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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

Harm Reduction Satellite Sites Program Guide Launch

Webinar

This is a recording of the webinar held on October 26, 2020, launching the Harm Reduction Satellite Sites Program Guide. The term “Satellite sites” i…

Source : Alliance for Healthier Communities, Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing

Peer Delivered Syringe Exchange (PDSE) Toolkit

Tool

This toolkit is intended to provide examples of policies and practices from current PDSS programs so new and existing programs can think about and in…

Source : National Harm Reduction Coalition
Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies

Pandemic Proof: Synthesizing Real-World Knowledge of Promising Mental Health and Substance Use Practices Utilized During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Young People Who Are Experiencing or Have Experienced Homelessness

Report

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting societal inequities in an unprecedented manner. Young people who are experiencing or have experienced homelessn…

Source : Homeless Hub
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing

Community-Based STBBI Testing Events Toolkit

Tool

This toolkit is for community-based organizations, peer groups, and event organizers who are not healthcare professionals but want to increase access…

Source : Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Sexual health

An Evidence Brief: Harm Reduction Implementation Framework (HRIF)

Academic article

The purpose of this evidence-based implementation framework is to assist leaders, service providers, and policymakers to fully and effectively implem…

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction

Creating Space for Dialogue about Harm Reduction

Fact sheet/infographic

This infographic provides background on harm reduction and outlines discussion questions for beginning a dialogue about harm reduction.

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction

Lessons Learned from Supervised Consumption and Overdose Prevention Sites in Canada

Webinar

This webinar will engage participants in a discussion with experts on key themes related to the development of an SCS or an OPS. Moderator: Amanda G…

Source : CATIE
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe consumption sites

Drug Checking as a Harm Reduction Intervention

Report

The present evidence review report provides a description and evaluation of existing drug-checking technologies and services in other countries with …

Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)
Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Harm reduction, Drug checking services

Patient characteristics associated with being offered take home naloxone in a busy, urban emergency department: a retrospective chart review

Academic article

Overdose deaths can be prevented by distributing take home naloxone (THN) kits. The emergency department (ED) is an opportune setting for overdose pr…

Source : BMC Health Services Research
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone