HepHiv2021 Conference | 5-7 may

HepHiv2021 Conference | 5-7 may

May 3, 2021 | Events, Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction

Next Wednesday, May 5, CRESCER will join the virtual public session organized by the “Lisbon Sem Sida” campaign within the scope of the HepHIV 2021 Conference, under the subject “HCV testing and treatment in the community – learning from harm reduction and people who use drugs “.

Based on five experiences, the public will be invited to reflect on the importance of the lessons learnt in the context of harm reduction and the involvement of peers, as well as the interventions for the diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C in the outreach context, in order to achieve the elimination of Hepatitis C by 2030.

Speakers:
Hugo Faria – Ares do Pinhal
Luís Mendão – GAT / IN-Mouraria
Inês Marinho – CRESCER
Sérgio Rodrigues – APDES-GIRUGaia
Elisabeth Avril – GAIA Paris

Moderation:
Alexis Goosdeel – EMCDDA
Ricardo Fuertes – CML / Lisboa Sem Sida

On Friday, May 7, as part of the same event, Cristiana Merendeiro (coordinator at CRESCER), will participate in the E-poster sessions (live Q&A), from 3:30pm to 4:30pm, with a presentation on “Models of testing and linkage to care for people who inject/use drugs”.

Sessions language: English

Free participation and mandatory registration.

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The Undark Podcast: “Translating Portugal’s Approach to Drugs and Addiction”

The Undark Podcast: “Translating Portugal’s Approach to Drugs and Addiction”

Apr 6, 2021 | Press

On march 31st, Undark Magazine published an The Undark Podcast episode with a report by global health journalist, Elana Gordon, on the policies that underlie the approach to decriminalizing drug use in Portugal – and that the State of Oregon (USA) recently adopted as a model to implement its new law.

The journalist’s investigation work on the grounds consisted of accompanying several Portuguese entities that intervene with the target groups, including one of CRESCER’S outreach teams from the project É UMA RUA.

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Five years of the project É UMA VIDA

Five years of the project É UMA VIDA

Mar 31, 2021 | Refugees and asylum seekers

This month marks the 5th year of the project É UMA VIDA.

É UMA VIDA. was designed to welcome and include refugees in our community, mainly coming from countries of the Middle East, Eastern and Western Africa, arrived in Portugal under the Municipal Reception Program. They left their countries due to armed conflicts, generalized violence or massive violation of human rights.

The CRESCER team closely monitors the beneficiaries, promoting their inclusion and designing with them a life project, with a view to their autonomy, including their own housing solution.

We share the impact of the project along these five years on the ground:

  • – 220 people monitored, 117 of those people arrived alone and 103 as a family;
  • – 16 different nationalities;
  • – 220 people with accesss to temporary autonomous housing and with access to a specialized team;
  • – 52 children and young people in school age, all integrated at the school of the place of residence;
  • – 5 babies born during the project;
  •  Dozens of advocacy actions and hundreds of meetings with beneficiaries.

Após estes cinco anos de projeto assinalamos ainda grandes dificuldades nas respostas dos serviços da comunidade, que muitas vezes não são adequados ao público-alvo, bem como demoras no SEF e respetivo processo de asilo injustificáveis. Continuaremos a lutar por uma verdadeira inclusão de todos, trabalhando lado a lado com os nossos beneficiários.