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Supporting the full participation of people who use drugs in policy fora: Provision of a temporary, conference-based overdose prevention site

Academic article

The overdose epidemic in North America remains acute and interventions are needed to mitigate harm and prevent death. People who use/d drugs (PWUD) h…

Source : International Journal of Drug Policy
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits

How To Be In The Room: A guidebook preparing people who use(d) drugs for engaging in drug policy processes

Guide

This guide is for PWUD who want to become involved with policy and decision-making processes. If you are new to this process, know it can be rewardin…

Source : Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Stigma and stigma reduction, Advocacy

Recognizing Expertise

Webinar

This Stimulus Connect will present the findings from the CAPUD Best Practices in Meaningful and Respectful Engagement of People Who Use Drugs, led by…

Source : Stimulus
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits

HIV/AIDS Campaign for World AIDS Day/ Indigenous Aids Awareness Week

Fact sheet/infographic

This illustrated poster series was created by the Thunder Bear Walkers of Flin Flon, Manitoba as part of MHRN’s Remote Control Research Project. The …

Source : Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN)
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Promotion and communication, Stigma and stigma reduction, Indigenous cultural safety

Au-delà des préjugés : la force des liens

Video

Des préjugés sur chacun des aspects du traitement des personnes ayant un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’opioïdes. Cette vidéo a été créée pour illustr…

Source : Subject Matter Health Research Lab
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Challenging structural stigma, Stigma and stigma reduction, Treatment and harm reduction

Conversations of Substance with Guest Vera Etches

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: Determinants of health, Background information on stigma, Stigma and stigma reduction, Best practices and engagement toolkits

Conversations of Substance with Guest Agnes Chen

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: 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

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

Increase the Support. Reduce the Harm.

Video

To help address some of the barriers to accessing culturally safe mental health and addiction treatment, and harm reduction services, the First Natio…

Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources