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Stopping the Harm: Decriminalization of People who use Drugs in BC

Report

This Public Health Officer Special Report, written under the authority of the Public Health Act, provides an urgent recommendation to reduce the harm…

Source : Province of British Columbia - Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Health promotion, Decriminalization

Tobacco and Vaping Use in Canada: Moving Forward

Report

In 2018, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) released a position statement entitled A Public Health Approach to Nicotine-containing Vaping …

Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Health promotion, Substance use policy, Substance-specific resources

Report on the Harm Reduction Strategies and Services Peer Only Meeting

Report

In July 2021, PEEP along with PWLLE representing communities from around BC gathered for a 4- hour long meeting to discuss the priorities of people w…

Source : Toward the Heart
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Stories and perspectives, Health promotion, Substance use policy

Les politiques publiques en matière de substances psychoactives et leurs impacts sur les populations en situation de précarité

Video

Les politiques publiques encadrant les substances psychoactives (SPA), licites ou non, n’atteignent pas de la même façon l’ensemble des personne…

Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI)
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Determinants of health, Substance use policy, Decriminalization

Evidence Scan and Jurisdictional Approaches to the Decriminalization of Drugs

Report

The objective of this environmental scan is to summarize evidence on the health and social impacts of decriminalization policies. This document will …

Source : Public Health Ontario (PHO)
Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Decriminalization, Legalization and policy approaches

From the Roots of Trauma to the Flowering of Trauma-Informed Care

Report

This report charts the Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation’s process of becoming a trauma-informed agency which included learning about types of trauma a…

Source : Texas Muslim Women's Foundation, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses

Sex, Gender and Equity Analyses

Document

This document describes the importance of sex-, gender- and diversity-based analysis (SGBA+) to the substance use and addiction field and offers guid…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Trauma - and violence - informed approaches and gender-informed responses, Planning for equity

Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) 3.0: Results release webinar

Webinar

CAPE results provide updated information about the degree to which federal, provincial, and territorial governments in Canada are implementing polici…

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Substance use policy, Substance-specific resources

Aperçu de recherche : Enquête auprès de professionnel·les de la santé publique, de la sécurité publique, de la santé et des services sociaux sur une démarche de santé publique à l’égard de l’usage de substances

Fact sheet/infographic

Cet aperçu de la recherche donne une vue d'ensemble de l'enquête de l'ACSP auprès des professionnels de la santé publique, de la sécurité publique, d…

Source : Association canadienne de santé publique
Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Implementing a public health approach to substance use

Modélisation des décès liés aux opioïdes pendant la crise des surdoses

Tool

L'Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) a mis au point un modèle de simulation des décès liés aux opioïdes qui fournit des renseignements sur …

Source : Santé Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2023
Topics: Data collection tools, National data