About Community Health Action – Mid Island
The Community Health Action facility is located in Staten Island, New York. This facility offers services to adults who’re currently struggling with substance abuse disorders. Here at this facility syringe exchange, MAT services, LGBTQIA+ care, and they have a community recovery center available.
In the beginning stages of your journey of recovery, it can be challenging and uncomfortable with seeking help without having the fear of judgment. Their Next Step Resource Recovery Center is extremely helpful and welcoming to help provide you guidance that includes daily counseling. They offer workshops, activities, and meetings. This helps you develop connections to form a support network with others in the community who are in the same shoes and are active in their recovery. They also have recovery support workers available to assist you with creating goals and offering you options to get you connected to the help you need.
The syringe exchange program assists with harm reduction and provides information for safer injections. They offer sterile clean supplies which help reduce the transmission of HIV, HEP-C, and other bloodborne pathogens.
They also have programs available for people within the LGBTQIA+ community. These programs are available for folks who are seeking support and assistance with substance use, food security, chronic illness, and domestic violence.