Harm Reduction Training Institute

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Harm Reduction Training Institute (HRTI) supports staff, providers, and programs that work with people who use drugs and their communities.  

 The goals of SFDPH HRTI are to:  

  1.  Build agency and program capacity 
  2.  Improve consumer engagement in service design and delivery 
  3.  Enhance citywide system of care and prevention and education to meet the needs of people who use drugs and alcohol in San Francisco 

SFDPH funded programs are required to integrate harm reduction principles into their service design and delivery and all their staff are required to complete annual HRTI trainings. SFDPH collaborates with the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) to provide monthly training to SFDPH and SFDPH-funded agency staff. Training topics are focused on how to work with people who use drugs and reducing stigma. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available from The Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI). 


Please contact us at HRTI@sfdph.org.

Program Courses

4 hours
The War on Drugs, the Prison Industrial Complex, and Harm Reduction...
This four-hour in-person training is designed for people with harm reduction training and...
2 hours
The War on Drugs, the Prison Industrial Complex, and Harm Reduction...
This two-hour online training is designed for people with harm reduction training and experience...
4 hours
Dismantling Drug-Related Stigma (In-Person Training) 9/21/23
This four-hour in-person training will introduce the concepts of social inequalities faced by...
2 horus
Dismantling Drug-Related Stigma (Online Training) 9/18/23
This two-hour online training will introduce the concepts of social inequalities faced by people...
4 hours
Foundations of Harm Reduction 8.30.23 (in-person)
This training will provide a foundation in the principles of harm reduction and define harm...
2 hours
Foundations of Harm Reduction 8.29.23 (Online)
This training will provide a foundation in the principles of harm reduction and define harm...
1.5 hours
Engagement and Retention of Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander...
Despite making up 37% of the population in San Francisco, Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islanders...
2 hours
La Cultura Cura: Transformational Health and Healing
This training is an overview session on the indigenous-based culturally-rooted philosophy of...
2 hours
Health Disparities Among Black Americans with Substance Use...
African Americans face huge disparities in healthcare. This is particularly true of substance use...