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.

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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.

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Overdose Prevention in BIPOC Communities/Prevención de Sobredosis en Comunidades de Color
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Training Description: Overdose is now the leading cause of death for people under 55 in the United States, with death rates steadily increasing year after year in most of the country, particularly in BIPOC communities. In this 2 hour session, we’ll explore the systems and circumstances that put BIPOC people who u , ...
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Sep 05 2024 |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Effectively Engaging Peer Supports/Involucrando Eficazmente a les Pares
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Training Description: Meaningful involvement of people who use drugs can increase support for harm reduction policy and advocacy efforts; challenge myths related to drug use, HIV, and viral hepatitis; and reframe the narrative supporting criminalization. Opportunities for job training and employment are in themselves a , ...
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Sep 12 2024 |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Office Hours/Horas de Oficina (2)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The office hours space is intended to provide participants with the opportunity, not only to reflect and ask any other additional questions related to the material presented  previously, but also to explore and/or troubleshoot concrete ways in which they can operationalize or implement the tools and information shared , ...
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Sep 19 2024 |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Las Americas- History of Harm Reduction and Emerging Issues in the Latine/x and Caribe Community
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All panels and Learning Lab sessions will have live translation/interpretation from Spanish to English and English to Spanish Todas las sesiones (incluyendo los Laboratorios de Práctica Especializada para Promotoras) tendrán interpretación en vivo de Español a Inglés y de Inglés al Español. Panel Description: This pane , ...
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Sep 19 2024 |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Las Americas- Harm Reduction in the Americas and the Global South
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All panels and Learning Lab sessions will have live translation/interpretation from Spanish to English and English to Spanish Todas las sesiones (incluyendo los Laboratorios de Práctica Especializada para Promotoras) tendrán interpretación en vivo de Español a Inglés y de Inglés al Español. Panel Description: This pane , ...
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Sep 24 2024 |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Foundational Fridays – Outreach 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 – 2 pm EST from July 2024-June 2025. This webinar focuses on the basics of outreach. We will review basic information about how to keep you and your coworkers safe during outreach as well as discuss be , ...
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Sep 27 2024 |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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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.

Raise Your Knowledge Any Time — Anywhere

Making harm reduction strategies widely accessible is among our top priorities. Our online learning center offers a series of courses that cover the fundamentals of harm reduction. These self-paced modules are available anytime, anywhere.

If you’re ready for Harm Reduction 101, check out the learning center.

Looking for More Training Options?

Want a harm reduction expert to train your team? We deliver virtual trainings to companies and organizations. Learn about our training & capacity building services.

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.

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