Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
   1. Research Questions
   2. Background
   3. A Research in Practice Approach
   4. Report Overview
      1. A Note about language
      2. Glossary of Terms
2. PART ONE: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON HARM REDUCTION AND LESSONS FOR LITERACY WORK
   1. What is Harm Reduction (HR)?
   2. Harm Reduction with Injection Drug Users (IDUs)
      1. Addiction
      2. Quality of Service
      3. What does progress look like?
      4. The role of the Harm Production Worker
      5. Peer Programs
      6. “All My Relations”: holistic approaches inspired by First Nations traditions
   3. Lessons for Literacy work
   4. Harm Reduction with Sex Trade Workers
      1. Violence
      2. Health
      3. Poverty
      4. Lessons for Literacy Work
   5. Literacy Programs, Practices and Practitioners
      1. Literacy with Homeless people
      2. Literacy with Women in Conflict with the Law
      3. Literacy with Survivors of Violence
   6. Final Lessons from the Literature
      1. What is Harm Reduction?
      2. How does Harm Reduction link to learning?
      3. How can community colleges like Capilano and our community partners support harm reduction in our learning activities?
   7. Table 1: Principles and Practices in Harm Reduction, Literacy and Learning
   8. Table 2: Comparison of Progress Criteria in Harm Reduction and Literacy