Supporting Harm Reduction Programs (SHaRP)

Welcome to the Supporting Harm Reduction Program (SHaRP) at the University of Washington.

To request TA email sharpta@uw.edu 

Find our full list of Guidance and Resources here or browse them by topic here

Learn more about our current and past projects here

Announcements:

Changes to Technical Assistance Program – December, 2023

As of December 1st, 2023, we are no longer affiliated with the National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center (NHRTAC), funded by the CDC and SAMHSA. We are grateful for the work we’ve done with our former TA center partners: NASTAD, National Harm Reduction Coalition, and National Association of County and City Health Officials.

We are proud of the support we’ve provided since 2020 to syringe services programs and harm reduction organizations, local and state health departments, and federal agencies. Over the past three years, we’ve responded to over 170 requests for technical assistance, developed numerous guidance materials and resources, facilitated a learning collaborative, and led more than a dozen trainings and webinars to promote good practices and ethical data collection in the harm reduction community.

While we are no longer part of NHRTAC, the University of Washington SHaRP team remains committed to providing monitoring and evaluation technical assistance to SSPs/community-based harm reduction programs, people who use drugs, and health departments across the country. However, our capacity has been reduced, so we may not be able to accommodate all requests and may take longer than usual to respond to requests.

If you need support or have questions about harm reduction monitoring and evaluation or data, please reach out to us anytime at sharpta@uw.edu.  If we’ve worked with you in the past, please contact us if you have any questions about privacy or data security, or any other topic.