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The DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference
April 7, 2025 • Martin Luther King, Jr. Library • Washington, DC
The DC Engage annual Harm Reduction Conference is designed to build the capacity of community organizations, clinicians, and coalitions to implement culturally responsive, evidence-based, and inclusive harm reduction strategies and practices that help prevent opioid overdoses, reduce stigma, and promote equitable access to prevention, treatment, and support services in DC.
Upcoming Trainings
Ethical and Compassionate Pregnancy Care for Patients Who Use Drugs
This webinar on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 1:00pm Eastern will explore the ethical and compassionate approaches needed to provide effective care during pregnancy for patients who are using drugs. Focusing on both the health of the patient and their baby, faculty will examine the importance of nonjudgmental, evidence-based practices that support harm reduction, informed choice, and autonomy. Continuing education credit is available for this webinar! Click to learn more and register.
Emerging Drug Threats: Xylazine, Carfentanil, and Polysubstance Trends in the Evolving Drug Landscape
This webinar on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 12:00pm Eastern will explore the evolving landscape of the drug supply in Washington, DC, including emerging trends in drug use, novel psychoactive substances, adulteration patterns, and polysubstance misuse. Drawing from real-time surveillance data from the DC Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) Public Health Laboratory (PHL), participants will gain a deeper understanding of the prevalence of substances in the illicit drug supply, their implications for overdose risk, and how innovative surveillance data may bolster traditional public health responses. Click to learn more and register.
Latest Trainings
This webinar highlights the importance of using multiple data sources to increase the efficacy of outreach, client engagement and program success.
Latest Resources
This recorded conference content was originally presented at the 3rd annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference in Washington, DC. Review the content at your own pace.
This 2023 Community Mapping Toolkit for D.C. Organizations details how visualizing health disparities can help outreach programs for HIV prevention. The toolkit explores how community mapping can support your work, what goes into creating a community map, and how to use mapping tools that are available online.
This resource provides general harm reduction tips for drug use and information on local harm reduction organizations.
This resource guide lists organizations in Washington, DC that offer assistance in areas including housing, harm reduction, safer sex and STI testing, food, clothing, legal, health care, and social support.
