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Opening Minds Provider Attitudes Towards Opioid Use Scale (OM-PATOS)
Toolkit
The scale is designed for those in the helping professions who may be responding to or caring for people who are experiencing opioid use problems or …
Source : Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma reduction, Substance-specific resources
Learning Together: A Practice Framework for Building Organizational Capacity for Health Equity
Framework
This document describes a practice framework for building organizational capacity for health equity. The authors offer considerations for building ca…
Source : National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Planning for equity, Challenging structural stigma
Learning Together: A Guide to Assessment Tools for Organizational Health Equity Capacity
Guide
In this guide, NCCDH explores tools that organizations can use to assess their current health equity capacity.
Source : National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Planning for equity
BCCDC Decision Support Tool: Administration of Naloxone
Toolkit
This decision support tool is intended for use by registered nurses who administer naloxone in the management of individuals suspected of, or witness…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Naloxone
Multimedia (Stigma)
Video, Podcast
CCSA is committed to sharing evidence on and ending the stigma around substance use within their community of influence. They collaborate with a dive…
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma and stigma reduction, Background information on stigma
Outcomes of our Current Drug Policies
Video
A century of suffering, overdose, and unimaginable grief – these are the outcomes of our current drug policies. The legacy of prohibition has left ge…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy
What is Harm Reduction?
Background document
Harm reduction saves lives and connects people with vital social services, health care, and wellness.
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Harm Reduction: Spectrum of Substance Use
Fact sheet/infographic
Substance use can be viewed on a spectrum. Understanding where a person is on this spectrum is important for meeting people where they are at, and pr…
Source : Alberta Health ServicesFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use
Engaging Individuals with Lived Experience: A Framework
Framework
The framework outlined here is designed to support leaders, physicians, health care providers and teams to create the necessary conditions, readiness…
Source : Alberta Health ServicesFormat: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits
Recovery in Focus: Harm Reduction
Fact sheet/infographic
A fact sheet dispelling myths and confirming facts about harm reduction.
Source : Thunder Bay Drug StrategyFormat: PDF
Published: 2013
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction