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Harm Reduction: A British Columbia Community Action Guide

Guide

This guide has been written to assist municipalities in British Columbia in taking a leadership and a facilitative role in reducing the level of drug…

Source : British Columbia Ministry of Health
Format: PDF
Published: 2005
Topics: Background information on harm reduction, Harm reduction

Substance Use is a Girl’s Issue

Fact sheet/infographic

This resource integrates advice on the prevention of substance use with a range of other health issues in the context of girls’ empowerment groups. I…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH), Girls Action Foundation
Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses

Thunder Bay Drug Strategy Annual Report to the Community

Report

This report outlines the approach, initiatives and overall progress made through a collaborative, cross sectoral, harm reduction response in the city…

Source : Thunder Bay Drug Strategy
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Treatment and harm reduction, Legalization and policy approaches

A Review of Supervised Inhalation Services in Canada

Academic article

This Rapid Response Review answers the questions: "What supervised inhalation services are available in Canada and what are their characteristics? Wh…

Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites, Health promotion, National data

Substance Use Stigma Reduction Trainings in Canada: For Professional Groups & the Media

Document

Reducing substance use stigma is one of the five priorities of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Substance Use Stigma Working Group. The follo…

Source : Health Canada
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Determinants of health, Challenging structural stigma

Canada's Alcohol Challenges

Fact sheet/infographic

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is delighted to showcase an invaluable suite of resources developed by one of our collaborators and par…

Source : Association pour la santé publique du Québec (ASPQ)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy, Substance-specific resources

A Public Health Approach to Substance Use Framework

Framework

CPHA has been funded through Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) for a project titled “Normalizing Conversations: Engaging pu…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Virtual reality overdose response training

Online learning module

The CAMH Simulation Centre delivers a learning experience to help health care providers and the public identify an opioid overdose and administer lif…

Source : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Harm reduction