Illinois Department of Public Health Launches Syringe Service Program Registry
This 2020 Smart Alert announces the online IDPH Syringe Service Program Registry.
North American Syringe Exchange Network
The NASEN Directory provides a non-comprehensive listing of syringe services programs in the United States. Visitors can search an interactive map for one-to-one, one+, secondary, mobile, naloxone, or undisclosed types of programs.
Guide to Developing and Managing Syringe Access Programs
The National Harm Reduction Coalition offers a guide on “the process of developing and starting a Syringe Access Program (SAP),” including exchange, distribution, or any other strategy.
Syringe & Supply Access
This brief explainer from the Illinois Harm Reduction & Recovery Coalition breaks down the Hypodermic Syringes & Needles Act – 720 ILCS 635 (2018).
Department of Health and Human Services Implementation Guidance for Syringe Services Programs
This document provides guidance for the use of federal funds (specifically Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants) for syringe services programs following the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.
Best Practice Portal
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction connects searchers with information on evidence-based practices, the evidence base itself, and resources for implementation in prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery supports.