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The Harm Reduction Model of Drug Addiction Treatment

Video

From supervised injection sites to methadone clinics, Mark has been an early adopter and leader of various harm reduction efforts in Vancouver, BC. T…

Source : TED
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction

"There is a Place": Impacts of Managed Alcohol Programs for People Experiencing Severe Alcohol Dependence and Homelessness

Academic article

Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) are harm reduction interventions that aim to reduce the harms of severe alcohol use, poverty and homelessness. The au…

Source : Harm Reduction Journal
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources

Inside a Managed Alcohol Program in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Fact sheet/infographic

Managed alcohol programs (MAPs) aim to reduce harms from alcohol for people with unstable housing and severe alcohol-related problems. They achieve t…

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2016
Topics: Harm reduction, Managed alcohol programs, Substance-specific resources

My Safe Supply

Webinar

Canada is experiencing the worst ever overdose poisoning epidemic in our country’s history. Over 70% of overdose deaths are related to highly concent…

Source : Stimulus
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives

Reflections on a Public Health Approach to Substance Use

Webinar

The Canadian Public Health Association presented a panel discussion on 4 November 2020 entitled 'Reflections on a Public Health Approach to Substance…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Background information, Background information on harm reduction, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Interventions virtuelles tenant compte du genre contre la consommation de substances et la violence entre partenaires intimes (en anglais)

Webinar

L’Association canadienne de santé publique a présenté le 20 janvier 2021 un webinaire intitulé Gender-Informed Virtual Interventions Addressing Subst…

Source : Association canadienne de santé publique
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Anti-oppression, Promotion and communication

Making a Manifesto: A Toolkit for Peer-Based Organizations

Toolkit

Peers identified that they wanted to develop documentation about their work, values, and how service organizations can meaningfully engage them. For …

Source : Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2017
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits

Be Wise - Cannabis and Older Adults

Background document

Authored using Active Aging Canada research, reviewed by experts, tested across Canada with older adults, the Be Wise booklet is designed to help ol…

Source : Active Aging Canada
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Spectrum of substance use, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Vision Autochtone Pour Les Programmes De Réduction Des Méfaits et de Soins pour L'Hépatite C

Report

Partout au pays, les communautés autochtones et leurs alliés sont à la tête de programmes uniques et novateurs visant à aborder les méfaits liés à la…

Source : CATIE
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources

Indigenous-Centred Approaches to Harm Reduction, HIV and Hepatitis C: Part 1

Webinar

This webinar is the first in a two-part series to explore Indigenous-centred and reconciliatory harm reduction approaches. This first webinar will pr…

Source : CATIE
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources