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Virtual reality overdose response training

Online learning module

The CAMH Simulation Centre delivers a learning experience to help health care providers and the public identify an opioid overdose and administer lif…

Source : Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Harm reduction

Urgent and Long Overdue: Legal Reform and Drug Decriminalization in Canada

Academic article

The International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy recommend that States commit to adopting a balanced, integrated, and human rights-based …

Source : Royal Society of Canada, FACETS
Format: Link
Published: 2024
Topics: Decriminalization

Conversations of Substance with Guest Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon

Podcast

The Conversations of Substance podcast series asks difficult questions and suggests multiple answers to complex issues around people’s health with re…

Source : CAPSA
Format: Audio
Published: 2022
Topics: Health promotion, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives

Organizational Assessment Tool for Substance Use and Stigma

Toolkit

This tool was developed in partnership with CAPSA to help organizations identify policies, along with environmental and cultural factors that contrib…

Source : CAPSA, Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Challenging structural stigma, Determinants of health

Conversations of Substance with Dr. Peter Cornish

Podcast

This podcast episode is with Dr. Peter Cornish, an Honorary Research Professor at Memorial University in Newfoundland. He’s also the Co-Director of S…

Source : CAPSA
Format: Audio
Published: 2023
Topics: Spectrum of substance use, Implementing a public health approach to substance use

CAPSA Consulting Services

Fact sheet/infographic

Elevate your organization's DEI work with CAPSA’s Stigma Consulting Services. Our consulting professionals deliver evidence-based solutions, informed…

Source : CAPSA
Format: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Challenging structural stigma

What We Heard: Improving Healthcare Provider Interactions with Young People (who may or may not use drugs)

Report

This report presents findings from a peer-led engagement initiative focused on examining the relationship between healthcare providers and young peop…

Source : Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Best practices and engagement toolkits

CPHA's Framework for a Public Health Approach to Substance Use

Webinar

In January 2020, CPHA was funded by Health Canada to build professional and community capacity to implement a public health approach to substance use…

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2024
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Procedural pain management in children & youth: A toolkit for health professionals

Toolkit

In partnership with Children’s Healthcare Canada, SKIP has released an updated version of the Procedural pain management in children & youth tool…

Source : Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP)
Format: PDF
Published: 2024
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Population-specific resources, Pain management