy letter sent to @MayorJenny & @SeattleCouncil calling for all Seattle elected officials to take action as soon as possible to implement a safe consumption space in the city.
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