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Understanding the Impact: Safer supply program models and nursing practice
Webinar
This webinar, presented by the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Mental Health and Substance Use Program, focuses on background information o…
Source : Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply
Cannabasics: A Primer for Health and Social Service Providers
Document
The "Normalizing Conversations" project team is thrilled to introduce Cannabasics: A Primer for Health and Social Service Providers. This primer serv…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Why people use substances, Substance-specific resources
11 recommandations pour réduire le risque de psychose lors de la consommation de cannabis
Fact sheet/infographic
Cette ressource résume les 11 recommandations pour l’usage du cannabis à moindre risque dans le cas de psychoses (RUCMR-PSYCH)
Source : Laboratoire Didier Jutras-AswadFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Protecting Our Communities: All Neighborhoods Need Health-Oriented Approaches to be Safe and Just
Toolkit
This Drug Policy Alliance toolkit is designed to help advocates understand recent trends in health, houselessness, crime, and enforcement and needed …
Source : Drug Policy AllianceFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Determinants of health, Implementing a public health approach to substance use
Why women vape during pregnancy & postpartum: conversations starters for your practice
Guide
In this resource, we provide some context on vaping, and explore why women vape during pregnancy and postpartum and how you might start conversations…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Why people use substances, Implementing a public health approach to substance use
The Cannabis & Psychosis Clinical Toolkit
Toolkit
In addition to the Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH), a suite of resources have been developed to support awareness, edu…
Source : Didier Jutras-Aswad Research LaboratoryFormat: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Vaping During Pregnancy & Postpartum
Report
We interviewed 22 women (and surveyed 111) who vaped during pregnancy to ask what they were wondering about. This resource offers responses to common…
Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Why people use substances, Population-specific resources, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses
Rate Your Organization: A Discussion Tool - Harm Reduction and Reducing Substance Use Stigma
Tool
Use this worksheet to assess your own organization, agency, or setting in terms of the 10 strategies below. The goal is to support dialogue and actio…
Source : CAPSA, EQUIP Health CareFormat: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Challenging structural stigma, Equity centered approaches
Plan d’action : Prévenir les méfaits liés à la consommation de substances chez les jeunes par une approche globale de la santé en milieu scolaire
Framework
Le Plan d’action donne aux communautés scolaires des conseils qui les aideront à réfléchir différemment quant à la consommation de substances chez…
Source : Agence de la santé publique du CanadaFormat: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Best practices and implementation, Upstream interventions, Harm reduction, Other approaches, Equity centered approaches
Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Guide
The Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a publication of the Institut universitaire sur les dépenda…
Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI), Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Best practices and implementation, Treatment and harm reduction