You are cordially invited to attend a free reception at the Prison Art Gallery for a talk by Paul Wright, Editor of Prison Legal News, and Alex Friedmann, Associate Editor. Both are accomplished legal writers, researchers and justice advocates who are recognized experts in the fields of prisoner rights, sentencing reform, and related justice topics. There will be a question and answer period following their presentation. This is a rare opportunity to get your legal questions answered by knowledgeable professionals who closely follow the latest trends and court decisions.

Heroin (and other opioid) overdoses are a common cause of death among users, yet these deaths are often preventable through education, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and when possible, through the administration of Naloxone (Narcan). In this workshop, participants will start by learning the essentials of preventing opioid overdose deaths including prevention, recognition, and action. Participants will receive certification as Trained Overdose Responders and become qualified to train heroin or opioid users and colleagues at their own facilities on how to prevent an overdose. Participants will learn how to implement a NYS DOH-approved program with support from the Harm Reduction Coalition.

Fatal overdose is a leading cause of death among injection drug-users in the United States, and one of the leading causes of accidental death in San Francisco. But overdose can be prevented! Many overdoses occur after recent periods of abstinence, especially among individuals in drug treatment programs, detox, or incarceration, making outreach and education an important prevention tool. This half day training will cover general risk factors, important prevention tips, and how to respond in an overdose situation. Learn how your agency can develop an overdose protocol and provide the best care to our drug using clients. We will explore local policy (Senate Bill 767) and its implications, as well as how to effectively engage and talk to our clients about overdose. Participants will leave with a solid foundation around overdose prevention, recognition, and response and a plan to implement overdose prevention in their agency.

Interacting with youth to educate, empower, and enlighten is the most beneficial thing one can do to ensure that the youth of today can build self-efficacy to be leaders who act in the spirit of self-determination for tomorrow. This workshop is open to providers of youth who are interested in learning how societal factors (racism, sexism, heterosexism, militarism, etc.) play a role in youth's at-risk behavior, and how to mitigate the dangers involved that place them at-risk. Participants will look at not only how to incorporate societal factors into their prevention intervention programs, but also consider other activities, such as advocacy and peer education that can be used as effective harm reduction strategies for at-risk youth at their own programs and agencies.