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Women, Drugs, Pregnancy and the State

Webinar

Women experience increased barriers to health and social services, and when they use drugs and/or engage in sex work they experience additional stigm…

Source : Stimulus
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2020
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Population-specific resources

Mothers Who Use Drugs: Closing the Gaps in Harm Reduction Response Amidst the Dual Epidemics of Overdose and Violence in a Canadian Urban Setting

Academic article

This study aims to identify key gaps in overdose prevention interventions for mothers who use drugs and the paradoxical impact of institutional …

Source : American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Population-specific resources

Integrating Sex and Gender Informed Evidence Into Your Practices: Ten Key Questions on Sex, Gender & Substance Use

Workbook

This workbook has been developed by researchers at the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, based on a review of literature on harm reduction, he…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Population-specific resources

Methamphetamine use & sex and gender informed approaches

Document

Use these resources among staff to brainstorm what is already being done and what changes can be made to better serve people seeking treatment for me…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses

Métis-Specific Gender Based Analysis+ Tool

Tool

This document outlines a culturally relevant GBA+ framework. This tool was prepared to assist both Métis people, communities, and organizations, incl…

Source : Women of the Métis Nation
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Indigenous cultural safety

Mothering and Opioids: Addressing Stigma - Acting Collaboratively

Toolkit

Much is changing in the substance use and child welfare fields to bring forth approaches that are culturally safe, trauma-informed, harm reduction-or…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Determinants of health, Stigma and stigma reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

New Terrain: Tools to Integrate Trauma and Gender Informed Responses into Substance Use Practice and Policy

Toolkit

Many individuals working in the substance use field are very interested in trauma, gender, and sex informed programs, initiatives, and projects and i…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)
Format: PDF
Published: 2018
Topics: Determinants of health, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Population-specific resources

Consommation de méthamphétamine et approches tenant compte du sexe et du genre

Document

 Utilisez ces ressources au sein du personnel pour réfléchir à ce qui se fait déjà et aux changements qui peuvent être apportés pour mieux servir les…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance-specific resources, Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses

Sex, Gender & Cannabis Hub

Website

The Sex, Gender & Cannabis Hub has been created by the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (CEWH) and funded by Health Canada’s Substance Use…

Source : Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Substance-specific resources

Trousse d’outils de communication pour les employeurs d’hommes qui exercent des métiers

Toolkit

Les employeurs d'hommes qui exercent des métiers peuvent se servir de la trousse d'outils pour parler de consommation de substances et de dépendance…

Source : Santé Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Population-specific resources