Program Models for Harm Reduction

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An in-class, one-hour prevention program for grades 6-12 on the risks of using prescription and illicit opioids

Continuum of Care
  • Prevention
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Peer-reviewed
  • Report with evaluation
  • Replicated
Response Approach
  • Early Intervention
  • Educational
  • Overdose prevention

An opioid urgent care center located in Boston Medical Center to quickly initiate medications for opioid use disorder

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Peer-reviewed
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Comprehensive services
  • Early Intervention
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Recovery coaching

An innovative program model in New Hampshire that uses fire departments as an access point to treatment and other services 

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Peer-reviewed
  • Report with evaluation
  • Replicated
Response Approach
  • Crisis intervention
  • Early Intervention

A program in rural Ithaca, NY offering low threshold access to opioid use disorder treatment and harm reduction services

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Peer-reviewed
  • Report with evaluation
  • Replicated
Response Approach
  • Comprehensive services
  • COVID / Coronavirus related
  • Early Intervention
  • Family Support
  • Housing, Education, and Employment
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Post-overdose response

Mobile crisis intervention program integrated into the public safety system in two communities in Oregon

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
  • Replicated
Response Approach
  • Crisis intervention
  • Diversion
  • Early Intervention

Comprehensive opioid use disorder treatment and integrated medical care in a Massachusetts community health center serving a predominantly low-income and Hispanic population 

Continuum of Care
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Cautious Opioid Prescribing
  • Comprehensive services
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Overdose prevention
  • Syringe service program / Needle exchange

A comprehensive public health response to the opioid crisis in Montgomery County (Dayton, OH)

Continuum of Care
  • Full continuum of care
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Comprehensive services
  • Crisis intervention
  • Diversion
  • Educational
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Overdose prevention
  • Syringe service program / Needle exchange

A multi-agency collaboration in Seattle conducts outreach to unsheltered people with opioid use disorder to provide housing, health, and recovery services.

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • COVID / Coronavirus related
  • Housing, Education, and Employment
  • Outreach
  • Overdose prevention

Indiana mobile crisis teams provide 24/7 assistance to connect individuals affected by substance use disorders with treatment, recovery, and community support resources

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Crisis intervention
  • Early Intervention
  • Family Support
  • Post-overdose response
  • Recovery coaching

A harm reduction program in North Carolina that distributes naloxone free of charge and trains stakeholders how to recognize and respond to overdoses

Continuum of Care
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Educational
  • Outreach
  • Overdose prevention

A community collaboration model (i.e. coalition) in Western Massachusetts that provides a comprehensive action plan for the opioid problem, bringing together the vital stakeholders in a community 

Continuum of Care
  • Full continuum of care
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Comprehensive services
  • Diversion
  • Early Intervention
  • Educational
  • Family Support
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Overdose prevention

A recovery community organization in Philadelphia that provides recovery support services at no cost and supports multiple pathways of recovery

Continuum of Care
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • COVID / Coronavirus related
  • Educational
  • Housing, Education, and Employment
  • Overdose prevention
  • Recovery coaching

A drop-in facility in Boston, MA that provides observation and referral to treatment for those at risk for an overdose after using drugs

Continuum of Care
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Outreach
  • Overdose prevention
  • Safe Injection Site

A program in Indiana that provides resources and technical assistance to those affected by the opioid crisis, via both naloxone distribution programs and prevention, education, training, and support programs for youth and adults

Continuum of Care
  • Prevention
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Educational
  • Family Support
  • Overdose prevention

Innovative program in Massachusetts that sends outreach teams to the residence of overdose victims to provide access to treatment and support for the survivor and their family

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Crisis intervention
  • Outreach
  • Post-overdose response
  • Recovery coaching

A promising overdose prevention model in southern California that distributes naloxone to at-risk populations and engages vital stakeholders that represent sectors that should be carrying naloxone 

Continuum of Care
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Report with evaluation
Response Approach
  • Educational
  • Overdose prevention

A clinic in Kentucky that offers timely treatment of underlying opioid use disorder when patients access the healthcare system for opioid-related consequences

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Replicated
  • Implemented
Response Approach
  • Early Intervention
  • Educational
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Overdose prevention

Innovative program in New Hampshire that trains first responders to administer naloxone and provides outreach to individuals with nonfatal opioid overdoses

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Replicated
  • Implemented
Response Approach
  • Overdose prevention
  • Post-overdose response

A rural multi-agency coordination group in Washington state that responds to the local opioid crisis like a natural disaster

Continuum of Care
  • Full continuum of care
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Replicated
  • Implemented
Response Approach
  • Comprehensive services
  • Early Intervention
  • Educational
  • Family Support
  • Overdose prevention

Mobile outreach to hard-to-reach populations in New Jersey offering critical support for persons struggling with addiction

Continuum of Care
  • Treatment
  • Recovery
  • Harm Reduction
Type of Evidence
  • Replicated
  • Implemented
Response Approach
  • Educational
  • Housing, Education, and Employment
  • Outreach
  • Overdose prevention