Culture is Medicine: The United Katehnuaka Longhouse Good Mind Initiative as a Model of Indigenous Harm Reduction in Practice

The United Katehnuaka Longhouse is a Native-led, North Carolina-based nonprofit providing Indigenous harm reduction services in North Carolina and South Carolina through their Good Mind Initiative.

This report describes their approach to Indigenous harm reduction, their program model and impacts, considerations for funders and other prospective Indigenous harm reduction providers. It is a resource for other Indigenous communities looking to develop or expand harm reduction services or learn more about Indigenous harm reduction.

Learn more at their website here

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