Harm Reduction Coalition

New York, NY   |  www.harmreduction.org

Mission

Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use. Our efforts advance harm reduction policies, practices and programs that address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration. Recognizing that social inequality and injustice magnify drug-related harm and limit the voice of our most vulnerable communities, we work to uphold every individual’s right to health and well-being and their competence to participate in the public policy dialogue.

Ruling year info

1994

Principal Officer

Monique Tula

Main address

22 W 27TH St Fl 5

New York, NY 10001 USA

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EIN

94-3204958

NTEE code info

er Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness, and Relief N.E.C.) (POt)

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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The politics, finances, and cultural values of the modern world has limited the social safety net for people who use drugs. These people are often pushed to the edges of society to fend for themselves without proper education, healthcare, or community support. This marginalization has been proven to spread of infectious diseases, disempower low-income communities, and decrease the quality of life for society as a whole.

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Training and Capacity Building

HRC provides training and capacity building services focused on substance and sexual harm reduction. Our trainings include overdose and disease prevention for people that use drugs, professional development for service providers, and public health education for our local communities.

Population(s) Served
Substance abusers
Caregivers

HRC creates and disseminates educational materials and health supplies for our network of national public health partners, including AIDS services, syringe exchanges, and recovery centers. Through this service, we aim to increase access to quality healthcare, education for healthcare providers, and empowerment for people who use drugs.

Population(s) Served
Substance abusers
Caregivers

Harm Reduction Coalition’s biannual national harm reduction conference is the only multidisciplinary gathering dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people who use drugs or have a history of drug use.

Population(s) Served
Substance abusers

HRC works to eliminate disparities in health care and human services for drug users and their communities. We advocate for the acceptance and expansion of harm reduction approaches necessary for sound public health practices. Harm Reduction Coalition seeks the inclusion of drug users in policy discussions to create change in the political arena. Our campaigns include the expansion of syringe access, overdose prevention, and access to quality healthcare. We aim to reduce the stigma faced by our most marginalized populations.

Population(s) Served
Substance abusers
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Harm Reduction Coalition recognizes that the War on Drugs has failed and offers an effective and compassionate alternative. Instead of stigmatizing and marginalizing those who need help the most, we aim to promote the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use. Our efforts advance harm reduction policies, practices, and programs that address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration. Recognizing that social inequality and injustice magnify drug-related harm and limit the voice of our most vulnerable communities, we work to uphold every individual’s right to health and well-being and their competence to participate in the public policy dialogue.

At Harm Reduction Coalition, we employ harm reduction strategies to promote the wellbeing of those who use drugs. Harm reduction is a practical public health philosophy that aims to reduce the negative consequences associated with drug use. Harm Reduction is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs.

At HRC, we believe the following are integral aspects of the harm reduction philosophy and incorporate these beliefs into all our programs and services:

-For better or worse, drug use is part of our world. We should choose to minimize its harmful effects rather than simply ignoring or condemning them. We acknowledge that some ways of using drugs are safer than others.
-Drug use is a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that encompasses a continuum of behaviors, from severe abuse to total abstinence. High quality of life does not necessarily mean the cessation of all drug use.
-Health programs and resources should be non-judgemental and non-coercive. Drug users and their communities should be empowered agents of reducing harm and thus, have a say in the health services that they utilize.
-Poverty, class, racism, social isolation, past trauma, sex-based discrimination, and other social inequalities affect people’s vulnerability to and capacity for effectively dealing with drug-related harm. Social justice plays a direct and essential role in community wellbeing.

Harm Reduction Coalition focuses on using education and advocacy to promote the wellbeing for those who use drugs and their communities. We offer a number of educational trainings and capacity building programs that cover an array of public health topics, including overdose and disease prevention for people that use drugs, professional development for healthcare providers, and methods of empowerment for vulnerable communities. Our services have been utilized by health departments, recovery centers, syringe exchange programs, community organizers, and fellow public health non-profits from across the country.

We also utilize coalition building, policy analysis, information dissemination, and direct advocacy with policymakers to achieve our goals. We pride ourselves in allowing those who use drugs to have direct involvement with the policies that affect their quality of life. Harm Reduction Coalition has been continuously involved in national and international drug policy work since 2008, and importantly is the only U.S. reform organization that has a solid relationship with the drug and health infrastructure of both the US administration and the UN system including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UNAIDS.

At HRC, we are tackling complex systemic, cultural, and political issues. With this in mind, our progress is on-going and will take much time, labor, and resources.

However, we are proud to have successfully advocated for the partial lift on the federal ban for funding syringe access services, leading to the expansion and improvement of these programs across the United States and reduced rates of preventable disease and overdose. In HRC's lifetime, we have held over 10,000 capacity building trainings in almost all 50 states. In 2018, HRC hosted its largest national harm reduction conference to date, with over 3,000 in attendance.

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Harm Reduction Coalition

Board of directors
as of 06/10/2021
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Board chair

Susan Sherman

Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Mark Kinzly

Texas Overdose Naloxone Initiative

Susan Sherman

Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Russell Barbour

Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale School of Medicine

Alex H. Kral

Urban Health Program, Research Triangle Institute International

Tino Fuentes

Corinne Green

Louisiana Trans Advocates

Dakarai Larriett

Marcia S. McIntosh

The YMCA Retirement Fund

William O. Pick

Bureau for Global Health, Office of HIV/AIDS, U.S. Agency for International Development

Nandini Pillai

Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases

Lisa Ramirez

Texas Targeted Opioid Response

Carlos Roig

Subject Matter

Julie Stampler

Hansel Tookes

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami

Organizational demographics

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