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Involuntary Treatment: Criminalization by Another Name
Background document
This position paper is endorsed by organizations and individuals who call for the abolition of involuntary treatment, including opposition to the pas…
Source : Pivot Legal SocietyFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Treatment and harm reduction, Substance use policy
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 StrategyFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Treatment and harm reduction, Legalization and policy approaches
Research Snapshot: Survey of Public Health, Public Safety, Health and Social Service Professionals on a Public Health Approach to Substance Use
Fact sheet/infographic
This research snapshot provides an overview of CPHA's Survey of Public Health, Public Safety, Health and Social Service Professionals on a Public Hea…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use
Naloxone is Not Enough: Letters from the Heart of the Crisis
Report
The availability of naloxone as an emergency response intervention has been critical in saving lives. Modeling estimates that from January 2015 to Ma…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Toward the HeartFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Harm reduction, Naloxone, Health promotion, Substance use policy
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 CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Determinants of health, Challenging structural stigma
Managed Alcohol Programs – Canadian Operational Guidance
Guide
To bridge the harm reduction gaps experienced by this population, a growing number of managed alcohol programs (MAPs) have been established in many c…
Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Managed alcohol programs
Ce que nous avons entendu : Série d’échange de connaissances sur l’approvisionnement plus sécuritaire
Report
L’approvisionnement plus sécuritaire est une intervention relativement nouvelle qui vise à faire face à la crise des surdoses, et des recherches sont…
Source : Santé CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Safe supply
PQWCHC Safer Opioid Supply (SOS): 2023 Evaluation Report
Report
This report presents the results from the preliminary evaluation of the Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) program at Parkdale Queen West Community Health Cen…
Source : Parkdale Queen West Community Health CentreFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Safe supply, Provincial/Territorial and local data
Promising Policies to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms
Background document
This document offers a summary of impactful alcohol-related initiatives and policies chosen based on specific criteria. These criteria include: Bei…
Source : Association pour la santé publique du Québec (ASPQ), Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)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