About the Harm Reduction Nurses Association

Mission

The mission of HRNA is to promote the advancement of harm reduction nursing through practice, education, research, and advocacy. HRNA strives to achieve its mission through the following actions:

• Serving as a national voice for harm reduction and related nursing issues
• Promoting education and continuous learning opportunities for nurses
• Providing opportunities to share nursing knowledge, expertise and practices
• Encouraging evidence-based harm reduction nursing practices
• Creating a dynamic network to support and mentor nurses across the country
• Advocating for the creation and implementation of harm reduction policies
• Working collaboratively with partners to address structural conditions that create harms
• Advocating for the rights and dignity of people who use drugs and their families

Statements

• Press Release (2024.04.16) 8 Years into Public Health Emergency, Nurses Call on BC to Fix Drug Regulations and Focus on Solutions
• Responding to BC’s appeal of the Bill 34 temporary injunction
• Open Leter to the Government of Saskatchewan re: Restricting Access to Harm Reduction Supplies
• HRNA to Challenge Bill 34: Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act
• Joint Statement – International Overdose Awareness Day 2023 HRNA NNPBC WESUP
• Open Letter to BC Minister of Health Dix re: Access to DAM
• Open Letter to Federal Party Leaders: International Overdose Awareness Day 2021 (PDF) English Revised October 18 2021
• Lettre ouverte aux leaders des partis fédéraux Sujet : La 44e élection générale et l’approvisionnement 2021 (PDF) French révisé le 18 octobre 2021
• NNPBC and the HRNA call for the decriminalization of people who use drugs in B.C. (PDF)
• Harm Reduction and Substance Use (PDF)
• Safer injection (PDF)
• Position Statement: Harm Reduction Education in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs (PDF)
• Position Statement: Supporting Nurses who Use Substances (PDF)