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Stopping the Harm: Decriminalization of People who use Drugs in BC

Report

This Public Health Officer Special Report, written under the authority of the Public Health Act, provides an urgent recommendation to reduce the harm…

Source : Province of British Columbia - Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization

Tobacco and Vaping Use in Canada: Moving Forward

Report

In 2018, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) released a position statement entitled A Public Health Approach to Nicotine-containing Vaping …

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Substance-specific resources

Les politiques publiques en matière de substances psychoactives et leurs impacts sur les populations en situation de précarité

Video

Les politiques publiques encadrant les substances psychoactives (SPA), licites ou non, n’atteignent pas de la même façon l’ensemble des personne…

Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Determinants of health, Substance use policy, Decriminalization

Report on the Harm Reduction Strategies and Services Peer Only Meeting

Report

In July 2021, PEEP along with PWLLE representing communities from around BC gathered for a 4- hour long meeting to discuss the priorities of people w…

Source : Toward the Heart
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Health promotion, Substance use policy

Evidence Scan and Jurisdictional Approaches to the Decriminalization of Drugs

Report

The objective of this environmental scan is to summarize evidence on the health and social impacts of decriminalization policies. This document will …

Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Decriminalization, Legalization and policy approaches

From the Roots of Trauma to the Flowering of Trauma-Informed Care

Report

This report charts the Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation’s process of becoming a trauma-informed agency which included learning about types of trauma a…

Source : Texas Muslim Women's Foundation, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses

Sex, Gender and Equity Analyses

Document

This document describes the importance of sex-, gender- and diversity-based analysis (SGBA+) to the substance use and addiction field and offers guid…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Planning for equity

Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver

Report

This report recommends that non-federal orders of government implement decriminalization locally, by applying to the federal government for an exempt…

Source : Pivot Legal Society
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization

Décriminalisation des personnes qui consomment des drogues: Faire la demande et réduire les préjudices des lois

Report

Alors que la pandémie de COVID-19 et la crise des surdoses s’étendent à tout le Canada, tou-te-s les décideur(-euse)s politiques ont l’obligation d’a…

Source : Réseau Juridique VIH
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization

Indigenous Harm Reduction = Reducing the Harms of Colonialism

Background document

​​​​​The purpose of this policy brief is to outline Indigenous approaches to harm reduction. The authors also recommend ways in which governments and…

Source : Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources