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Workforce and Peer Development

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The future of harm reduction depends on strong, skilled, supported teams. This section focuses on building leadership, peer-delivered services, and harm reduction as a workplace culture—where people can thrive, not just survive.

Open Society Foundations has a Guide to Harm Reduction at Work

NHRC published a Toolkit for Peer Delivered SSP

The Harm Reduction Hacks

Other sets of external resources including toolkits, practical guides, and deep-dive materials on topics like de-escalation, mental health support, participant accountability, overdose response, and more:

Featured Hacks

These featured hacks highlight creative, practical solutions from harm reduction leaders on the ground. From DIY tools to clever workarounds, each one reflects the ingenuity, care, and real-world experience that keeps this movement alive. 

Personal Boundaries

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The most important first step when it comes to preventing escalated situations is having a good sense of personal and professional boundaries when doing the work.
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Resilience Building

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Because so many of us are so similar to the folks we serve, including the trauma we carry with us, and because it is now recognized that extreme stress impacts people who care for people experiencing that trauma nearly as much as the people directly impacted by that trauma, it is essential that people in […]
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