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Safe Point San Diego

Family Health Centers of San Diego  |  San Diego, CA

Overview

Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) Safe Point San Diego (SPSD) is on the front lines of addressing the HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV), and opioid epidemics in San Diego County. The central focus of SPSD is to meet people who inject drugs (PWID) where they are in their recovery journey, link them to care, and prevent the transmission of HIV and HCV. Through CDBG funding FHCSD is able to provide the following services: SPSD services are provided from a mobile unit for three 3-hour intervals at two city-approved urban sites, Downtown San Diego on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 PM to 9 PM, and North Park on Fridays from 10 AM to 1 PM. During operation hours, SPSD collects an unlimited number of used syringes and dispenses sterile syringes (1:1 up to 50/visit), harm reduction supplies, wound care items, bleach kits, fentanyl test strips, hygiene items, and naloxone (an overdose reversal medication). Upon their first visit, new clients register and receive an ID card. New clients receive an ID card with a unique identifying code for several reasons, 1. To maintain service anonymity, 2. Protects their supplies from being seized from law enforcement if arriving or leaving SPSD operations, and 3. Assisting staff in distinguishing individuals who are new or returning for services. In addition to the ID card, clients may obtain two sterile syringes and a starter kit, which provides supplies to help reduce the transmission of HIV and HCV. Once registered in the program, clients may exchange syringes on a one-for-one basis and during subsequent visits, clients receive supplemental harm reduction supplies including alcohol wipes, sterile water, cotton filters, tourniquets, bleach kits, fentanyl test strips, hygiene items, and naloxone. SPSD offers wound care items such as gauze, band-aids, medical tape, and petroleum jelly.

Services

  • Community Trainings/Education
  • Delivery Services
  • Fentanyl Test Strips/Education
  • Hepatitis testing/Education
  • HIV testing/Education
  • LGBTQ Services
  • MAT Education/Referrals
  • Naloxone Distribution/Overdose Ed.
  • PEP
  • PrEP
  • Safe Sex Items
  • Syringe Services
  • Wound Care Services

Contact

823 Gateway Center Way
San Diego, CA 92102

(619) 515-2438
(619) 515-2941

benjamini@fhcsd.org
lucyup@fhcsd.org

https://www.fhcsd.org

Hours

Downtown San Diego on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 PM to 9 PM and North Park on Fridays from 10 AM to 1 PM.

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