Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance (CTHRA) was founded in 2014 out of passion, urgency, and a deep frustration with the systemic gaps in care for people who use drugs. At a time when low-barrier services were in short supply and stigma ran deep even in a state with a history of harm reduction we made a bold choice: to center our entire organization around the mission, values, and practice of harm reduction.

We were the first service provider in Connecticut to put "Harm Reduction" in our name, fully committing ourselves to meeting people where they are with dignity, compassion, and evidence-based care.

What started as the Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition (GHHRC) has grown into CTHRA: a statewide network of street outreach workers, mobile services, and advocates dedicated to saving lives and building trust.

Today CTHRA is Connecticut’s largest hand to hand naloxone distributor, syringe collection and distribution. We have become the statewide leader in grassroots harm reduction. Through mobile outreach teams and a MOUD-capable RV, we deliver supplies, HIV/HCV testing, wound care kits/ care, and syringe services across dozens of communities including the most underserved areas like encampments and transit hubs helping keep people safe and connected to care.