Harm Reduction
What is Harm Reduction?
Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at saving lives and reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Examples of harm reduction strategies include:
- Syringe services programs
- Access to fentanyl test strips
- Increased availability of naloxone
- Removal of barriers to treatment and medications for treatment
- Overdose prevention centers
NYSACHO's Monthly Harm Reduction Newsletter: Latest Edition
Recent Webinars
- Hepatitis C Virus Elimination in Rural NYS: What Will It Take?
October 9, 2025
Hepatitis C Virus Elimination in Rural NYS Slides - Leveraging Technology for Post-Overdose Response Initiatives: Carteret County’s Experience with Goldie Health
July 29, 2025
Leveraging Technology for Post Overdose Response Initiatives Slides - Reframing Overdose Response Through a Lens of Structural Compassion
July 23, 2025
Compassionate Overdose Response Slides - Leveraging the ORS Team: Strengthening Public Health and Safety Partnerships to Support LHDs in Overdose Prevention
March 26, 2025
Leveraging the ORS Team Slides - Collaborating for Change: County Success Stories in Naloxone Distribution, Youth Prevention, and Harm Reduction
February 26, 2025
Collaborating for Change Slides - Building Effective Leave it Behind Naloxone Programming with First Responders
October 16, 2024
Grant Funding Webinars (Spring 2023)
- To Apply or Not to Apply, that is the Question: Effective Grant Seeking Strategies to Build Impactful Programs
February 9, 2023
- The Federal Grant “Giving Tree”: Successful Grant Seeking Strategies for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grants
March 2, 2023
- How to Win Funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
March 23, 2023
- “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again”: Successful Strategies for Attaining Foundation Grants
April 13, 2023
State Resources
- Office of Drug User Health | NYSDOH
- Opioid-related Data in New York State | NYSDOH
- SUDORS Dashboard: Fatal Drug Overdose Data | CDC
- Drug Checking Data | NYSDOH
- NY MATTERS Network
Training Resources
- National Harm Reduction Coalition
Training topics built around evidence-based practices to equip providers and communities to offer effective services for people who use drugs. Trainings can be offered in-person, virtually, and selected courses are available on-demand. Click here.
- In the Works Hub
Harm reduction courses for communities supporting people who use drugs. Click here.
Miscellaneous Resources
- Extreme Heat, Rising Temperatures, and People Who Use Drugs: A Harm Reduction Resource for Local Health Departments
- Xylazine Resources
- Other Resources
- Safe Handling of Syringes – guidance on how to safely pick up and dispose of used syringes
- NEXT Distro – mail order harm reduction supplies
- Never Use Alone – overdose prevention hotline for people who use alone
- Harm Reduction Works – self help group rooted in harm reduction (Link to Facebook group)
