Harm Reduction Trainings
National Harm Reduction Coalition facilitates trainings around the country. We open our virtual doors to individuals and teams seeking training on important evidence-based harm reduction strategies.

Join a Training
Our public training sessions are open to all who wish to attend. Whether you’re part of a community-based or harm reduction organization, or you’re an individual who loves people who use drugs and want to learn how to support them, we invite you to join us. Please note the calendar below exclusively focuses on our public virtual, free trainings and webinars.
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- 26ORN- Working at the Intersection of Harm Reduction, Homelessness, and Domestic Violence2:00 pm - 4:00 pmTraining 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 , ...Local Time:Feb 26 2025 |11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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- 28Foundational Fridays – Dismantling Drug Related Stigma12:00 pm - 2:00 pmThis 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 , ...Local Time:Feb 28 2025 |9:00 am - 11:00 am
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- 12ORN- Trauma Informed Care3:00 pm - 5:00 pmThree part training series with subject matter experts for Harm Reduction and Medical/Clinical Providers Training overview: This training is designed primarily for service providers without formal mental health training. The training provides an overview of trauma and mental health issues, roots of trauma and how harm , ...Local Time:Mar 12 2025 |12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- 14Lighthouse Learning Series: Chemsex 20112:00 pm - 2:00 pmStarting in February 2025 and running until June 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 , ...Local Time:Mar 14 2025 |9:00 am - 11:00 am
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- 28Foundational Fridays – MOUD 10112:00 pm - 2:00 pmThis 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 MOUD 101. This webinar focuses on the basics of Drug Treatment and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD). We wi , ...Local Time:Mar 28 2025 |9:00 am - 11:00 am
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March 2025
Lighthouse Learning Series: Chemsex 201
Foundational Fridays – MOUD 101
April 2025
Lighthouse Learning Series: Sex Ed for Kink: Harm Reduction Strategies for Nonconventional Sexual Practices
Foundational Fridays- Hepatitis C 101
May 2025
ORN- Harm Reduction and Person Centered Engagement
Lighthouse Learning Series: Sex Worker-Centered Harm Reduction Frameworks & Practice
Lighthouse Learning Series: Navigating Rough Waters: Essential Skills for Transforming Interpersonal Conflict
ORN- Impacts of Mental Health and Substance Use Stigma on Clients/Participants
Foundational Fridays- Drug 101
June 2025
Foundational Fridays- LGB/TGNC 101
July 2025
ORN- Role of Structural Determinants of Health on access and availability to services
October 2025
ORN- Infusing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Treatment and Recovery Spaces
Real People. Real Knowledge. Real Experience.
The training team is overflowing with knowledge and lived experience and a commitment to share and help you grow. Most team members contribute to training services — facilitating, preparing training materials, researching, and offering organizational support.
Harm Reduction Implementation Guides
Sometimes you just need a blueprint to follow. We’ve condensed twenty-five years of learnings from leading and supporting harm reduction programs into these powerful guides.
If you’re launching a syringe service or naloxone distribution project, check out these manuals for step-by-step implementation training.