This track focuses on the unique needs and lived experiences of populations often overlooked in traditional overdose prevention and response activities frameworks—including aging adults, youth, families, pregnant patients, and returning citizens.
What Learners Gain:
● Culturally responsive approaches to supporting individuals across the lifespan.
● Strategies for reintegration and community support for formerly incarcerated individuals.
● Faith-informed models for engaging and protecting youth.
● Tools for reducing stigma in family and parenting contexts.
● Practical harm reduction interventions for youth mental and behavioral health.
Participants will deepen their ability to tailor overdose prevention and response approaches to diverse contexts—recognizing the intersectionality of race, gender, faith, and justice in shaping access to care.
Aging Gracefully with Harm Reduction: Reducing Harm and Enhancing Well-Being
Needs of Returning Citizens with Substance Use Disorders
Ethical and Compassionate Pregnancy Care for Patients Who Use Drugs
Faith in Action: Alternative Harm Reduction Strategies for Youth
Nurturing Resilience: Building Stronger Futures Through Harm Reduction