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Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis
Guide
This Discussion Guide supports the dialogue series Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis by providing participants and residents with conte…
Source : Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Why people use substances, Health promotion, Background information, Stories and perspectives
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 : StimulusFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Safe supply, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives
UNITE: Disrupting Stigma for Better Care
Tool
The UNITE Project is a journey into understanding each other’s experiences of stigma to celebrate diversity and create change. Through UNITE, we aim …
Source : BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS), Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Stories and perspectives
Naloxone is Not Enough: Letters from the Heart of the Crisis
Report
The availability of naloxone as an emergency response intervention has been critical in saving lives. Modeling estimates that from January 2015 to Ma…
Source : BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Toward the HeartFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Harm reduction, Naloxone, Health promotion, Substance use policy
Community Harm Reduction Programs Across Canada: Film Series
Audiovisual
CATIE teamed up with the International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) and filmmaker Conor Ashleigh to profile how local h…
Source : CATIE, International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance UsersFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Harm reduction, Stories and perspectives
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 : CAPSAFormat: Audio
Published: 2022
Topics: Health promotion, Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives
It's Our Lives: People With Lived Experience Identify Priorities for Ending Harm Related to Substance Use
Guide
It's Our Lives details the challenges peers and patients face when seeking life-saving treatment and other supports, and outlines priorities and acti…
Source : British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives
Forward with Hope Guide
Guide
A free guide to support the wellbeing of youth and adults impacted by the stress and stigma of a parent's drug or alcohol use. Created by peers for p…
Source : Starlings CommunityFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stories and perspectives
Structural Stigma – Personal Experience Stories
Video
People were asked share how structural stigma impacts their access to health-care services. These are the stories they shared. “Access Denied” – ho…
Source : Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Challenging structural stigma, Stories and perspectives
Crossroads to Compassion
Tool
Crossroads to Compassion is an interactive simulation story based on the experiences of young people who use opioids. It was created in partnership b…
Source : Government of Alberta, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Stories and perspectives