Subject: Education
Getting Off Right: A Safety Manual for Injection Drug Users
A comprehensive manual on safer injection practices
Understanding Drug Overdoses and Deaths
Drug overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States. Learn more about the opioid overdose epidemic.
Opioid Awareness Campaign and Education
Opioid awareness and education in the DC metro area.
My Recovery DC
Treatment and recovery are part of the journey from addiction to health. MyRecovery is a public education campaign with an online service that helps DC residents who use opioids, alcohol, and other drugs find treatment and recovery services in their neighborhood.
SAMHSA National Mental Health Information Center
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
NAMI Basics OnDemand
NAMI Basics OnDemand is a free, six-session online education program for parents, caregivers and other families who provide care for youth aged 22 or younger who are experiencing mental health symptoms.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
DBSA offers peer-based, wellness-oriented support and empowering services and resources available when people need them, where they need them, and how they need to receive them—online 24/7, in local support groups, in audio and video casts, or in printed materials distributed by DBSA, our chapters, and mental health care facilities across America.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: National Capital Area Chapter
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: National Capital Area Chapter provides peer support, education, and advocacy for individuals impacted by depression and bipolar disorder in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and beyond.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) DC
NAMI DC is the District of Columbia chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization providing advocacy, education, support, and public awareness.
Honoring Individual Power and Strength (HIPS)
HIPS offers syringe exchange services for people who inject drugs, people who inject hormones, and diabetics at their drop-in center and satellite center at the Downtown Day Services Center, as well as on their mobile van.