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Connecting: A Guide to Using Harm Reduction Supplies as Engagement Tools
Guide
Harm reduction supplies are an important tool to build relationships and support interactions between clients and staff. Connecting: A Guide to Using…
Source : Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Harm reduction supplies
“Peer” Stigma Within the Industry
Video
The stigma of the "peer" label is explored by Stephanie in this video.
Source : Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2021
Topics: Destigmatizing language
Thunder Bay Drug Strategy Annual Report to the Community
Report
This report outlines the approach, initiatives and overall progress made through a collaborative, cross sectoral, harm reduction response in the city…
Source : Thunder Bay Drug StrategyFormat: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Treatment and harm reduction, Legalization and policy approaches
Snapshot: Effective Medications for Severe Opioid Dependence are not Available in Ontario
Fact sheet/infographic
Injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) is a safe and effective treatment option for individuals with severe opioid dependence. Currently, the med…
Source : Addictions & Mental Health Ontario (AMHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
Snapshot: 3 Things to Know about iOAT
Fact sheet/infographic
In the four years between 2016 and 2019, more than 15,400 people died from opioid use, making it the most enduring public health crises in recent Can…
Source : Addictions & Mental Health Ontario (AMHO)Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Best practices and guidelines, Substance-specific resources
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
Report on Patterns of Medication and Healthcare Use among People who Died of an Opioid-Related Toxicity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario
Report
This report describes the characteristics of people who died of an opioid-related poisoning in Ontario during the pandemic, as well as their patterns…
Format: PDFPublished: 2022
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data, Substance-specific resources
PHO Rounds: Opioid-related Toxicity Deaths and Health Services Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Webinar
This session will summarize the findings (up to the end of December 2020) from this analysis and discuss implications for planning and practice to re…
Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2022
Topics: Provincial/Territorial and local data, Substance-specific resources, COVID-19 resources
PQWCHC Safer Opioid Supply (SOS): 2023 Evaluation Report
Report
This report presents the results from the preliminary evaluation of the Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) program at Parkdale Queen West Community Health Cen…
Source : Parkdale Queen West Community Health CentreFormat: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Safe supply, Provincial/Territorial and local data