Resources for Building Harm Reduction Capacity in Maine
Join us for a brief introduction to Reduce Harm, Inc. (RHI), a non-profit group of partners who each have over 30 years of experience working at the intersections of recovery, harm reduction, clinical services, shelter and housing, public health entities, research institutions, corrections, and more. Together, we have co-founded numerous successful non-profits, statewide coalitions, and provided training and technical assistance to organizations across the US and overseas. RHI is funded and available to provide such trainings and TA to interested organizations throughout Maine. In this 30 minute webinar, we will review some trainings we are already scheduled to deliver, such as our Rover Program, and explore opportunities for partnering to meet the unique needs of your organization.
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Kevin IrwinKevin Irwin (he/him) brings thirty years of experience working at the intersections of public health practice, policy, and research. His mission to improve individual and community health equity and wellbeing for marginalized populations has always been driven by his own gratitude as a person in recovery. He has been humbled and privileged to learn from communities across the country and overseas in various roles as a service provider, program developer, implementer, manager, director, evaluator, researcher, consultant, educator, trainer, mentor, advocate, and more.
Kevin has contracted with non-profits, State Bureaus and Agencies, universities, and other entities across the country. He has served as a co-founding inaugural Board Chair for several organizations to help their respective formations and launches, including Hope on Haven Hill, the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition, SOS Recovery Community Organization, Texas Harm Reduction Alliance, and Reduce Harm, Inc. More recently he has served on the Boards of Vineyard House, the Friendship Service Center, the Center for Trauma-Responsive Practice Change, Corazon San Antonio, and the Homeless Leadership Coalition in Bend, Oregon, and more. Obsessed with systems change and services integration, his work intentionally spans and connects social determinants, community empowerment, prevention, treatment, and supports.
