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Cannabasics
Fact sheet/infographic
This information package is a set of fact sheets on cannabis for health and social service providers. It provides a basic overview of common cannabis…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Why people use substances, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources
Beyond Cannabasics: A public health approach to cannabis for youth, emerging adults and seniors
Workshop materials
The Beyond Cannabasics workshop was developed in 2020 to expand on the concepts outlined in Cannabasics within the context of specific age groups. Th…
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Background information, Implementing a public health approach to substance use, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
Indigenous-Centred Approaches to Harm Reduction, HIV and Hepatitis C: Part 2
Webinar
This webinar is the second in a two-part series to explore Indigenous-centred and reconciliatory harm reduction approaches. This second webinar will …
Source : CATIEFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Harm Reduction Fundamentals: A toolkit for Service Providers
Online learning module
There is a growing demand for harm reduction information by all types of organizations that provide services to people who use drugs in Canada. This …
Source : CATIEFormat: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
The Guiding Principles of Education: the Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit Series
Toolkit
This resource is broken into three separate booklets. The content draws directly from CSSDP’s Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit, originally publish…
Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources
Harm Reduction in Canada: What Governments Need to Do Now
Guide
Canada is in urgent need of a comprehensive harm reduction policy that jettisons the failed, costly model of drug prohibition that has ravaged so man…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction
Homelessness, Mental Health and Substance Use: Understanding the Connections
Toolkit
Human experience is complex. Our choices and behaviours, including using substances, are influenced by numerous factors including our biology, our hi…
Source : Here to Help BC, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Background information on harm reduction, Housing
Cross-Cultural Series #3: Providing Culturally Appropriate Supports and Safer Spaces
Webinar
The third of three trainings to introduce learners to harm reduction, designed for Indigenous and settler ethno-cultural HIV/AIDS organizations. Part…
Source : Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Background information on harm reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits
Indigenous Harm Reduction = Reducing the Harms of Colonialism
Background document
The purpose of this policy brief is to outline Indigenous approaches to harm reduction. The authors also recommend ways in which governments and…
Source : Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources
Sensible Cannabis Education: A Toolkit for Educating Youth
Toolkit
This toolkit is broken into two parts. The first section highlights ten guiding principles for conducting cannabis education with young people. In th…
Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources