Mendes Ascensão

Solange

Graduated and post-graduated in Criminology from the Faculty of Law at the University of Porto, she serves as a coordinator and criminologist for the projects "É UMA RUA, Lisboa Ocidental e Lisboa, Oriental" and "REACH_U 2.0", at CRESCER - Associação de Intervenção Comunitária. She began her journey as a harm reduction specialist in 2018, and since then, she has coordinated outreach projects aimed at individuals in vulnerable situations, including people who use psychoactive substances and those experiencing homelessness. Additionally, she has been involved in community intervention projects, testing for STIs in vulnerable populations, and initiatives related to tobacco harm reduction.