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Supervised consumption sites Dashboard

Website

Data on supervised consumption sites in Canada, including the number of visits, client demographics, client safety, drugs used and overdoses.

Source : Government of Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Supervised consumption sites, National data

Supporting Peer Work - Questions for Agencies

Website

Supporting Peer Work (SPW) is an advocacy group that came out of a community-guided participatory action research project. Between 2020 and 2023, SPW…

Source : Supporting Peer Work (SPW)
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Best practices and engagement toolkits, Anti-oppression

Supporting Peer Work - Full Report

Report

Supporting Peer Work (SPW) is an advocacy group that came out of a community-guided participatory action research project. Between 2020 and 2023, SPW…

Source : Supporting Peer Work (SPW)
Format: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Best practices and engagement toolkits, Anti-oppression

Challenging Structural Substance Use Stigma Package | In Person Delivery

Workshop materials

Communities and professionals across Canada identify stigma within the healthcare system, specifically structural stigma, as a key barrier to impleme…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), CAPSA
Format: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Challenging structural stigma

Reframing Diversion for Health Care Providers: Frequently Asked Questions

Background document

This document is intended to answer clinician and healthcare provider questions and offer helpful ways to orient practices and navigate the diversion…

Source : National Safer Supply Community of Practice (NSS-CoP)
Format: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Safe supply

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 Alliance
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Determinants of health, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Principles of Non-Police Response to Drug Use Concerns and Emergencies

Background document

We all care about the health and safety of our communities. Some of the top concerns we hear about include the overdose crisis, public homelessness a…

Source : Drug Policy Alliance
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy, Legalization and policy approaches

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 Laboratory
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources

11 Recommendations to Reduce Risks of Psychosis when Using Cannabis

Fact sheet/infographic

This resource summarizes the Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH)'s 11 recommendations.

Source : Didier Jutras-Aswad Research Laboratory
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources

Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH) Evidence Brief

Guide

This resource summarizes the scientific evidence for the 11 recommendations for reducing psychosis-related risks when using cannabis.

Source : Didier Jutras-Aswad Research Laboratory
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources