by Cari Bender | Mar 15, 2025 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point spokesperson Cari Feiler Bender told NPR there are “never enough resources” to help people experiencing addiction in Philadelphia. Now that more people are surviving fentanyl and other drug overdoses, the need is rising. Rachel Wisniewski...
by Cari Bender | Feb 20, 2025 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point Philadelphia’s Sana Clinic integrates HIV treatment and primary care in a harm-reduction model led by Dr. Jessica Meisner, a physician at the University of Pennsylvania who splits her time to run this specialized practice at PPP. Courtenay...
by Cari Bender | Jan 1, 2025 | Prevention Point
Invisible People, a nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about homelessness through innovative storytelling, news, and advocacy with over 1 million subscribers on You Tube, featured the truly extraordinary work of Prevention Point Philadelphia and their...
by Cari Bender | Jun 14, 2024 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point Philadelphia’s low barrier emergency shelter was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer in an article by reporter Max Marin. “The shelter gives people who live there time to focus on their next steps while providing them with support to...
by Cari Bender | May 9, 2023 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point Philadelphia staff have encouraged their participants with opioid use disorder to receive once-a-month injections called Sublocade. The treatments are having a profound effect on many lives, including Kali, featured in this beautiful story from NBC...
by Cari Bender | Jan 7, 2023 | Prevention Point
The New York Times’ Jan Hoffman and photojournalist Hilary Swift spent time with Prevention Point Philadelphia and on the streets of Kensington to learn in-depth about Xylazine (also known as “Tranq”), the animal tranquilizer infiltrating the drug...
Prevention Point featured on National Public RadioMarch 15, 2025Prevention Point Philadelphia was featured on national NPR in a story about the drop in overdose deaths in the U.S. […]
Franklin Square $7.8M in new projects garners coverage across 14 media outletsFebruary 28, 2025Historic Philadelphia, Inc., announced 7.8 million in capital investments in Franklin Square. The announcement earned coverage on 14 Philadelphia media outlets. […]
Prevention Point’s HIV Clinic Saves LivesFebruary 20, 2025Prevention Point Philadelphia’s Sana Clinic […]