03.02.2026

February 2026 Newsletter: Building Rapport—the Harm Reduction Therapy Way

There’s a saying amongst social workers, therapists and helper-types that goes something like this: “What is the goal of an initial session with a client?” Answer: “To have…

11.20.2025

November 2025 Newsletter: HRTC Updates & Giving Tuesday

Amidst the broader context of dramatic policy and funding shifts at the federal, state and local levels, we are grateful to be continuing to offer…

08.25.2025

August 2025 Newsletter: What Works to Combat the Overdose Crisis? Harm Reduction.

What Works to Combat the Overdose Crisis?  Harm Reduction. A participant came up to say thank you and introduce himself following a recent training we…

05.28.2025

OPNION: Dead people can’t recover…

Barry Zevin, MD & Patt Denning, PhD. Dead people can’t recover… We are two recently retired medical and mental health clinicians who have cared for…

02.25.2025

February 2025 Newsletter: HRTC Is a Client First Agency

Anna Berg, LCSW Clinical Program Director It was raining steadily as I turned the corner off Harrison Street and onto Merlin, the small alley where…

11.22.2024

November 2024 Newsletter: HRT in Latin America

FORMAL LAUNCH OF HARM REDUCTION THERAPY IN LATIN AMERICA Patt Denning, PhD, & Jeannie Little, LCSW, Founders and Directors Emeritae of HRTC In August we (Patt…