{"id":1430,"date":"2026-04-02T09:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/harm-reduction\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:16:31","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/harm-reduction\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Read and watch the stories about the people, places, and programs working in harm reduction every day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.calonews.com\/featured-topics\/health\/article_3c1c073b-b8b6-4519-a116-2b8a87335720.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calonews.com\/featured-topics\/health\/article_3c1c073b-b8b6-4519-a116-2b8a87335720.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Prevention Efforts Grow as Latino Communities Face High Rates of Overdose Deaths<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCALO News March 18, 2026<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/california\/2026\/03\/10\/la-county-homeless-rate-2026-health-department\/89081764007\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/california\/2026\/03\/10\/la-county-homeless-rate-2026-health-department\/89081764007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">LA County Sees Drop in Homeless Deaths<\/a><br \/>\nUSA Today March 10, 2026<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/pasadenanow.com\/main\/la-county-launches-bilingual-campaign-to-combat-overdose-stigma\" href=\"https:\/\/pasadenanow.com\/main\/la-county-launches-bilingual-campaign-to-combat-overdose-stigma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Bilingual Campaign to Combat Overdose Stigma Launched<\/a><br \/>\nPasadena Now October 29, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/los-angeles-harm-reduction-drugs-homelessness\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/los-angeles-harm-reduction-drugs-homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Skid Row Care Campus<\/a><br \/>\nCBS News July 7, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/ca\/southern-california\/news\/2025\/04\/30\/opioid-fentanyl-harm-reduction-health?cid=id-app15_m-share_s-web_cmp-app_launch_august2020_c-producer_posts_po-organic\">California sees 1st drop in synthetic opioid deaths.<\/a><br \/>\nSpectrum News April 30, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calonews.com\/communities\/los-angeles\/werc-training-program-is-shaping-the-future-of-harm-reduction-work\/article_1c26b342-ad6e-4d9f-8035-a597240e3b6f.html\">WERC Training Program Is Shaping the Future of Harm Reduction <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calonews.com\/communities\/los-angeles\/werc-training-program-is-shaping-the-future-of-harm-reduction-work\/article_1c26b342-ad6e-4d9f-8035-a597240e3b6f.html\">Work<\/a>.<br \/>\nCalo News April 8, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1071105486\">New Graduates Find Purpose in Helping Others.<\/a><br \/>\nMarch 21, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pilot.latakoo.com\/asset\/19871526?share=bxvuzxtql5r7hzfyo4dzwhxsu72mb2do\">Overdose Risks Increase During Disasters.<\/a><br \/>\nFebruary 12, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dURLGEhkGd8\">Changing Lives: One Woman\u2019s Journey From the Brink To Giving Back<\/a>.<br \/>\nDecember 30, 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laopinion.com\/2024\/08\/29\/sigue-la-lucha-contra-las-muertes-por-sobredosis-en-la\/\">The Fight Against Overdose Deaths in LA Continues.<\/a><br \/>\nLa Opinion. 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