National Harm Reduction Coalition

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National Harm Reduction Coalition creates spaces for dialogue and action that help heal the harms caused by racialized drug policies. www.harmreduction.org

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National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· 19d

#TraumaInformedCare, queer #HarmReduction, #PrEP / #PEP 101, & more. #HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #TraumaInformedCare #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy #QueerHarmReduction #HCV #HCVPrevention #HepatitisC #PREP

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· 19d

🧵NHRC's Lighthouse Learning Collective @hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social has updated 2 October sessions on Oct. 2 & Oct. 9! Check out the updated details below. We hope you'll join us for these free sessions starting next month that will focus on a range of topics, including... campsite.bio/harmreduction

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· 22d

🧵NHRC's Director of Capacity Building & Community Mobilization, Mike Selick, joined fellow panelists @housingworksnyc.bsky.social to talk about the history of advocacy & associated plan to eliminate #HepatitisC in New York — & how we can collectively move this work forward. At the panel moderated...

Four people sit before crowd of people, only partially pictured. From far left: Person with short light brown hair and wears a white shirt, black jacket, and jeans, and speaks into microphone while gesturing with their other hand. Next person has medium-length brown hair, a tan and white patterned shirt, and jean shorts. The following person has long red hair and wears white patterned dress, and the person to their right has long white/blonde hair, and wears glasses, a blue button-up, and gray pants. All three people at right listen in to the speaker while holding microphones. Bookcases are pictured behind them.

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· 26d

#HarmReductionSavesLives #LGBTQIALiberation #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #EndOverdose #HCV #HepatitisC #HepC #HepCULater #PrEP #PEP #BodilyAutonomy #TraumaInformedCare

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· 26d

🧵NHRC's Lighthouse Learning Collective @hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social is back w/ more webinars! Starting next month, these free sessions will focus on a range of topics, including #TraumaInformed care, queer #HarmReduction, #PrEP/PEP 101, & more. Register & learn more: campsite.bio/harmreduction

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jul 2

🧵We all deserve the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies & live authentically without violence, harassment, or fear — in a world where we have our health & other life-affirming needs met, our #HumanRights respected, & our well-being cared for. On July 4 & every day after, we'll continue...

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 26

🧵Together, we'll continue working to ensure a future where the drug #OverdoseEpidemic is treated as the #PublicHealth issue it is. We deserve a world where everyone has what they need to support their health & #BodilyAutonomy is respected. Check out the "Support. Don't Punish." campaign from...

Green gradient border frames white background speckled with black dots. At top right and bottom left corners are triangle borders with black and white maze-like pattern. Bold, all caps black font at top left reads, "SUPPORT. DON'T PUNISH. BECAUSE:" Below this at center is smaller pink and teal text underlined in black reading, "Families should be together." At right in small black font is text reading, "Swipe" above black arrow pointing to the right. Support. Don't Punish. campaign and NHRC 30th anniversary logos at bottom right.

Same borders, "swipe," logos, and "SUPPORT. DON'T PUNISH. BECAUSE" font at top left. Below this at center is smaller orange and teal text underlined in black reading, "Bodily autonomy is a must."

Same borders, "swipe," logos, and "SUPPORT. DON'T PUNISH. BECAUSE" font at top left. Below this at center is smaller blue and teal text underlined in black reading, "Overdose is a health issue."

Same borders, logos, and "SUPPORT. DON'T PUNISH. BECAUSE" font at top left. Below this at center is smaller purple and teal text reading, "Health care is a human right." Smaller black and purple text toward bottom right reads, "Learn more: supportdontpunish.org".

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 25

🧵NHRC is excited to launch 2 additional Spanish online modules free for NYC residents, LGB/TGNCNB (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual/Transgender, Gender Non-conforming, Non-binary) 101 & #Stigma 101! These modules are self-paced & take approximately 90 minutes to complete. bit.ly/NHRCNYC.

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 22

🧵NHRC’s Director of Capacity Building & Community Mobilization, Mike Selick, will join fellow panelists for a conversation facilitated by @housingworksnyc.bsky.social about the intersection of #HarmReduction & #HepatitisC elimination July 13 in NYC. The event bit.ly/HarmReductionAndEliminatingHepC

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 12

🧵We honor the Black revolutionaries who made emancipation & #Juneteenth possible, & the Black changemakers fighting for social justice today in #HarmReduction & interconnected movements. While we celebrate Black resilience & joy as a form of resistance, we also recognize how recharging to sustain...

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 11

🧵There are far too many fathers & father figures behind bars or otherwise surveilled because of the racist, so-called " #WarOnDrugs" — forced to miss holidays & time with their loved ones including their own fathers, kids, & grandkids — many times, without the chance to even meet their own...

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 10

🧵Join us for our latest #TobaccoHarmReduction ( #THR) sessions happening this month! Through these sessions, we'll discuss successes & challenges in incorporating THR into #HarmReduction spaces & explore the intersection of #Tobacco & other... bit.ly/HarmReductionSpaces bit.ly/THROfficeHoursSignUp

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 8

Wyoming friends: Please join NHRC in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Health for a full-day summit bringing people together from across Wyoming focusing on #OverdosePrevention, #Treatment linkage, #Recovery support & #CommunityCare. Sign up today: bit.ly/WyomingTakesCare #PreventOverdose

Black and white maze-like pattern frames top and bottom of graphic with white background. At top over pink/orange gradient, black, all caps text reads, "Wyoming Takes Care: A Health & Resilience Summit". Over yellow border below this, black font reads, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026", "CASPER, WY" and, "10 A.M. - 5 P.M." Black, bold text below this reads, "Tools you can use. Partnerships you can build. Care that reaches people where they are." above black text reading, "Please join National Harm Reduction Coalition in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Health for a full-day summit bringing people together from across Wyoming focusing on overdose prevention, treatment linkage, recovery support & community care." Below this are two bulleted list. List at left in black font reads, "Who should attend: This summit is for anyone working to support safer, healthier & more connected Wyoming communities, including: "Public health professionals | Healthcare providers, physicians & clinicians | Mental health providers, counselors, therapists & social workers | EMS, medics & first responders | Peer support specialists & group facilitators | Housing, shelter & basic needs providers | Food banks & community resource providers | Librarians & other public-facing staff | Educators, students & campus leaders | Tribal health leaders & clinic staff | Recovery organizations & treatment centers | Community leaders, organizers & advocates | Neighbors who care about prevention, care & recovery". In black font, list at right reads, "Topics include: Participants will explore: Overdose prevention & response | Overdose education & Naloxone distribution program basics | Compassionate post-event care | Prevention, treatment & recovery services in WY | Care navigation, outreach & linkage to treatment | Substance trends & data-driven prevention | HIV & Hepatitis C prevention & care | Housing, stability & basic needs support | Rural & frontier health strategies | Community health workers, peer s…

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 4

🧵Join us tomorrow for the last session of this @hrc-lighthouse.bsky.social Learning Series, "No Movement Without Mourning," facilitated by Shiloh Gordon. In this free webinar, we'll explore how grief lives in the body & how systems of oppression shape our collective experiences... bit.ly/LLS2026-5

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 3

información: bit.ly/ServiciosClinicosDentroDeLosProgramasDeServiciosDeJeringas ¡También disponible en Inglés!: bit.ly/ClinicalServicesWithinSSPs

Esta imagen tiene el mismo fondo que cambia de color y un cuadro blanco grande con un borde verde. En la esquina de arriba a la izquierda, hay una línea morada con letras blancas que dice: "A QUIEN INVOLUCRAR" junto al logotipo de NSSSP. Abajo, hay una lista con letras negras que dice: “Los participantes de los SSPs pueden ayudar a identificar, adaptar y mejorar los servicios clínicos a través de comentarios continuos. | Los líderes comunitarios y las coaliciones pueden ayudar a fortalecer el apoyo, los recursos y las vías de referencia para los servicios clínicos. | Los socios con valores alineados pueden ayudar SSPs ampliar el acceso a la atención clínica mientras apoyan enfoques de bajo umbral y centrados en los participantes. | El personal con experiencia viva o vivida puede generar confianza con los participantes y fortalecer la participación en los servicios clínicos.”

Esta imagen tiene el mismo fondo que cambia de color y un cuadro blanco grande con un borde verde. También muestra los logotipos de las organizaciones NHRC, NSSSP y NASEN. Arriba y al centro, hay un texto grande en letras negras que dice: "¿Interesado en aprender más?" arriba de una imagen de una pantalla de computadora que muestra una foto de la hoja informativa. Al final, un texto más pequeño en letras negras dice: "¡Revisa la hoja informativa completa a través del enlace en nuestra biografía!".

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 3

🧵Trabajando en colaboración con socios y utilizando aprendizajes de #SSPs, desarrollamos una hoja informativa que muestra como los SSPs hacen los servicios clínicos más accesibles para sus participantes. Acceda a las hojas informativas aquí para obtener más...

La imagen tiene un fondo que cambia de color azul a morado y verde. Tiene un borde blanco con dos formas estelares. En el centro, hay un gráfico de varias personas que reciben y dan servicios de salud en diferentes salas. Abajo, hay un cuadro morado con letras blancas que dice: "Implementando Servicios Clínicos dentro de los SSPs". En la esquina de abajo a la derecha, una burbuja verde con letras blancas dice: "Also available in English" (También disponible en inglés). En la parte inferior central se ven los logotipos de las organizaciones NHRC, NSSSP y NASEN.

Esta imagen tiene el mismo fondo que cambia de color y logotipos, con un gran cuadro blanco enmarcado en verde. En la esquina de arriba a la izquierda, hay una línea morada con letras blancas que dice: "LA VENTAJA DEL SSP" junto al logotipo de NSSSP. El texto en negro más pequeño debajo del borde dice: "El personal de los SSPs describió cómo la integración de servicios clínicos contribuyó a mejores resultados de salud para los participantes, una mayor participación en la atención y mejor calidad de vida...". Un texto resaltado en morado con letras blancas que dice: "...estamos viendo que más personas se interesan por su propia salud porque tienen [servicios] disponibles en un lugar donde se sienten seguros." arriba, en letras negras dice: "— Organización comunitaria, región noreste".

Esta imagen tiene el mismo fondo que cambia de color. Hay un cuadro blanco grande con un borde verde. En el centro, hay un cuadro de texto morado. Adentro en letras blancas dice: "[Nuestro equipo del SSP] estaba comentando de lo importante que es incorporar estos servicios [clínicos], de lo importante que es tenerlos además de los [otros] servicios que ofrecemos. No solo porque [ofrecen] acceso fácil y con pocas barreras, [y] las personas pueden acceder a ellos, sino también porque muchas personas no acuden a otros [proveedores de servicios] debido al estigma, o porque no saben si ese [proveedor] realmente podrá responder a sus necesidades…Esto es algo que creemos que podemos ofrecer para apoyar la salud integral de la persona.." arriba hay un texto más pequeño en letras negras que dice: "Departamento de salud pública, región oeste".

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 3

in Spanish! bit.ly/ServiciosClinicosDentroDeLosProgramasDeServiciosDeJeringas #SyringeServices #SyringeServicesPrograms #PublicHealth #SSPs #EndOverdose

Same gradient background with large white box framed in green. Green border at top left reads, “WHO TO ENGAGE”. Bulleted list in black font reads, “SSP participants can help identify, adapt, and improve clinical services through ongoing feedback. | Community decision-makers and coalitions can help build support, resources, and referral pathways for clinical services. | Partners with aligned values can help SSPs expand access to clinical care while supporting low-barrier, participant-centered approaches. | Staff with lived or living experience can build trust with participants and strengthen engagement in clinical services.”

Same background, white box framed in green, and NHRC, NSSSP, and NASEN logos. Large black text at top center reads, “Want to learn more?” above graphic of a desktop monitor showing screenshot of fact sheet. Smaller black font below reads, “Check out the full fact sheet: bit.ly/ClinicalServicesWithinSSPs”.

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 3

🧵Working w/ partners and gaining insights from #SyringeServicesPrograms (SSPs), we developed a fact sheet outlining how #SSPs make clinical services more accessible for program participants. Swipe for a preview & check it out here: bit.ly/ClinicalServicesWithinSSPs Also available...

Over blue, purple, and green gradient background, white border with two star-like shapes frames a photo of a drug checking machine with associated supplies below white font over a green text box reading, “Implementing Clinical Services within SSPs”. Purple bubble shape with white font below at right reads, “También disponible en Español”. NHRC, NSSSP, and NASEN logos at bottom middle.

Same gradient background with large white box framed in green. White text over green text box reads, ““[Our SSP team] was just talking about how important it is to incorporate these [clinical] services, how important it is to have them in addition to the [other] services that we offer, not only because [it’s] easy access, low-barrier, [and] people can get to them, but also a lot of people don't go to other [service providers] because of stigma, because they don't know if that [provider’s] going to be able to really fit their needs...This is something that we figure we can offer [for] whole-person health.” above black font reading, “-Department of public health, West region”.

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 2

Drug supply alert — learn more through the public health alert from the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education: bit.ly/ChlorphineDrugAlert #OverdosePrevention #DrugSupplyAlert #OverdoseEpidemic #PreventOverdose #EndOverdose

Teal box is framed by neon green background. Over blue text box/banner toward top right, all caps white font reads, "DRUG SUPPLY ALERT". Smaller white font in teal box reads, "There is increasing concern about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid stronger than fentanyl, appearing in the drug supply. Reports have been concentrated in the South, Midwest, and Northeast. As drug supply conditions continue to evolve, now may be a good time to: Check your naloxone stock | Review overdose response protocols, including the use of rescue breathing techniques | Update naloxone training materials". NHRC, NSSSP, and NASEN logos at bottom center.

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Jun 1

🧵As we celebrate the resiliency, joy, & profoundness of our beloved #LGBTQIA+ community this #PrideMonth, we're working against the violence that steals the lives of our loved ones, harmful rhetoric, & stripping away of LGBTQIA+ protections to #HealthCare rights. #HarmReduction, a movement started..

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· May 27

improving #PublicHealth. Learn more about hepatitis C resources & other info: bit.ly/HepCResources #HepatitisAwareness #HepC #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HepCULater #HarmReductionSavesLives #SyringeExchange #SyringeServices #SyringeServicesPrograms #SSPs

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· May 27

🧵Though #HepatitisAwarenessMonth is coming to a close, #HarmReduction remains crucial in the #Prevention & #Treatment of #Hepatitis — particularly #HepatitisC. The work of harm reductionists meeting people where they're at & supporting them in their individual health needs is imperative for...

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· May 15

🧵NHRC hosted an advocacy 101 training in New York, focusing on building participants’ skills in communicating w/ city & state officials. Attendees learned how to create clear & compelling advocacy messaging & prepare for a legislative day event @ the state capitol. The training was facilitated by...

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· May 10

Family comes in all shapes & sizes, & #HarmReduction mamas are the heartbeat of communities across the world. This #MothersDay, we're lifting up the time, energy, & care mamas pour into their life-saving work making this world a safer, healthier world for people who use drugs & all people.

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· May 7

#HarmReductionWorks #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsLove #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #HarmReductionDay #IHRD2026 #SupportNotStigma #EndTheStigma #OverdosePreventionCenters #SSPs #SyringeExchange #SyringeServicesPrograms #OPCs #BodilyAutonomy #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #EndOverdose

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· May 7

embodying these principles & keeping those most impacted by #Overdose — people who use drugs — @ the center of our work & heart of everything we do. We are stronger together. Read the full Principles of Harm Reduction & see how you can apply this to your work: bit.ly/HarmReductionPrinciples

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· May 7

🧵 #HarmReduction is here to stay. Regardless of the uphill battles people who use drugs & other harm reductionists face, we remain grounded in our purpose & reminders of how & why we do the life-saving work we do every day & night. On #InternationalHarmReductionDay & always, we must recommit to..

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Apr 30

🧵 @housingworksnyc.bsky.social, in collaboration w/ NHRC, facilitated an advocacy day in Albany, New York, @ the NY state capitol. NHRC’s Capacity Building & #HepatitisC Coordinator, Jose Martinez, kicked off the event w/ remarks, followed by Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal & speakers from partner...

Group of roughly 30 people stand and sit on staircase in state capitol building. A lectern is partially pictured at front. Most of the group smiles at camera, with one person making a peace sign w/ their hand. Several people wear t-shirts reading in part, "HEP C."

Six people smile for group photo together. Several folks wear white t-shirt reading in part, "HEP C." The group smiles and smirks at the camera.

Three people smile together. Man at left wears black snapback hat and gray zip-up, person at middle wears white and blue striped button-up and white mask around their neck. Person at right wears white t-shirt.

Group of roughly 16 people pictured, standing and sitting on staircase behind person standing at lectern. A group of roughly ten people pictured in front of the lectern listen in.

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Apr 28

🧵Calling Wyoming friends! NHRC, in partnership with Wyoming Harm Reduction Collective & the Wyoming Department of Health, is hosting 2 free training sessions in May. The 1st session kicks off Friday, & the 2nd, a training intensive, is happening this Saturday. The Friday session bit.ly/WYTraining3

Pink/orange gradient border frames top above thin line of black and white pattern, white background fills center, and light yellow border frames bottom. At top right is white dotted line forming box, & another thin yellow line forming upside down "L" shape, moving down rest of the graphic. NHRC, Wyoming Harm Reduction, and Wyoming Department of Health logos at bottom right. In all caps, white font at top reads, "WYOMING FRIENDS:" Below this in bold black font, copy reads, "Join us for our latest training sessions focused on building healthier, safer communities, happening this May!" and "Swipe for details" beside hot pink arrow icon pointing right.

Same borders, pattern, arrow, and logos. In all caps, white font at top reads, "WYOMING FRIENDS:". Below this in black font, copy reads, "Community Conversation on Prevention, Care & Recovery." Smaller font in black and hot pink below reads, "Join us for a free, welcoming discussion to connect with neighbors who care about building safer, healthier Wyoming communities. Open to all. | Friday, May 1, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. MT | Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne."

Same borders, pattern, and logos. In all caps, white font at top reads, "WYOMING FRIENDS:". Below this in black font, copy reads, "Person-Centered Care Training Intensive" with smaller black and hot pink font below reading, "Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT" and "Register: bit.ly/WYTraining3 *Location shared after registration".

National Harm Reduction Coalition@harmreduction· Apr 22

The May Foundational Fridays virtual session, "Drugs 101," has been canceled, though we hope you'll check out our other training & webinar opportunities! Learn more about our virtual & in-person trainings & learning sessions: bit.ly/BookNHRC #HarmReduction #HarmReductionIsHealthCare