Abstract
My research at present is around NSPs (Needle and syringe programs) in Western Sydney, drawing upon interviews with both NSP staff and NSP clients. Over the course of this research the participants recounted various experiences of discrimination and marginalisation, either as the result of the work they did as NSP staff, or because of their social position as a drug user. This discrimination and marginalisation impacts on the effectiveness of NSP programs. In order to help make that argument I briefly outline three issues below that touch upon access to healthcare, and the delivery of NSP services; issues which emerged from some of the research interviews that I conducted.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 23-25 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Human Rights Defender |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Western Sydney (N.S.W.)
- evaluation
- needle exchange programs
- public opinion
- stigma (social psychology)