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Resources and Tools

All of The Harm Reduction Hacks

Harm Reduction Hacks is a comprehensive microsite and resource to guide organizations developing new and/or existing syringe services programs in program design, implementation, and organizational sustainability.

Words Matter: The Power of Language to Strengthen Services for HIV and Substance Use Disorder

This discussion guide is intended to elicit a comprehensive and concrete conversation about language, stigma, and discrimination as a means of strengthening care systems and ensuring that people who seek care for HIV and/or substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder, are treated with

Substance Use Screening Tools for HIV Service Delivery Settings
This library provides an opportunity for staff to efficiently review multiple validated screening tools and identify those that are most appropriate for their settings.
Syringe Services Programs: A Technical Package of Effective Strategies and Approaches for Planning, Design and Implementation

This technical package, a collaborative effort between CDC and NASTAD, provides a broad framework as well as evidence-informed strategies and approaches to support the planning, design, implementation, and sustainability of new and existing syringe services programs (SSPs).

Boston Harm Reduction Toolkit

This toolkit from the city of Boston, MA aims to facilitate the expansion of harm reduction services, and “help build a culture of harm reduction” in the city.