Partner With Us

Subacademy partners with organizations of all sizes — from three-person outreach teams to state health departments with hundreds of staff. Our model is simple: free platform access for everyone, with optional organizational tools to manage team training at scale.

How organizational partnerships work

Individual staff can always sign up and use Subacademy on their own, free of charge. Organizational partnerships add a layer of coordination on top of that — giving administrators visibility into team progress without changing anything about the individual learning experience.

There is no minimum or maximum team size. We work with organizations enrolling 3 staff and organizations enrolling 300. The process is the same.

What partners get

Who we work with

Our partners span the full range of organizations involved in harm reduction, public health, and social services:

• Community health centers and FQHCs — integrating harm reduction into primary care, behavioral health, and substance use treatment services
• Homeless shelters and transitional housing — training frontline staff who encounter substance use and overdose risk daily
• Syringe service programs (SSPs) — standardizing training for staff and volunteers across service sites
• University health services — building harm reduction competency among campus health staff, counselors, resident advisors, and peer educators
• County and state health departments — providing consistent training across departments, divisions, and contractor networks
• Tribal health authorities — culturally grounded harm reduction training for tribal health staff and community health workers
• Behavioral health agencies — cross-training clinical staff in harm reduction approaches alongside traditional treatment modalities
• Mobile outreach teams — ensuring field-based staff have the same training standard as facility-based colleagues
• Correctional and reentry programs — training staff on overdose prevention, naloxone, and transition support for individuals leaving incarceration
• Emergency medical services — supplementing EMS training with broader harm reduction context and stigma reduction

What we ask from partners

Subacademy is free, and we don't place burdensome requirements on partner organizations. We do ask for the following:

• Accurate enrollment information: Staff enrolled through your organization should use real names and organizational email addresses to ensure certificate integrity
• Assessment integrity: Staff should complete their own assessments independently. Certificates obtained through shared answers or proxy completion undermine the purpose of the training and may be revoked
• Feedback: We value hearing what works and what doesn't. Partners are encouraged (not required) to share feedback on content relevance, gaps, and areas for improvement

Onboarding process

1. Initial contact: Email us at hello@subacademy.org with your organization name, approximate team size, and primary contact person
2. Setup (same day to 48 hours): We create your organizational account and provide you with an administrator login and enrollment link or invitation tool
3. Staff enrollment: Share the enrollment link with your team or send email invitations directly from the dashboard. Staff create their own accounts and are automatically linked to your organization
4. Ongoing: Monitor progress through your team dashboard, export reports as needed, and reach out to your support contact with any questions

Frequently asked questions for partners

Is there a cost for organizational accounts?

No. Organizational partnerships, including the team dashboard and all features described above, are currently free. We may introduce premium features for large enterprises in the future (SSO integration, custom reporting, LMS integration), but these would be optional additions — never requirements for access to the training itself.

Can we track individual assessment answers?

No. Organizational administrators can see module completion status, assessment pass/fail status, and scores, but not individual question responses. This is a deliberate privacy protection for staff. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Can we require staff to complete specific modules?

You can set internal requirements for your organization, and the dashboard makes it easy to see who has and hasn't completed specific modules. Subacademy itself does not enforce organizational requirements — that's up to your internal policies.

What if a staff member leaves our organization?

Their individual account and certificates remain theirs. You can remove them from your organizational dashboard, which revokes your visibility into their progress but does not affect their access to the platform or their earned certificates.

Can we use Subacademy content in our own training programs?

Subacademy content is copyrighted and cannot be reproduced, redistributed, or incorporated into other training materials without written permission. You are welcome to direct staff to Subacademy and to reference our curriculum in your own training plans. For licensing inquiries, contact legal@subacademy.org.