Chris is the Head of Harm Reduction at Cranstoun, joining the organisation in 2021. Prior to this Chris worked as a Social Worker for 25 years in Belfast, and in drug treatment and homelessness services. He has a specialist interest and expertise in harm reduction generally and overdose response in particular. Over the span of his career, he has written several practice guides and academic articles, set up harm reduction services and spoken at conferences across the globe. He has developed and delivered specialist training across the UK and Ireland since 2007.