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Harm Reduction International Awards

Harm Reduction International's awards acknowledge the contributions of outstanding groups or individuals in the fields of drug use, health and human rights. You can read more about the awards below or click here for information on our HR25 award winners...

Read More About our Awards

International Rolleston Award

This award was first presented at the ‘3rd International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm’ in Melbourne in 1992 and is given to an individual, group or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to harm reduction at an international level. Read more...

National Rolleston Award

The National Rolleston Award is given to an individual, group or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to harm reduction in the conference host country. For HR27, all nominations for this award must come from Northern Ireland. Read more...

Carol and Travis Jenkins Award

This award has been presented each year since 2005 to a person who either used to, or currently uses drugs, and who has made an outstanding contribution to reducing drug-related harmRead more...

Gill Bradbury Award

First presented in 2023, the Gill Bradbury Award for Excellence in Service Provision is awarded to an individual, group or organisation providing excellent services to people who use drugs. Read more...

Brooklyn McNeil Rae of Hope Award

Named after Brooklyn Rae McNeil and presented by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation (CDPE), this award honours the best scientific abstract in the area of harm reduction or drug policy. The aim of the award is to encourage high-quality scientific research to support evidence-based advocacy efforts in drug policy reform. Read more...

Nominations will open in September 2026, so start thinking now about who your harm reduction heroes are!

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