澳大利亚监狱的危害最小化 – 改革议程.pptx

1、Harm minimisation in Australian prisons the reform agenda,Liz Barrett,Drug Policy Modelling Program,UNSW Sydney,About the harm reduction in prison working group,What is harm reduction,The need for harm reduction in prison,People in prison have much higher rates of injecting drug use than general pop

2、ulationLack of access to clean and new injecting equipment results in shared use and homemade itemsRates of BBV much higher among prison population than in communityInjecting related injuries and diseaseOverdose risk,Queensland data on injecting drug use in prison from:Hajarizadeh,2024,HCV infection

3、 in Australias prisons,Prison health is public health(AIHW),62,000 reception and releases out of prison each yearHepatitis C elimination targets:prison a key siteHarm reduction improves health and safety for the prison environment,including correctional officers,Data provided by NSW Ministry of Heal

4、th,What works to reduce harm in prisons?,What is the current state of harm reduction in Australian prisons?,Innovations in Australia,Case study 1:Peer harm reduction in the Yard(PHRY)NSW Justice Health,Aim:To support participants to employ best practice harm reduction strategies,engage in hepatitis

5、c(HCV)services as required and encourage other in the correctional setting to do the same.,Images and information shared with permission from NSW Justice Health,PHRY outcomes,High levels of new knowledge and skills reportedEvidence of messaging being shared peer to peer Delivery of peer designed and

6、 lead health promotion event:Over a 2 hour access period,42 people came forward and received a HCV Dried Blood Spot(DBS)A peer program can deliver education not otherwise available in the system,Images and information shared with permission from NSW Justice Health,The Collins Bay