New York Training Institute

We offer comprehensive and practical education and capacity building for community-based organizations, health departments, and coalitions, small teams and individuals in New York.

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Foundational Fridays – Syringe Access 101
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This 2 -hour webinar is a part of our Foundational Fridays Series taking place every last Friday of the month from 12pm – 2pm EST, from July 2024 – June 2025. This webinar focuses on the basics of syringe access. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: Describe the need for syringe access with , ...
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Jan 31 2025 |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Lighthouse Learning Series: Care as Movement: Reimagining Organizing through Harm Reduction & Collective Support
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Starting in February 2025 and running until May 2025, we will be covering a series of queer harm reduction topics with the goal of creating a more inclusive movement. Priority is given to those living and working in New York due to program scope. However, the series will be held virtually and is open to all those who w , ...
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Feb 14 2025 |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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ORN- Working at the Intersection of Harm Reduction, Homelessness, and Domestic Violence
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Training overview: This training will explore how sexual and intimate partner violence intersects with the experience of being unhoused and/or using substances.  Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how the application of a harm reduction and trauma informed framework to their work with survivors can suppo , ...
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Feb 26 2025 |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Foundational Fridays – Dismantling Drug Related Stigma
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This 2 -hour webinar is a part of our Foundational Fridays Series taking place every last Friday of the month from 12pm – 2pm EST, from July 2024 – June 2025. This webinar focuses on the basics of syringe access. This webinar will introduce the concepts of social inequalities faced by people who use drugs, the s , ...
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Feb 28 2025 |
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Peer Foundational Training Series

Our organization was created by people who use drugs for people who use drugs. We have a long history of creating training and technical assistance with and for people with lived experience of using drugs and doing sex work. We work closely with those experiencing a range of intersecting discrimination that is exacerbated by drug-related stigma, for example, LGB/TNGC+ folks, People of Color, and People Living With HIV.

These training and skill-building sessions are aimed at helping people with lived experience elevate their leadership in this movement.

Syringe Service Programs in New York City

There are over a dozen syringe service programs in New York City that offer free sterile syringes and injection supplies to people who use drugs. If you’re looking for sterile syringes in New York, check out the below links to find the program that works best for you.

It’s Time to End the Overdose Crisis in New York

Harm reduction is the answer to ending overdose. We’ve partnered with End Overdose NY to advocate for policy recommendations that support evidence-based harm reduction programs throughout New York.

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Increase access to naloxone and medications for opioid use disorder

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Promote awareness about fentanyl, and how to use safely if it’s in a drug supply

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Educate communities about harm reduction strategies, including supervised consumption services

Learn More About End Overdose NY

Lighthouse Learning Collective: Safe Havens for the LGB/TGNC+ Community

The Learning Lighthouse Collective creates space for strategy, support, and resources for LGB/TGNC+ people who use drugs. Bringing together harm reduction organizations and those that serve the LGB/TGNC+ community, we hope to reimagine what safety and care can look like for this community.

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Decriminalize, Decarcerate, and Destigmatize Sex Trades

We are proud members of Decrim NY. This coalition of 20+ groups advocates to shape New York City and state policy and public opinion around people in the sex trades. Decrim NY seeks to decriminalize, decarcertate, and destigmatize sex work.

Learn More About DecrimNY

Start a Harm Reduction Program

Even though New York is no stranger to harm reduction, many communities still don’t have access to these life-saving programs. If you want to support the health of people who use drugs in your community, consider implementing a harm reduction program.

Start a Harm Reduction Program

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