Mobile Harm Reduction, Street Medicine as a Medical Home

Mobile Harm Reduction, Street Medicine as a Medical Home

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Facilitator Braunz E. Courtney discusses impactful engagement of people who actively use drugs, chaotic use versus abstinence, and working in the spectrum of harm reduction.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs Workshop playlist.

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Unconditional Positive Regard–Intersectionality of Harm Reduction & Spirituality

Unconditional Positive Regard–Intersectionality of Harm Reduction & Spirituality

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Facilitator Jason Norelli explores the intersectionality of the faith-based community and syringe services by highlighting the successful work that Glide Foundation has provided through its HIV/Hep C and Harm Reduction Services Program.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs WorkshopOpens in a new tab playlist.

Radical Syringe Access – Harm Reduction without Barriers

Radical Syringe Access – Harm Reduction without Barriers

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Facilitators Sam Junge and Elona Dellabough-Gormley provide an overview of the principles and practices that can help traditional syringe services programs advance to a radical version of harm reduction that is committed to eliminating barriers to access and centered on the voices and needs of people who use drugs.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs WorkshopOpens in a new tab playlist.

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Consumer Perspective on Syringe Service Programs

Consumer Perspective on Syringe Service Programs

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Panelists Sam Junge, Angie Pittaluga, and Tommy Rayes highlight what makes an effective syringe services program by sharing what’s working and where change needs to happen. Moderated by Tanagra Melgarejo of National Harm Reduction Coalition.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs Workshop playlist.

Meeting People Where They Are–Intersection of Cultural Humility & Harm Reduction

Meeting People Where They Are–Intersection of Cultural Humility & Harm Reduction

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Facilitator Carsen Beckwith explores culture and the principles of cultural humility while reflecting on the issues of implicit bias to help providers build more meaningful and respectful relationships with SSP participants.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs Workshop playlist.

Backwoods Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program

Backwoods Harm Reduction Syringe Services Program

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Facilitator James Wilson discusses the challenges that Pluma County’s syringe services program faced while providing services in rural areas, as well as some of the solutions they’ve developed to address them.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs Workshop playlist.

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Public Health Vending Machines – From Conceptualization to Implementation

Public Health Vending Machines – From Conceptualization to Implementation

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Facilitators Chelsi Cheatom and Jessica A. Johnson share steps and lessons learned around community engagement, planning, and implementation when utilizing vending machines for harm reduction, public health, and syringe services.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs Workshop playlist.

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Provider Perspective on Syringe Services Programs

Provider Perspective on Syringe Services Programs

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs (SSP) workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Panelists Loris Mattox, Stephanie Cole, and Heather Bush highlight the current state of SSP services by sharing what’s working and where change needs to happen. Moderated by Emma Roberts of National Harm Reduction Coalition.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Syringe Services Programs Workshop playlist.

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Syringe Services Programs Workshop Video Playlist

Syringe Services Programs Workshop Video Playlist

The California Prevention Training Center, in partnership with National Harm Reduction Coalition, held a syringe services programs workshop on March 18 and 19, 2021.

Speakers and participants discussed the provider and consumer perspectives, public health vending machines, Pluma County’s syringe services program, the intersection of cultural humility and harm reduction, radical syringe access, the intersectionality of harm reduction and spirituality, and mobile harm reduction.

Watch the complete workshop on our YouTube page!

Medical Mistrust Symposium

Medical Mistrust Symposium

In March 2021, The California Prevention Training Center, UCLA HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services, and Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC) held an impactful symposium on medical mistrust.

Building on the momentum, in March 2022 CAPTC and Denver Prevention Training CenterOpens in a new tab, along with important partners hosted See All of Me: The Intersections of Medical Mis/Distrust and the Impact on Transgender Health, HIV Care & Prevention Summit.

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