Bridging the Gap: Harm Reduction and Treatment Courts | Wednesday, October 27, 2021 @ 11am AKDT / 12pm PDT / 1pm MDT / 2pm CDT / 3pm EDT - 75 minutes
DescriptionDrug court practitioners and harm reductionists have a shared interest in improving public health and community safety. These two fields are also likely to co-exist and confront similar challenges for years to come. As such, this presentation represents a new and necessary conversation— one that will help to bridge the gap between the two contrasting paradigms. The training will provide an overview of what harm reduction is— its origins, evolution, and guiding principles— and highlight the benefits and challenges of integrating harm reduction in the drug court space. Concrete examples will be used to demonstrate how the principles and practices of harm reduction can support the key components of drug courts by providing:
• additional life-saving responses amid intersecting public health crises;
• effective engagement strategies for marginalized groups;
• deeper and more trusting therapeutic relationships;
• improved treatment retention and long-term outcomes;
• improved equity and inclusion;
• the expertise of people with varied lived experience; and
• adaptability in the face of drug policy reform.
Time
Oct 27, 2021 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)