Harm Reduction events

Harm Reduction Workforce Webinar

October 20th
On October 20, 2022 we hosted a webinar to release the findings of this review, led by Karen Donelan, ScD, EdM, and engaged in a panel discussion moderated by senior correspondent and host at WBUR, Deb Becker and featuring harm reductionists Sarah Mackin of AHOPE, Kim Powers of Access HOPE, and Ismael “Izzy” Rivera of the Justice Resource Institute.

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The Impact of Stigma on Substance Use Treatment

April 28th and May 19th
RIZE was proud to partner with the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter to offer a free training series for social workers on stigma and substance use treatment. Please view…

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The Keys to Low-Threshold Housing

April 7th, 2022
The RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, the National Harm Reduction Coalition, and the Kraft Center for Community Health at MGH, came together for the second in a series of learning communities focused on safe housing and harm reduction practices. For…

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Learning Community: Harm Reduction. Housing. Hope.

December 14, 2021
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, together with the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the Kraft Center for Community Health at MGH hosted a Learning Community: Harm Reduction. Housing. Hope. The webinar provided important information about how…

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Innovations in Addiction Treatment and Harm Reduction

May 17, 2021
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation and The Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital hosted a virtual convening focused on innovations in addiction treatment and harm reduction. The goal of the event was to highlight the importance…

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Your Rights In Recovery: A Toolkit

April 8, 2021
Pathways to recovery are difficult to navigate and can be fraught with misinformation, stigma, and injustice. But, there are laws and policies to protect people seeking treatment or engaged in treatment. RIZE Massachusetts, in partnership with Health Resources in…

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