As municipalities across the U.S. struggle to address the public health and safety challenges associated with drug use and fatal overdoses, innovative and effective collaborative approaches are necessary. New York State is leading the way by implementing new models called “Drug User Health Hubs.” This fact sheet provides basic information about these programs and discusses how they provide models for effective municipal public health and public safety partnerships.
Testimony at Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing
Thank you, Chair Sandy Nurse, for holding today’s Committee on Criminal Justice. My name is Yonah Zeitz and I am the New York Advocacy Director at