"PWUD have insights and expertise that can help inform the planning, delivery
and review of harm reduction and HIV services. When we involve PWUD in the
design and delivery of services, our work becomes more relevant, targeted and
accessible.
Working in partnership with PWUD helps our services to reach and connect with
other PWUD more effectively, and to understand and meet their needs. A really
powerful way of involving PWUD is to employ them as staff.
Employing PWUD sends out a clear message that they are valued partners and
are welcome at all levels of service delivery. It also has a very practical set of
benefits, helping services to better understand the needs and lived experience
of PWUD.
PWUD have the right to be employed. Policies that routinely exclude PWUD
from the workplace are discriminatory." (p. 6)
