Harm reduction and health care for unhoused people
Resident asks for harm reduction and health care for unhoused people designed with frontline workers rather than police, opposing sweeps at Mass and Cass and calling for drug decriminalization.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Invest in Harm Reduction and Healthcare for unhoused people, let them and the people on the ground at BHCC choose and design resources for folks, not cops violently separating communities. Also, decriminalize all drugs.
Who it helps and why
When city leadership chooses to send in cops to violently clear people off the streets at Mass and Cass, what they are doing is separating communities of support, and making it much much harder for Boston Healthcare for the Homeless workers to find their patients and make sure they are getting the care they need. Talk to case managers, nurses, and outreach people, and ask them what the city can do, don't ask cops, don't ask management, ask the people on the ground-this will save lives.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 15, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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