Harm Reduction through a Prevention Lens

Harm Reduction through a Prevention Lens: Working Together to Promote Healthy Communities

In this session, we will look at the harm reduction approach through the lens of prevention professionals. Harm reduction is a philosophy and set of strategies that seeks to minimize harm associated with high-risk behaviors while supporting positive, incremental behavior change. This presentation, by Elizabeth Black, LADC, will include an overview of why harm reduction works, best practices for using harm reduction approaches, and how harm reduction can be effectively paired with prevention efforts to minimize the impact of addiction for both individuals and communities.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the basic philosophy and practices of harm reduction
• Explain why harm reduction is effective in supporting positive behavior change
• Describe how prevention and harm reduction approaches can work together to minimize the impact of addiction
• Identify harm reduction strategies that can be used by prevention professionals to promote healthy living

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