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    Harm Reduction and Public Defense

    Harm-reduction-Webinar
    February 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
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    Free – $50.00

    This webinar will provide an overview of harm reduction services and principles, with particular emphasis on laws protecting harm reduction service providers and users from prosecution and how public defenders can collaborate with their local harm reduction programs to enhance their practice and further assist clients. Participants will leave the course with a better understanding of resources for clients who use drugs and the benefits of collaboration with their local harm reduction programs.

    Presenters will be:
    Leo Beletsky, Professor of Law and Health Sciences and Director of the Action Lab, Northeastern School of Law
    Melissa Rothstein, Senior Legal Fellow, Action Lab
    Sterling Johnson, Legal Fellow, Action Lab.