Evaluation of a Harm Reduction Training (HaRT) Program
Led by: Emily Mann
Through the HaRT Scholars program, RIZE MA seeks to learn how to successfully transform graduate education for social workers to include principles and practices of harm reduction with the goal of replicating these learnings across Massachusetts and the country. The program will: 1) promote a culture of harm reduction; 2) increase the clinical presence at harm reduction organizations/agencies to improve linkages to behavioral health and medical treatment; and 3) increase the presence of racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse social workers in the work of harm reduction. A team of Northeastern faculty is leading the program evaluation of HaRT to determine the extent to which it meets these three goals. In addition to evaluation, the Northeastern scholars will employ a mixed methods approach to inform the replication and dissemination of the HaRT model.
Project Team:
Emily Mann
Lori Gardinier
Cali-Ryan Collin
Recent and current student RA’s:
Ellenor Steele (graduated May 2025)
Alexis McLean (graduated May 2025)
Meredith Jenkins (current student)
Rowan Gokhale (current student)
Outside Collaborators:
Boston College
Simmons University
Bridgewater State University
Westfield State University
Project Sponsor:
RIZE MA
