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  1. Jeffrey Steen visited the newly-open safe consumpiton site in Providence, RI
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Takes New Approach to Countering the War on Drugs

    Assistant Professor Jeffrey Steen brings lived/ living experience and academic rigor to social work and the area of substance use. We spoke with him about his recent research award, advances in harm reduction, and the collaborative community at Simmons.

  2. A building on the Simmons campus
    Announcement

    Simmons Receives Grant to Address Opioid Overdose Crisis

    Simmons’ School of Social Work is among the grant recipients from RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE), a nonprofit foundation solely dedicated to funding and collaborating on solutions to end the opioid overdose crisis in Massachusetts. The grants are aimed at developing a pipeline of social workers trained in harm reduction approaches to this crisis.

  3. The waiting room of an overdose prevention center in New York City
    Faculty Spotlight

    Advancing Harm Reduction: The Case for Overdose Prevention Centers

    A conversation with Jeffrey Steen, Assistant Professor in the Simmons University School of Social Work.