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On Point: Recommendations for Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada

Report

As the case progresses through the court system, community advocates, academics, infectious disease specialists, and others have been engaged in a va…

Source : HIV Legal Network, Ryerson University Department of Criminology, Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies

Visez juste: Recommandations pour la mise en œuvre de programmes de seringues et d’aiguilles dans les prisons canadiennes

Report

En septembre 2012, Steven Simons, un ex-détenu, en collaboration avec le Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida, PASAN (Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support A…

Source : Ryerson University Department of Criminology, Réseau Juridique VIH, Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies

Measuring Stigma Related to Opioid Use

Webinar

Learn about the Opening Minds Provider Attitudes Toward Opioid Use Scale (OM-PATOS), geared to those in the helping professions that may respond to o…

Source : Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction, Substance-specific resources

Engaging Law Enforcement in Harm Reduction Programs for People Who Inject Drugs

Guide

A grey literature search was conducted to determine best practices in engaging law enforcement agencies in harm reduction programs for people who inj…

Source : The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Best practices and implementation, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

The Safer Bathroom Toolkit

Toolkit

Bathrooms can provide private, seemingly safe spaces for people to use substances, especially when they are unable to access supervised consumption …

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction

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

Knowing How to Recognize and Respond to a Severe Intoxication or Overdose Related to Psychoactive Substance Use or Alcohol Withdrawal

Fact sheet/infographic

This toolkit is intended for frontline service providers who work with people who use psychoactive substances, who may or may not be specialized in t…

Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI), Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies, Naloxone

A Practical Guide to Support Public Health Management and Intervention in Case of Reports and Episodes of Drug Overdoses

Guide

Given the increase in the number of overdoses and of episodes of excess overdoses, it is clear that we are facing the emergence of a real public heal…

Source : Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and implementation

Uncovering Substance Use-Related Stigma for Police Service Members and their Families

Webinar

When you speak openly about stigma and substance use, when you encourage a compassionate approach to people's substance use health, when Person-First…

Source : CAPSA
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction, Best practices and implementation

Communications toolkit for employers of men in trades

Toolkit

Employers of men in trades can use this toolkit to talk to their employees about substance use and addiction. You can: download and use these tools …

Source : Health Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Health promotion, Population-specific resources