The key principles of a harm reduction approach
After hearing several experts describing Harm Reduction and looking into some definitions, you might be gaining an understanding that it is not so easy to capture all of what Harm …
Course: Drug Use and Harm Reduction
Definitions of Harm Reduction
As you may have noticed in the previous video, harm reduction is a very broad concept. It is not easy to capture the full concept into one short definition. In …
An interview – What is Harm Reduction?
This video will introduce you to a diverse range of perspectives on what Harm Reduction really is. A range of well-known experts and fieldworkers from around the world provide their …
Community mobilisation | self-organising
You might have noticed throughout this course, that people often mention that harm reduction programs are working WITH people who use drugs, rather than FOR people who use drugs. Looking …
Harm reduction founded on human rights principles
With its strong ties to the global HIV response, many people primarily associate harm reduction with services that aim at preventing the transmission of infectious diseases. However, even from its …
Welcome to the course
Welcome to the MOOC on Harm Reduction and drug use! In this video, professor Tim Rhodes welcomes you and introduces the course. As you can see, the course follows a …
Stories from the field | The youth movement driving harm reduction in Nigeria
In this final week we have the opportunity to hear two real-world experiences. After hearing from Sam about advocating and lobbying with locals and neighbours, in this video we will …
Stories from the field | Addressing resistance from locals and neighbours in Indonesia
Let’s look again at a real-world example. This time Sam Nugraha takes us through his journey of a lifetime advocating for harm reduction. We often think about advocating for harm …
Advocacy for drug policies reform & enabling environment
Repressive drug policies and the war on drugs have come up throughout the course many times. We have heard from several speakers how drug policies – rather than the drug …
Failure To Fund: The continued crisis for harm reduction funding in low- and middle-income countries
As we heard in the previous video, funding harm reduction is a major challenge in many places. In this step we will look into this from a global perspective. It …
Advocacy for harm reduction scale-up
This first video of the week introduces some common challenges and opportunities in regards to harm reduction scale-up. Harm reduction implementation often depends on a range of stakeholders, all with …
Stories from the field – The people of SF Drug Users Union
It is our honour to feature an existing video from the San Francisco Drug Users’ Union. You will hear from Miss Ian and colleagues about their organisation and their activities. …
Community mobilisation | Peer workers at the heart of the response
In this video we will hear from Mat Southwell why and how peerworkers need to be at the heart of the response. As you have heard throughout the course, and …
Community-based and community-led harm reduction
”..harm reduction works best when it meaningfully involves people who use drugs and is used as a tool of empowerment for people who use drugs.”.. In this session Judy will …
Introduction to ‘the community at the heart of the response’
The second activity of week 2 looks into the community aspect of harm reduction. By now, you have heard many people underlining how the community involvement forms the foundation of …
