National Harm Reduction Coalition
WE WORK FOR THE HARM REDUCTION MOVEMENT.
National Harm Reduction Coalition builds evidence-based strategies with and for people who use drugs.
NHRC creates spaces for dialogue and action that help heal the harms caused by racialized drug policies.
We're fueled by a commitment to bring these solutions to scale. Here's what that looks like:
Build the harm reduction movement |
Infuse harm reduction with racial justice |
End the overdose epidemic |
Expand syringe access to all 50 states |
The Harm Reduction Movement
National Harm Reduction Coalition works for the Harm Reduction movement built on a belief in and respect for the rights of people who use drugs. Our strategies include building leadership among people who use drugs and supporting communities in reducing the negative consequences associated with drug use. If you long to live in a word that supports the health and dignity of people who use drugs, join the movement today.
Learn what Harm Reduction means
Be a Catalyst for Love, Justice, Community and Connection
Together, we can create a world healing from harms, free from judgement and built on equity.
Become a Harm Reduction Champion
Start a Harm Reduction Program
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End the Overdose Crisis
We have the tools to prevent fatal overdose deaths. National Harm Reduction Coalition ensures more communities have access to these tools.
Over 100,00 people died from drug overdose last year. The work of the Harm Reduction movement is a matter of life and death.
Together We Can End The Overdose Crisis
Decades of experience and evidence prove that getting naloxone into the hands of the people who use drugs is the most effective way to prevent overdose.
Tens of thousands of providers and programs across the country are working to support the resilience of people who use drugs. National Harm Reduction Coalition supports the health and dignity of people who use drugs. By providing educational information around safer drug use, increasing access to the powerful antidote naloxone, and conducting hundreds of overdose prevention trainings each year, we help save thousands of lives.
Healing Takes All Hands
We focus on building power with people who use drugs to create solutions that reduce the number of overdoses in their communities. To bring these strategies to scale, we support and work with:
- People who use drugs
- Local community leaders
- Indigenous communities and communities of color
- Harm reduction organizations
- Policymakers and advocates
- Shelter and supportive housing agencies
- Substance use treatment programs
- Faith-based groups
- Movement building organizations
Want to train your group in overdose prevention?
Overdose is Preventable
Over 750,000 people have died from a drug overdose in the last 20 years, many of which could have been prevented if the people using the drugs had access to life-preserving tools. Overdose risk is intensified by policies that put people further into harm's way, including policing of drug use, the housing affordability crisis, and limited access to effective drug treatment.
We focus on expanding access to evidence-based tools and information proven to help save lives.
Naloxonea life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose |
Fentanyla powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin
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Bring the overdose prevention conversation & services to your community. Take the Overdose Prevention & Response training.
Expand Syringe Access
When people who inject drugs lack access to safe supplies, they can be exposed to unnecessary risk of contracting infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis C.
Syringe access programs reduce this risk by as much as 50%. And they offer a place to connect with other resources like housing, health care, and drug treatment.
We're launching a national syringe access campaign to mobilize communities to ensure syringe access in all 50 states.
What does syringe access look like in your state?
Building Programs, Building Power - Together
We build stronger harm reduction programs through training, technical assistance, and grant-making.
It takes millions of people working together to create cultural change. We deliver thousands of hours of training each year to help hundreds of organizations learn and implement harm reduction practices.
Through advocacy and action, we seek to change policies that place people who use drugs in harm's way.
Learn more about our policy & advocacy work.
We build power with local leaders to create supportive environments for harm reduction to thrive in their communities.
Contact Us
Need to reach us? We thrive on making connections between people and are here to help you connect with the right people on our team.
Due to COVID, most staff are currently working remotely
General
Training & Capacity Building
training@harmreduction.org
Policy & Advocacy
policy@harmreduction.org
National Conference
conference@harmreduction.org
Development
development@harmreduction.org
Finance
accounting@harmreduction.org
Communications
communications@harmreduction.org
Online Training Institute
onlinetraining@harmreduction.org
Accessibility Requests
access@harmreduction.org
Projects & Region Specific
HepConnect
hepconnect@harmreduction.org
The DOPE Project
dope@harmreduction.org
California Statewide Initiatives
california@harmreduction.org