Harm Reduction, Positive Youth Development, and Trauma Informed Care: What are they and How do they Operationalize in Youth Serving Programs

Objectives:

• To provide working definitions and a general overview of: Harm Reduction, Positive Youth Development, and Trauma Informed Care
• To explain why developing a program that incorporates these philosophies is essential to youth serving programs
• To provide an overview of how to develop a successful program incorporating these philosophies

Harm Reduction refers to policies and practices that aim primarily to reduce adverse health, social, and economic consequences of high risk behaviors and benefits people engaging in high risk behaviors as well as their families and communities. Click here for complete presentation