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Susan Corrigan, a mainstay in Philadelphia’s harm-reduction community, dies at 59

Ms. Corrigan helped people who struggle with addiction reach recovery, but was also deeply committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of people still in addiction.

Susan Corrigan (left), a peer specialist who worked as a health navigator and outreach worker at the University of Pennsylvania and the local public health organization Prevention Point, died March 11. in this 2019 photo she stands with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania (from second from left to right): Aliya Small, case manager, Jody Gilmore, nurse practitioner, and nurse researcher at the Ride Project, Pete Smith, clinical research coordinator, and Ralph Dixon, driver.
Susan Corrigan (left), a peer specialist who worked as a health navigator and outreach worker at the University of Pennsylvania and the local public health organization Prevention Point, died March 11. in this 2019 photo she stands with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania (from second from left to right): Aliya Small, case manager, Jody Gilmore, nurse practitioner, and nurse researcher at the Ride Project, Pete Smith, clinical research coordinator, and Ralph Dixon, driver.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer