Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project

Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project is a non-profit organization registered to receive federal grant awards as a tax-exempt corporate entity. The organization focuses on providing harm reduction and overdose prevention services to support people who use drugs (PWUD). Through its federal grant sub-awards, Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project operates a syringe services program (SSP) and engages in various overdose prevention activities, demonstrating its commitment to public health and safety initiatives. The organization's primary mission is to reduce the negative health and social impacts associated with drug use through evidence-based harm reduction strategies and community outreach programs.

Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project has received several significant federal grant sub-awards to support its work. The organization has been awarded funding from the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Inc. to prevent mpox resurgence by increasing vaccine confidence and community immunity. Additionally, Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project received a grant through the National Council for Behavioral Health to expand its overdose prevention activities and establish a post-overdose response team. This project involves creating and distributing overdose after-care kits, hiring a certified peer support specialist, promoting safe injection and wound care practices, and implementing the National Council's peer support services toolkit for overdose response. The organization's grant-funded activities include designing and distributing overdose information cards, organizing kit-building events, providing education on CPR and rescue breathing techniques, and offering follow-up care for clients who have experienced overdoses. Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project also conducts outreach, provides fentanyl test strips, and offers linkage to care for HIV, HCV, and substance use disorders. These comprehensive harm reduction services demonstrate the organization's vital role in community health initiatives and its commitment to supporting vulnerable populations.