At the HaRRT Center, we work collaboratively with substance users, community members and organizations to develop, conduct, evaluate and disseminate evidence-based interventions that help to reduce substance-related harm, improve quality of life, and promote social and racial justice for affected individuals and their communities.

Leadership:

Seema L. Clifasefi (she/her), PhD, MSW

Susan Collins, PhD

HaRRT Center website

Main Challenge

Our ultimate goal is to reduce substance related harm, strengthen communities, and improve lives through collaborative research and community engagement. We aim to center and amplify the voices of people who have been marginalized by substance use to cultivate healthy communities and change unjust systems into equitable ones.

Our Approach

  • Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) framework
  • Client-Centered

Seema L. Clifasefi
Associate Professor
seemac@uw.edu
206-543-3452

Department Faculty

Seema L. Clifasefi (she/her), PhD, MSW

Susan E Collins, PhD

Tessa Frohe, PhD

Sample Projects

eHaRT-A: adapting an in-person harm reduction for alcohol intervention into a telehealth platform

Needs Assessment for Supporting Technology use and Harm Reduction (STaHR Study)

Staying in Touch and Engaged Project (STEP)

The Doorway Project

The Life Enhancing Alcohol-management Program 2.0 (LEAP 2.0)