TRAINING & EDUCATION.
Practical education can save lives.
Northwest Arkansas Harm Reduction provides evidence-based harm reduction and overdose prevention education for organizations, professionals, and community members across Northwest Arkansas.
Whether you're looking for an introduction to harm reduction, naloxone and overdose response training, or education tailored to the people you serve, we'll work with you to make the information practical, relevant, and useful.
KNOWLEDGE GIVES PEOPLE
THE CONFIDENCE TO ACT.
Let's make sure more people know what to do.
TRAINING THAT MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.
Harm reduction education shouldn't feel like a lecture. Our trainings are practical, approachable, and grounded in evidence, compassion, and the realities people face in our communities.
We can tailor education to the audience, setting, and needs of your organization.
NALOXONE & OVERDOSE RESPONSE
Recognizing an opioid overdose, responding effectively, administering naloxone, and understanding what happens after naloxone is given.
HARM REDUCTION 101
An introduction to harm reduction principles, why they work, and how they can be applied in everyday interactions and professional settings.
DRUG CHECKING & THE CHANGING DRUG SUPPLY
Fentanyl and xylazine, drug checking tools, limitations of test strips, and practical ways to reduce risk.
STIGMA & LANGUAGE
How stigma creates barriers to care, how language shapes the way people who use drugs are treated, and how we can build more respectful, effective responses.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION.
REAL-WORLD APPLICATION.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS & BUSINESSES
Nonprofits, churches, outreach programs, libraries, workplaces, and other community groups that want practical harm reduction education and the confidence to respond to an overdose.
FIRST RESPONDERS & PUBLIC SAFETY
Law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other professionals who regularly encounter substance use and overdose in the communities they serve.
WHO DO WE TRAIN?
Harm reduction belongs everywhere people live, work, learn, and care for one another. Training can be adapted to the people in the room and the situations they are most likely to encounter.
HEALTHCARE & HUMAN SERVICES
Professionals who work with people who use drugs and want practical tools for providing compassionate, evidence-based, person-centered care.
SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES
Students, faculty, staff, campus organizations, and other educational communities looking for evidence-based education about harm reduction, overdose prevention, naloxone, and the changing drug supply.
HARM REDUCTION BELONGS IN EVERY COMMUNITY.
EDUCATION WITHOUT JUDGMENT.
We don't use fear, shame, or scare tactics.
Harm reduction education should give people accurate information, practical tools, and the confidence to respond—not tell them what they should believe about people who use drugs.
Our goal is to create space for honest questions, challenge stigma, and help people understand how compassion and evidence can work together in real-world situations.
Training doesn't end when the presentation does. What people learn can change how they respond to an overdose, talk about substance use, support someone they care about, or interact with people who use drugs.
UNDERSTANDING REDUCES STIGMA. PREPARATION SAVES LIVES.
BRING HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
Every community deserves access to accurate information about harm reduction, overdose prevention, and the realities of today's drug supply.
Whether you're planning a staff training, classroom presentation, community event, or simply want the people around you to feel more prepared — we'll meet you where you are.
LEARN TO RESPOND. LEARN TO CONNECT. LEARN TO SAVE LIVES.
HARM REDUCTION STARTS WITH KEEPING PEOPLE ALIVE.
Whether you're looking for supplies, information, training, or support, we're here.