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Faith in Action: Alternative Harm Reduction Strategies for Youth

Join us for an insightful and transformative presentation as we explore the intersection of faith, community support, and youth well-being. In this panel discussion, we will examine alternative harm reduction strategies for addressing substance use, mental health challenges, and risky behaviors among young people in our congregational settings.

Transforming Pleasure and Wellness: Party Culture and Harm Reduction

This panel discussion explores the intersection of pleasure, party culture, and harm reduction. Panelists will share insights on fostering wellness, promoting safety, and addressing substance use in social settings, emphasizing inclusive, judgment-free strategies to support informed and empowered choices.

Grace in Action: Faith-Led Harm Reduction Strategies

This session explores the role of faith communities in advancing harm reduction principles. It highlights compassionate, inclusive approaches rooted in faith-based values to support individuals on their journey toward healing and wellness, fostering trust, dignity, and meaningful engagement within spiritual contexts.

DC Engage 3rd Annual Harm Reduction Conference

This content was originally presented at the 3rd annual DC Engage Harm Reduction Conference in Washington, DC. Review the content at your own pace.

Public Health Partnerships: Integrating Harm Reduction into Public Health Initiatives

This webinar will introduce the concept of harm reduction and its critical role in public health initiatives, especially those focused on HIV prevention and care. The faculty will discuss the evolution of HIV services and strategies for integrating innovative harm reduction approaches into these initiatives.

Patient-Provider Relationship in Addressing Addiction

This module details effective patient-provider communication in addressing opioid use, misuse, and abuse. It identifies and describes models of communication, applying relevant content to the process of addressing opioid use disorders and the concern of stigma in clinical practice.

Social Justice/Language Justice Implications for Services and Retention in Care

This group discussion focuses on social justice and retention in care.

Social Justice/Language Justice

This plenary focuses on how to eliminate and replace stigmatizing language and negative bias while also using person-first language within communities of people who struggle with substance use disorder to increase access to services and successful retention in care.

National Perspectives on Harm Reduction and Community Health

This session describes the impact of drug use from a national and local perspective, examines the social impact of drug use on communities, and identifies national and local harm reduction activities. Surveillance data will be presented to highlight national and local trends.

All four 2023 Harm Reduction Conference training sessions must be taken to receive a total of 3.25 credit hours.

Harnessing the Fury: Overcoming Barriers, Unveiling Pathways, and Minimizing Harm

Dive into a discourse centered on the policy limitations impeding the implementation of comprehensive HIV prevention programs for injection drug users. Uncover the pivotal role of policy change as a linchpin of public health action. Explore the transformative potential of research-driven insights and harm reduction approaches in minimizing the deleterious effects of HIV within this marginalized community.

Drug User Health in a Syndemic Environment

This session addresses challenges related to living and accessing services in a syndemic environment. It covers those strategies that ensure individuals are able to address co-morbidities.

All four 2023 Harm Reduction Conference training sessions must be taken to receive a total of 3.25 credit hours.

Opportunities and Challenges of U=U

This webinar will review challenges involved in achieving viral suppression and maintaining undetectable viral loads, particularly for people who use drugs. Providers also will gain an understanding of potential opportunities for promoting activities that contribute to harm reduction strategies in order to reduce barriers and increase drug user health.