Harm Reduction

This is going to be a pot-luck event, so please bring a dish to share. Contact us by email if you plan to speak or perform at the service. Even if you cannot be there, send something along and we'll include somehow. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: Tenderloin Health/Homeless Youth Alliance, Attention: Mary Howe, P.O. Box 170427, San Francisco, CA 94117.

This conference is sponsored by The International Harm Reduction Association. For more information and to register to the conference, visit www.harmreduction2007.org.

September 7, London, United Kingdom, "Advancing Harm Reduction: International Lessons for Local Practice -- Highlights from 17th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm in Vanco

November 9-12, Oakland, CA, "Drug User Health: The Politics and the Personal," 6th National Harm Reduction Conference. Sponsored by the Harm Reduction Coalition, for further information visit

This training is free of charge but donations are accepted to support direct harm reduction programming in Chicago. The trainer is Mark Kinsley of Yale University. The training description can be viewed on the registration form at http://www.anypositivechange.org/training.html

This training is free of charge but donations are accepted to support direct harm reduction programming in Chicago. The trainer is Claudine O'Leary. The training description can be viewed on the registration form at http://www.anypositivechange.org/training.html

This training is free of charge but donations are accepted to support direct harm reduction programming in Chicago. The trainer is Sarz Maxwell, MD. The training description can be viewed on the registration form at http://www.anypositivechange.org/training.html

This training is free of charge but donations are accepted to support direct harm reduction programming in Chicago. The trainer is Jacqueline Elder, PsyD, CWADC. The training description can be viewed on the registration form at http://www.anypositivechange.org/training.html

The widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy has made the fight against HIV a great deal easier. But like a horse without a rider, these medications can't go the distance alone. Working closely with their medical provider, clients/patients need to choose and monitor their treatment carefully. This is because of obstacles that can arise before and during treatment; with one of the most important being HIV drug resistance. Fortunately, there is a lot of knowledge and resources available to assist clients/patients with how to reduce the risk of drug resistance. This training will provide participants with an understanding of how drug resistance to HIV treatment medications develops and how to work with clients/patients who are experiencing drug resistance. By the end of this training, participants will be able to: define drug resistance; comprehend the importance of treatment adherence; and understand the impact of drug resistance on HIV treatment. CEU credits are available for this course.