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Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit – Part 1
Toolkit
This toolkit provides a framework for supporting recovery and housing stability. Part 1 of the toolkit features an introduction to topics including:…
Source : Homeless Learning HubFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Determinants of health, Housing, Best practices and implementation
Harm Reduction for the Homelessness Sector
Online learning module
This training explores harm reduction as an evidence-based intervention to reduce the risks associated with substance use. Harm reduction encompasses…
Source : Homeless Learning HubFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing
Learning Together: Emergency Shelters and Substance Use Centres Knowledge Summary - Preparation and Prevention
Report
Across Canada, over 140 emergency shelters and substance use facilities joined Learning Together to strengthen their pandemic response and recovery. …
Source : Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Housing
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
Supporting People Who Use Substances in Shelter Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Rapid Guidance
Guide
The purpose of this guidance document is to support organizations operating new or existing shelter settings in providing evidence-informed care for …
Source : Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: COVID-19 resources, Harm reduction, Housing
Apprendre ensemble : refuges d’urgence et centres d’intervention en toxicomanie - Bilan des connaissances : Planification des soins COVID-19 et non COVID-19
Report
Plus de 140 centres d’intervention en toxicomanie avec hébergement et refuges d’urgence de partout au Canada se sont inscrits au programme Apprendre …
Format: PDFPublished: 2022
Topics: Housing
A Practice Brief: Infrastructure for Harm Reduction in Residential and Hotel Settings
Report
This outline is based on the recognition that there will always be some individuals who are not comfortable sharing information about their substance…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing
This is Not Home: Project Summary
Report
This summary report outlines research activities and results, and includes recommendations for improving low-barrier, gender-focused drop-ins and for…
Source : Homeless HubFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing, Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Population-specific resources
This is Not Home: Fast Facts
Fact sheet/infographic
This fact sheet describes barriers to housing and participant experiencies with housing and homelessness from This is Not Home (TINH) - a community-b…
Source : Homeless HubFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Housing, Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Population-specific resources
Apprendre ensemble : refuges d’urgence et centres d’intervention en toxicomanie - Bilan des connaissances : Préparation et prévention
Report
Plus de 140 centres d’intervention en toxicomanie avec hébergement et refuges d’urgence de partout au Canada se sont inscrits au programme Apprendre …
Source : Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Housing
