Caty Simon
@marginalutilite.bsky.social
Ex-lumpenprole,ruthless editrix,tedious dilettante, community researcher,mediocre organizer.National Survivors Union/NC Survivors Union/Whose Corner Is It Anyway/Yale School of Medicine--give to gofundme.com/f/whose-corner-is-it-anyway
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Caty Simon
@marginalutilite.bsky.social
· Dec 10
I deleted my other bluesky account---while it was a thrill to be the true marginalutility for once and not be beaten to it on twitter, I decided to make it easier for ppl to find me b/t platforms. Pls follow me here!
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This is going to be a lean month for many—please help us continue to provide food, harm reduction and wound care distro, outreach, + low-threshold employment for current & former sworkers & trafficking survivors who use drugs/ experience housing insecurity like us! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
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October 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is going to be a lean month for many—please help us continue to provide food, harm reduction and wound care distro, outreach, + low-threshold employment for current & former sworkers & trafficking survivors who use drugs/ experience housing insecurity like us! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
This is @liberatemethadone.bsky.social -PWLLE, researchers, clinicians, & those who claim more than 1 contributing skillsets, creating this magic elixir of an article which is a heartfelt salvo vs. the Drug War and a rigorous commentary. Honored to be co-author. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Envisioning a Humane and Accessible US Methadone Treatment System: Generating Policy and Practice Recommendations From the Liberate Methadone Movement - Noa Krawczyk, Jordan Scott, Megan Miller, Abby ...
Methadone treatment (MT) for opioid use disorder saves lives, but the US MT system has long been dominated by punitive policies and practices that make MT inacc...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is @liberatemethadone.bsky.social -PWLLE, researchers, clinicians, & those who claim more than 1 contributing skillsets, creating this magic elixir of an article which is a heartfelt salvo vs. the Drug War and a rigorous commentary. Honored to be co-author. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Many positive examples as well, such as doulas taking the time to sing and tell stories, doctors keeping confidentiality as sacred trust & speaking respectfully to patients, & drs taking into account patients’ own hypotheses re why they were sick. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
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October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Many positive examples as well, such as doulas taking the time to sing and tell stories, doctors keeping confidentiality as sacred trust & speaking respectfully to patients, & drs taking into account patients’ own hypotheses re why they were sick. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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4/4 ...and being labeled as drug seeking even when you specifically state you are not looking for medication, etc. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
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October 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
4/4 ...and being labeled as drug seeking even when you specifically state you are not looking for medication, etc. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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3/...? hearing derogatory language about yourself under health worker’s breaths or having staff intend to speak about you in a negative light behind your back immediately lowering your trust in the care... www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
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October 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
3/...? hearing derogatory language about yourself under health worker’s breaths or having staff intend to speak about you in a negative light behind your back immediately lowering your trust in the care... www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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2/...the immediate change in stigma manifesting once past drug use is clear thru a chart or track marks, even if the person is abstinent now–up to changing the person’s treatment plan because now they are recognized as person who uses drugs. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
2/...the immediate change in stigma manifesting once past drug use is clear thru a chart or track marks, even if the person is abstinent now–up to changing the person’s treatment plan because now they are recognized as person who uses drugs. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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1/...? Themes that come up again and again: the importance of confidentiality, the experiences of pregnant and parenting drug using people/ppl in the sex trades... www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
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October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
1/...? Themes that come up again and again: the importance of confidentiality, the experiences of pregnant and parenting drug using people/ppl in the sex trades... www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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Many really replicable + actionable positive & negative examples there of healthcare worker behavior-some of it stuff most ppl don’t think about, like food security in hospital for ppl living in chaotic poverty. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Many really replicable + actionable positive & negative examples there of healthcare worker behavior-some of it stuff most ppl don’t think about, like food security in hospital for ppl living in chaotic poverty. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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We're also doing writing funded by RIZE Massachusetts,
continuing anti-medical stigma work w/Baystate Medical Center ED’s health equity team. Last Fri I helped w/that as well. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
continuing anti-medical stigma work w/Baystate Medical Center ED’s health equity team. Last Fri I helped w/that as well. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We're also doing writing funded by RIZE Massachusetts,
continuing anti-medical stigma work w/Baystate Medical Center ED’s health equity team. Last Fri I helped w/that as well. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
continuing anti-medical stigma work w/Baystate Medical Center ED’s health equity team. Last Fri I helped w/that as well. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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We need to be able to balance ppl's need for self-disclosure with their simultaneously self-expressed need for emotional health. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We need to be able to balance ppl's need for self-disclosure with their simultaneously self-expressed need for emotional health. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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Some of our members even proactively + justifiably express their boundaries in the writing focus groups, writing simply, “I don’t want to talk about that” in response to questions. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Some of our members even proactively + justifiably express their boundaries in the writing focus groups, writing simply, “I don’t want to talk about that” in response to questions. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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2/2...ppl's families may have hurt them or they've had what should be day-to-day, unremarkable experiences marred by chaotic poverty. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
2/2...ppl's families may have hurt them or they've had what should be day-to-day, unremarkable experiences marred by chaotic poverty. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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1/2 I have to figure out ways to give out the age-old advice on “show, don’t tell” in a trauma-informed way, since so many experiences that are quotidian for most middle class people can involve traumatizing features for our members... www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
1/2 I have to figure out ways to give out the age-old advice on “show, don’t tell” in a trauma-informed way, since so many experiences that are quotidian for most middle class people can involve traumatizing features for our members... www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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I did my first office hours helping staff refine their writing for our writing project with 3d wave worker giving circle last month, drawing on my experience in Tits and Sass and Narcofeminism Storyshare doing peer editing. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I did my first office hours helping staff refine their writing for our writing project with 3d wave worker giving circle last month, drawing on my experience in Tits and Sass and Narcofeminism Storyshare doing peer editing. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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We’ve also been broadening our low-threshold employment model so there’s more opportunity for low-threshold work for base membership & not just directly impacted staff, and people have been killing it! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We’ve also been broadening our low-threshold employment model so there’s more opportunity for low-threshold work for base membership & not just directly impacted staff, and people have been killing it! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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It’s vital for ppl to know the process even if they can’t physically do it themselves—they can walk someone else through it! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It’s vital for ppl to know the process even if they can’t physically do it themselves—they can walk someone else through it! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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Some ppl simply can’t do what the task requires, so they move organically into a coaching role. We teach OD reversal isn’t just the reversal itself—it’s crowd control, coaching & support, & coordinating info between people. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Some ppl simply can’t do what the task requires, so they move organically into a coaching role. We teach OD reversal isn’t just the reversal itself—it’s crowd control, coaching & support, & coordinating info between people. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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We're a v. disabled population–a lot of ppl w/mobility impairments, asthma, pregnant people etc.–so we need to discuss how to navigate moving people, getting them on the ground, + into the rescue position, not to mention rescue breathing. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We're a v. disabled population–a lot of ppl w/mobility impairments, asthma, pregnant people etc.–so we need to discuss how to navigate moving people, getting them on the ground, + into the rescue position, not to mention rescue breathing. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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We’ve done this material 3 times now, so now some base members are also coaching other members! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We’ve done this material 3 times now, so now some base members are also coaching other members! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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We're working really successfully on OD reversal training, where staff train base members in overdose reversal using our demo dummies. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We're working really successfully on OD reversal training, where staff train base members in overdose reversal using our demo dummies. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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As November 1st approaches with households prob. not receiving SNAP benefits, the resources we provide our poor community will be all the more critical, so we hope you can help us with donations for services and expenditures that our grants don’t cover. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As November 1st approaches with households prob. not receiving SNAP benefits, the resources we provide our poor community will be all the more critical, so we hope you can help us with donations for services and expenditures that our grants don’t cover. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
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Incredibly late w/fundraising as usual for our harm redux org by/for low-income sworking + trafficking surviving cis & trans women & non-binary ppl who use drugs and/or experience housing insecurity, Whose Corner Is It Anyway.
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Incredibly late w/fundraising as usual for our harm redux org by/for low-income sworking + trafficking surviving cis & trans women & non-binary ppl who use drugs and/or experience housing insecurity, Whose Corner Is It Anyway.
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Incredibly late w/fundraising as usual for our harm redux org by/for low-income sworking + trafficking surviving cis & trans women & non-binary ppl who use drugs and/or experience housing insecurity, Whose Corner Is It Anyway.
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
Donate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty Simon
Whose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway
www.gofundme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Incredibly late w/fundraising as usual for our harm redux org by/for low-income sworking + trafficking surviving cis & trans women & non-binary ppl who use drugs and/or experience housing insecurity, Whose Corner Is It Anyway.
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...
1/2 As a methadone patient, I spend accumulated months of my life taking PROMS-patient reported outcome measures. Honored to be a co-author w/Jarratt Pytell + others of this writeup of a review of opioid use disorder treatment PROMS. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Systematic review of patient‐reported outcome measures for opioid use disorder recovery
Background and aims
Recovery-focused measurement-based care of opioid use disorder (OUD) could inform clinical care by assessing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). We sought to identify and .....
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October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
1/2 As a methadone patient, I spend accumulated months of my life taking PROMS-patient reported outcome measures. Honored to be a co-author w/Jarratt Pytell + others of this writeup of a review of opioid use disorder treatment PROMS. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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