Harm Reduction in Cochise County
It can be hard to sort through resources and find the options right for you. That’s why we’re here! We’ve gathered all the essential tools and information you need in one convenient place.
Whether you’re a community member, someone who uses drugs, or a service provider, you’ll discover resources tailored to your needs.
What is harm reduction?
Harm reduction is a set of evidence-based strategies to minimize the negative consequences of drug use. It recognizes the value and dignity of people who use drugs and aims to improve their health outcomes.
Harm reduction strategies can include:
- evidence-based drug education
- preventing injuries and illnesses
- accessible and evidence-based treatments
- distribution of naloxone
- rectify the damage caused by discriminatory drug policies
Why is a harm reduction lens important?
While most people who use drugs won’t develop a substance use disorder, many can benefit from strategies to address unwanted effects. For those experiencing problematic use, traditional treatment or abstinence may not be suitable. Harm reductionists trust individuals to make choices about their health and provide them with the tools to make informed decisions.
A foundational principle of harm reduction is to facilitate individuals to make any positive change, whether that is using sterile equipment, decreasing use, or drinking more water, for example.
At its core, harm reduction is a compassionate approach that empowers individuals to take control of their well-being.
Resources
Our goal is to make everyone in Cochise county feel supported, from community members to providers. Here you will find a list of resources we have compiled:
If you have questions about these resources or need other kinds of support, reach out to us.
Overdose Prevention
Pregnancy
HIV & Hepatitis C Testing
Treatment
Housing
Food
Benefits
Transportation
Other Helpful Links
For Providers
Overdose Prevention
Find naloxone near you
Find free naloxone in Arizona. Search for the provider nearest you by navigating on the map to your area.
Sonoran Prevention Works Trainings
We provide free community trainings, paid consultations, and trainings for individuals and groups who desire to implement harm reduction practices within their organizations. As the landscape of drug use, both licit and illicit continues to take shape, SPW remains a leader in best practices that address both organizational needs and best outcomes for clients.
Pregnancy
Plan C Pills
Plan C provides up-to-date information on how people in the U.S. are accessing at-home abortion pill options online.
I Need An A
With 3 non-personally-identifiable pieces of information (that we don’t collect or store), we’re able to give people seeking abortions the information most relevant to their individual circumstances.
All Options
All-Options (formerly Backline) uses direct service and social change strategies to promote unconditional, judgment-free support for people in all of their decisions, feelings, and experiences with pregnancy, parenting, abortion, and adoption.
Carenet
Care Net Pregnancy Center of Cochise County (Care Net Sierra Vista) is a non-profit organization offering free pregnancy tests and opportunities to earn baby supplies and parenting classes.
Hushabye Nursery
Hushabye nursery is one of our amazing partners who can help walk you through the process regardless of where you are in AZ and partner with you through your pregnancy.
Lactaction Poster
A graphic that outlines best practices when lactating and using substances
Pregnancy and Substance Use Toolkit
This resource was created for pregnant and parenting people who use drugs, their loved ones, and their service providers. You can use this information to understand your rights, access services, and find high-quality, evidence-based care.
HIV & Hepatitis C Testing
Chiricahua Community Health Centers
Opened in 2005, located in historic downtown Douglas, the Jennifer “Ginger” Ryan Clinic (GRC) was named in honor of CCHCI’s founding CEO. This facility focuses primarily on comprehensive care for adults and women, although children are also seen among our family practice providers.
Cochise Harm Reduction Project
Cochise Harm Reduction is a local, grassroots mutual-aid based harm reduction organization that works to increase access to healthcare and social services for unhoused individuals + people who use drugs in Cochise County, Arizona.
Cochise County Health Department
The Mission of Cochise Health & Social Services is to foster an exceptional quality of life by advocating for a community-centered culture of health through unparalleled public health service.
Community Medical Services
Community Medical Services Sierra Vista is more than just the leading methadone clinic and drug addiction treatment center. We’ll meet you where you’re at, using evidence-based practices to treat your substance use disorder with medication assisted treatment (MAT) along with counseling and peer support services. We offer same day treatment, walk-in services and treat patients with confidentiality and dignity.
Treatment
Community Health Associates
It is our mission to provide Arizona Communities with a comprehensive array of high quality behavioral health treatment services, substance use rehabilitation, and prevention services that respect the culture and ethnicity of our members.
Easter Seals Blake Foundation
Easterseals Blake Behavioral Health serves children, adults and families across 9 counties of Southern Arizona. We offer trauma informed counseling and groups, parenting education and support, Applied Behavioral Analysis treatment, Substance-use counseling, employment services and medication management.
Community Partners Integrated Healthcare
As a licensed integrated healthcare provider, Community Partners Integrated Healthcare (CPIH) offers a supportive and caring environment for all of your health and wellness needs. We offer physical and behavioral healthcare in an integrated approach that focuses on whole health, education and lifestyle improvements for individuals to incorporate at home and in the community. Our physician-supervised wellness centers specialize in integrated healthcare tailored to your individual needs.
HOPE Inc.
Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment (HOPE) is a peer and family-run provider of behavioral health services. With over thirty years of service delivery, HOPE provides professional peer-support services to individuals who are living with mental illness and/or substance use disorders, and to those involved in the criminal justice system.
Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services
Chiricahua has partnered with Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services (SEABHS) to integrate medical and behavioral health in the SEABHS Sierra Vista clinic. This new clinic will allow SEABHS patients to have medical care without having to visit an outside facility.
Housing
Tintown Shelter
A shelter located in Bisbee, AZ. Open 24/7 and no appointment is necessary. Contact 520-432-7839 or email [email protected]
Good Neighbor Alliance
The mission of the Good Neighbor Alliance is to provide and assist displaced persons/families in need with safe, temporary shelter and access to supportive services to work toward helping them achieve economic and social self-sufficiency.
Hoops House
Residential Recovery Services for Men
Verhelst
The Verhelst Recovery House, located in Bisbee, Arizona, offers a 6 month residential program helping men learn how to live without alcohol or drugs. Recovery is guided through a 12-Step meeting program and setting of personal goals.
Women’s Transition Project
WTP provides substance use treatment, temporary housing, job training, and housing placement services to underserved, rural, low-income women and their children in Southeastern Arizona.
Food
Food Banks
Information about food banks in Cochise County
Food Pantries
Find local pantries, soup kitchens, food shelves, food banks and other food help.
Benefits
HOPE Inc.
Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment (HOPE) is a peer and family-run provider of behavioral health services. With over thirty years of service delivery, HOPE provides professional peer-support services to individuals who are living with mental illness and/or substance use disorders, and to those involved in the criminal justice system.
Transportation
Tintown Shelter
A shelter located in Bisbee, AZ. Open 24/7 and no appointment is necessary. Contact 520-432-7839 or email [email protected]
Good Neighbor Alliance
The mission of the Good Neighbor Alliance is to provide and assist displaced persons/families in need with safe, temporary shelter and access to supportive services to work toward helping them achieve economic and social self-sufficiency.
Community Partners Integrated Healthcare
As a licensed integrated healthcare provider, Community Partners Integrated Healthcare (CPIH) offers a supportive and caring environment for all of your health and wellness needs. We offer physical and behavioral healthcare in an integrated approach that focuses on whole health, education and lifestyle improvements for individuals to incorporate at home and in the community. Our physician-supervised wellness centers specialize in integrated healthcare tailored to your individual needs.
HOPE Inc.
Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment (HOPE) is a peer and family-run provider of behavioral health services. With over thirty years of service delivery, HOPE provides professional peer-support services to individuals who are living with mental illness and/or substance use disorders, and to those involved in the criminal justice system.
Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services
Chiricahua has partnered with Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services (SEABHS) to integrate medical and behavioral health in the SEABHS Sierra Vista clinic. This new clinic will allow SEABHS patients to have medical care without having to visit an outside facility.
Other Helpful Links
Cochise County Health Department
The Mission of Cochise Health & Social Services is to foster an exceptional quality of life by advocating for a community-centered culture of health through unparalleled public health service.
Legacy Foundation Resource Guide
This guide contains information on a variety of services and programs offered by agencies in Cochise and eastern Santa Cruz to assist and serve our growing populations.
For Providers
Sonoran Prevention Works Trainings
We provide free community trainings, paid consultations, and trainings for individuals and groups who desire to implement harm reduction practices within their organizations. As the landscape of drug use, both licit and illicit continues to take shape, SPW remains a leader in best practices that address both organizational needs and best outcomes for clients.
National Harm Reduction Coalition
Welcome to a wealth of information about the issues central to the Harm Reduction movement. Explore our content library and discover practical resources to promote the health and dignity of people affected by drug use. For each issue area, you’ll find up-to-date fact sheets, webinars, manuals, training guides, and best practices about evidence-based harm reduction strategies.
Arizona’s Rural Opioid Response – Implementation Program (AzRORI) Provider and Community Learning Hub
As part of funding AzRORI faculty, staff, and students work to offer ongoing educational support for providers to increase capacity for offering evidence-based prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery for substance use, misuse and addiction.
Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department
A seminar by Dr. Melody J. Glenn, MD, MFA accessible until November 22, 2023.
