Injury-Free NC, a collaboration between the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch and the University of North Carolina's Injury Prevention Research Center, is launching its 2025 Injury-Free NC Academy on Harm Reduction as Transformative Practice. The purpose of this Academy is to work with community-based organizations, local health departments, coalitions, and individuals who are planning or have taken steps to establish an evidence-based, overdose prevention program or want to learn more about harm reduction principles and how to incorporate them into overdose prevention work.

Each Academy session will take place in two parts: two days that will take place in person and two that will take place virtually. The Harm Reduction Academy will be offered twice in 2025 on the following dates:

May Academy

In-Person Session: May 1 & 2, 2025

Virtual Session: May 6 & 7, 2025

Location: Pembroke, NC

July Academy

In-Person Session: July 10 & 11, 2025

Virtual Session: July 15 & 16, 2025

Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Application deadline is January 29, 2025. Apply soon—space may be limited! Approximately 50 individuals will be invited to participate per session following the application review.