Session Description: Harm reduction is an important part of a comprehensive approach to addressing substance use disorders through prevention, treatment, and recovery, where individuals who use substances set their own goals. Harm reduction programs incorporate a spectrum of strategies that meet people “where they are,” on their own terms, and can serve as a pathway to additional prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Harm reduction works by addressing broader health and social issues through improved policies, programs, and practices. This session will explore the intersection of substance misuse and justice involvement for Native youth and will provide participants with a youth harm reduction model that incorporates cultural classes, storytelling, restorative circles, wraparound services, as well as the use of risk and needs assessments.
- Presenter: Janel McFeat, Re-entry Program Manager/Strategic Planner, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, WA
- Moderator: Stephanie Autumn, Director, Tribal Youth Resource Center
Resource Files:
- Session D3 - Supporting Youth Involved in the Justice System Through a Harm Reduction Model PowerPoint
- Session D3 - Wheel of Wellness Resource
Resource Date of Presentation:
December 14, 2022
