Why this matters
Research about young people is rarely done with them.
Youth participation is usually a consultation footnote rather than a methodology. Co-produced research is better research: sharper questions, better recruitment, and findings that actually reach policy.
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Publications in the SSDP library
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Countries with harm reduction service data on our country pages
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Research collaborations with academic partners
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Youth co-researchers involved in SSDP studies
How SSDP International can help
How we work with researchers.
Featured resources
Data and publications.
Frequently asked
Questions researchers ask us most.
Use the Partner page with a short outline of the question, region and timeline. We'll route it to the relevant programme lead.
Sometimes, subject to ethics review, safeguarding and chapter consent. We don't broker access without the chapter's agreement.
Where funding allows, yes. We treat unpaid youth research labour as a red flag, not a saving.
Each publication carries a suggested citation on its first page.
Primarily Harm Reduction International's Global State of Harm Reduction 2024, cited on every country page.
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Work with the network.
Three practical routes into collaboration.
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