A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more ...

Services offered: There are 22 recovery beds and 48 additional beds for mostly older homeless people, arts and wellness ...

Although such programs do not demand abstinence, harm reduction advocates argue that providing practical help builds trust so that drug users will reach out for support if they do want to get sober.

The Skid Row Care Campus officially opened this spring with ample offerings for people living on the streets of this ...

The city of Los Angeles is on pace for its lowest homicides total in 60 years based on the first half of the year’s data.

But the Skid Row facility shows Los Angeles County leaders’ embrace of the principle of harm reduction, a range of more ...

Following the harm-reduction model, New York City’s health department has released guidance that helps people navigate both socializing with friends as well as sexual encounters during the pandemic.

Harm reduction focuses on preventing death and illness in drug users while trying to engage them in care and treatment By Carla K. Johnson • Published April 21, 2022 • Updated on April 21 ...

L.A. County libraries are doing more to prevent fatal drug overdoses. The county system has already had a weekly naloxone clinic at 13 select libraries, but now they’re adding free fentanyl test ...

A Santa Monica business owner launched a grassroots program to address California's homelessness crisis in Los Angeles County, calling on city leaders to take action.

Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, smiles in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C ...