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Initiative News

Join Our Monthly Learning Collaboratives

About Learning Collaboratives are a new offering from the Save Lives Oregon initiative designed to foster connection and growth for people engaged in harm reduction work. The monthly sessions are a...

Save Lives Oregon Impact Report: January 2024

The Save Lives Oregon Impact Report: January 2024 provides an overview of our initiative’s collaborative work to date with partners across Oregon and Tribal communities to reduce substance use related...

Oregon schools, colleges and universities now eligible to receive no-cost overdose reversal kits through the Save Lives Oregon Harm Reduction Clearinghouse

Students deserve to be safe and healthy at school. Recognizing the critical need for immediate response tools in emergencies, the Save Lives Oregon initiative will now offer eligible schools...

Partner Spotlights

Partner Spotlight: Paul Gonzales | Bay Area First Step

Like many people, Paul Gonzales was a skeptic of harm reduction. As someone in recovery, his personal journey followed a strict 12-step abstinence model. That experience didn’t align with his...

Partner Spotlight: Sgt. Eric Dotson | Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office

Eric Dotson’s favorite part of his job at a correctional facility in Clatsop County was getting to know the people there. “The benefit of working in a correctional facility is that you see the same...

Partner Spotlight: Fernando Peña | NW Instituto Latino

In February 2021, a dream that so many people had worked towards finally came to fruition: Northwest Instituto Latino opened their doors to their recovery drop-in center in Southeast Portland. The...