Harm reduction

Publications24 February 2023

Community-led monitoring of programs and policies related to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. A guide to support inclusion of CLM in funding requests to the Global Fund

The International AIDs Society has published a guide on applications for funding for community-led monitoring programmes, which aim to improve integrated person-centred approaches in health and social care.

Publications24 February 2023

Fostering community knowledge - Background paper on community-based harm reduction research

The European Harm Reduction Network look at what it means to have greater community involvement in harm reduction research and how this can promote the creation of more complex, multidimensional knowledge.

Publications21 February 2023

Growing people power: The Support. Don’t Punish 2022 Global Day of Action – Summary report

The Support. Don't Punish campaign offers an overview of activities carried out as part of the Global Day of Action in 2022, which in their own unique ways helped connect policymaking processes with realities on the ground, solidify people power, and challenge criminalisation at its core.

Publications16 February 2023

Regional analysis of the provision of drug checking services in the CEECA region

EHRA inventories existing initiatives and sheds light on legal, financial and socio-structural barriers.

Publications8 February 2023

Submission to the UN CESCR on Cambodia - Amnesty International

Amnesty International shines a light on human rights violations committed in the name of drug policy, including in relation to police violence, arbitrary detention and obstacles to harm reduction.

News4 February 2023

The UK is still waging an unwinnable war on drugs

Despite an ongoing public health crisis, drug war ideology continues to guide UK policy-making, with severe consequences for already marginalised communities.

News4 February 2023

UK: Martha's shoes: Anne-Marie's journey, a mother who lost her daughter to an ecstasy overdose

Following the tragic death of her daughter, Anne-Marie has become a leading voice in UK drug policy reform, advocating for legal regulation and enhanced education for young people.

Publications1 February 2023

Recommendations for setting up online harm reduction services

The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association has published a helpful guide on launching or improving existing online harm-reduction services, adaptable to various key populations, including sex workers and people living with HIV.

News23 January 2023

Explosion in US adolescent overdoses, mainly fentanyl

As drug overdoses, including in relation to fentanyl-laced substances, more than double, calls for youth-specific harm reduction and overdose prevention and management become louder.

Publications19 January 2023

Ireland: Joint Committee on Justice report on an examination of the present approach to sanctions for possession of certain amounts of drugs for personal use

The committee recognises the ongoing challenges related to drug use and recommends addressing them through a harm reduction and decriminilatsaion strategy.

Events

11th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users - INHSU 2023

Geneva, Switzerland

16 October 2023 - 19 October 2023

Geneva will host the 11th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, from the 17-20 of October 2023, covering the fields of harm reduction, HCV, HIV, drug policy and more.

Publications12 January 2023

The Benzo Research Project: An evaluation of recreational benzodiazepine use amongst UK young people (18-25)

The Benzo Research Project summarises peer-led research on benzodiazepine use among young people in Britain, and makes recommendations to reduce related harms.

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