Introduction

History of Why?
What are Street College, Street School, SC Essentials?
Facilitator Readiness

Everyday Best Practice Recommendations

​Confronting Stigma
Understanding Intersectional Systems of Oppression
Real life needs of folks on the drug war front line
Staff self-care and burnout prevention​

Using These Tools

Meeting folks where they are at
Praxis assessment
Letting go of prescribed outcomes
Taking leadership from service users
Interagency Collaboration

Modules

Blood Borne Infections

• HIV
• HCV
• MRSA, cellulitis, endocarditis

Getting Tested

• Types of Tests 
• Ways to Access
• Window Periods
• Testing “Clear” or “Undetectable”

Navigating Health Care

• Personal Advocacy Skills
• Working with an Advocate 
• Care Provider Stigma
• Rights + Responsibilities

Party Safe - Integrating Harm Reduction Into How We Use

• Researching
• Planning
• Safe Consumption sites

Overdose Prevention & Naloxone

• Dosing
• Identifying Opioid Overdose
• Safe Use of Naloxone

Safer Injection Practices

• Using New Gear
• Hand-washing
• Finding Veins
• Vein Care
• Preventing Cotton Fever
• Preventing Abscesses
• Using a Tie

Safer Inhalation Practices

• Gear Options and Care
  1. Glass Stems
  2. Plastic Mouth Pieces
  3. Filters
  4. Foil Kits
  5. Bubbler Pipes
• Lung Care

First Aid

• Making a Kit
• Wound Care
• Treating Shock
• Mental Health
• Getting Help & Good Samaritan Law & Fentanyl Dealing Laws

Stigma

• Drug War Hurts Drug Users
• Intersectional Impacts 
• Internalized Messaging

Living Outside

• Shelter
• Fire Safety
• Bear & Wildlife Safety
• Maintaining a Low Profile
• Personal Hygiene
• Security

Drug Checking

• Reagent Kits
• Fentanyl Test Strips
• Spectrometry
• Test Dosing
• Peer Reporting
• What is it? Why do it? 

Communication

• Non-violent Communication
• Listening
• Being Heard
• Timing 
• Boundaries
• Community resources

Peer Support

• Helping Friends
• Community Organizing
  1. Facilitation Skills
  2. Event Production
  3. Resource Production

Interactive Games and Activities

Icebreakers
Team Building
Worksheet-based Activities
Feedback & Evaluation Template