Monday 27th May 2013.
Supervised Injecting Centre.
The Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) recognises drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing condition. MSIC does not support or promote drug use - rather it prevents death and injury from overdose and connects people to health services so they may have the opportunity for rehabilitation.
MSIC was borne out of the 1999 NSW Drug Summit and opened it doors to the community, under trial conditions, in May 2001.
After almost a decade, in October 2010, the NSW Government passed legislation to lift MSIC's trial status.
As of November 2010, MSIC no longer requires legislation to be passed every four years to operate and can function like any other health service.
MSIC remains the only supervised injecting facility in Australia and, indeed. the only one in the Southern Hemisphere.
Due to confidently more information to follow in report.
SWOP. Sex Workers Outreach Project.
SWOP provides sexual health information and support to people who engage in sex work.
SWOP are the leading sex worker organisation in NSW for HIV, STI and Hepatitis C education and prevention. Within SWOP is a variety of health promotion programs and provide outreach to sex industry workplaces. SWOP also works with sex industry owners and operators to encourage the acceptance and maintenance of safe sex practices, and other forms of workplace health and safety.
SWOP is a large important project of ACON.
Key Facts.
SWOP offers free and confidential service open to all people who engage in the sex industry. These include.
1. safe sex "workers packs" with condoms. gloves, dams and lube.
2. HIV, Hep C, STIs and sexual health information.
3. health and workplace safety information.
4. safer injecting equipment.
5. information on laws and legislation.
6. confidential counselling and support.
7. employment information.
8. internet and computer access.
9. printed services & sex worker magazines.
10. reference library.
11 referrals to a wide range of services.
12. outreach to sex industry workers.
13. bulk condom, lube, dam & sponge sales.
Team Members within SWOP.
SWOP provides more than just health information. There is a wide-reaching team of specialists and sex industry peers. This includes female, male and transgender outreach workers, a multicultural team supporting sex workers from non-English speaking background, a counsellor, and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander outreach worker. All team members outreach to both metro and regional NSW.
Today was spent looking in detail at Profile - Community - Engagement within Male Sex Work.
Due to confidentially more information to follow in report.
Supervised Injecting Centre.
The Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) recognises drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing condition. MSIC does not support or promote drug use - rather it prevents death and injury from overdose and connects people to health services so they may have the opportunity for rehabilitation.
MSIC was borne out of the 1999 NSW Drug Summit and opened it doors to the community, under trial conditions, in May 2001.
After almost a decade, in October 2010, the NSW Government passed legislation to lift MSIC's trial status.
As of November 2010, MSIC no longer requires legislation to be passed every four years to operate and can function like any other health service.
MSIC remains the only supervised injecting facility in Australia and, indeed. the only one in the Southern Hemisphere.
Due to confidently more information to follow in report.
SWOP. Sex Workers Outreach Project.
SWOP provides sexual health information and support to people who engage in sex work.
SWOP are the leading sex worker organisation in NSW for HIV, STI and Hepatitis C education and prevention. Within SWOP is a variety of health promotion programs and provide outreach to sex industry workplaces. SWOP also works with sex industry owners and operators to encourage the acceptance and maintenance of safe sex practices, and other forms of workplace health and safety.
SWOP is a large important project of ACON.
Key Facts.
SWOP offers free and confidential service open to all people who engage in the sex industry. These include.
1. safe sex "workers packs" with condoms. gloves, dams and lube.
2. HIV, Hep C, STIs and sexual health information.
3. health and workplace safety information.
4. safer injecting equipment.
5. information on laws and legislation.
6. confidential counselling and support.
7. employment information.
8. internet and computer access.
9. printed services & sex worker magazines.
10. reference library.
11 referrals to a wide range of services.
12. outreach to sex industry workers.
13. bulk condom, lube, dam & sponge sales.
Team Members within SWOP.
SWOP provides more than just health information. There is a wide-reaching team of specialists and sex industry peers. This includes female, male and transgender outreach workers, a multicultural team supporting sex workers from non-English speaking background, a counsellor, and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander outreach worker. All team members outreach to both metro and regional NSW.
Today was spent looking in detail at Profile - Community - Engagement within Male Sex Work.
Due to confidentially more information to follow in report.
Tomorrow night Outreach.
Matty.
something u don't see or hear about much in the North East matty (outreach) sex workers, gr8 reading your write up matty, keep doing what your doing. kenny
ReplyDeleteMorning Kenny, Just chilling today before Outreach tonight 8 pm till 11 pm. Speak soon.
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