Les défis, opportunités et stratégies liés à l’implication de jeunes personnes faisant usage de drogues dans la réduction des risques : Témoignages de jeunes ayant une expérience vécue de ces questions

Stowe et al. identifient et discutent des questions liées à l’implication des jeunes et émettent des recommandations pour l’avenir de la réduction des risques. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

By M-J Stowe, Orsi Feher, Beatrix Vas, Sangeet Kayastha & Alissa Greer / Harm Reduction Journal

The meaningful inclusion of young people who use or have used drugs is a fundamental aspect of harm reduction, including in program design, research, service provision, and advocacy efforts. However, there are very few examples of meaningful and equitable engagement of young people who use drugs in harm reduction, globally. Youth continue to be excluded from harm reduction programming and policymaking; when they are included, they often face tokenistic efforts that lack clear expectations, equitable work conditions, and are rarely afforded agency and autonomy over decision-making. In this commentary, we identify and discuss issues in youth engagement, and offer recommendations for the future of harm reduction.