The Drug User Health Learning Institute – reduceharmdc.org – offers providers, community leaders, and other harm reductionists free education and training covering key topics from naloxone administration and overdose response to stigma reduction and community outreach.
LEARNING SPOTLIGHT
Mental Health and Drug User Health
In recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, explore opportunities to strengthen supportive communication and better understand barriers to mental health and substance use treatment.
Featured Accredited Learning
“Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: The Seven Therapeutic Tasks, Skills and Strategies” explores approaches to supporting individualized goals and positive change.
Access the course: https://reduceharmdc.org/training/integrative-harm-reduction-psychotherapy/
Quick Learning: From Conflict to Connection
Explore “From Conflict to Connection: Meeting People Where They Are,” part of the RapidLearn Series. This module examines communication barriers and strategies for building trust when supporting community members.
Explore the RapidLearn Series: https://reduceharmdc.org/training/rapidlearn/
Listen and Learn: Care Delayed
Listen to “Care Delayed: Understanding Barriers to Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment” for a conversation about the challenges people face when seeking care.
Listen to the podcast: https://healthhiv.org/resource/care-delayed-understanding-barriers-to-mental-health-and-substance-use-treatment/
TRAININGS
Drug User Health Training Certificate Series
The Drug User Health Training Certificate Series equips learners with practical tools to deliver equitable, compassionate care to people who use drugs. With four (4) certificate options reflecting popular themes in drug user health, learners are prepared to drive meaningful change across healthcare, community, and faith-based settings in drug user health.
Learn MoreLatest Trainings
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Substance Use, Survival, and Control: Rethinking Culturally Responsive Care for Trafficked and Exploited Youth
This breakout session explores the complex relationship between substance use, exploitation, and survival among trafficked and exploited youth. Participants will examine culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches that recognize the unique experiences of young people while reducing stigma and strengthening engagement. Practical strategies for fostering trust, improving service delivery, and supporting long-term recovery and resilience will be…
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Substance Use, Survival, and Control: Rethinking Culturally Responsive Care for Trafficked and Exploited Youth
This breakout session explores the complex relationship between substance use, exploitation, and survival among trafficked and exploited youth. Participants will examine culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches that recognize the unique experiences of young people while reducing stigma and strengthening engagement. Practical strategies for fostering trust, improving service delivery, and supporting long-term recovery and resilience will be…
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Substance Use, Survival, and Control: Rethinking Culturally Responsive Care for Trafficked and Exploited Youth
This breakout session explores the complex relationship between substance use, exploitation, and survival among trafficked and exploited youth. Participants will examine culturally responsive, trauma-informed approaches that recognize the unique experiences of young people while reducing stigma and strengthening engagement. Practical strategies for fostering trust, improving service delivery, and supporting long-term recovery and resilience will be…
Latest Resources
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Safer Use Practices for Drug User Health
This fact sheet provides general safety tips for drug user heath.
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Community Mapping and Identifying Priority Populations for HIV Prevention and Care
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.
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TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) reviews the use of the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications used to treat OUD—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine—and the other strategies and services needed to support recovery for people with OUD.