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Plan d’action : Prévenir les méfaits liés à la consommation de substances chez les jeunes par une approche globale de la santé en milieu scolaire
Framework
Le Plan d’action donne aux communautés scolaires des conseils qui les aideront à réfléchir différemment quant à la consommation de substances chez…
Source : Agence de la santé publique du CanadaFormat: Link
Published: 2021
Topics: Best practices and implementation, Upstream interventions, Harm reduction, Other approaches, Equity centered approaches
Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Guide
The Québec Guide to Improving Practices in the Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a publication of the Institut universitaire sur les dépenda…
Source : Équipe de soutien clinique et organisationnel en dépendance et itinérance (ESCODI), Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD)Format: Link
Published: 2020
Topics: Best practices and guidelines, Best practices and implementation, Treatment and harm reduction
Special Issue: Negotiating tensions in research and activism as people who use drugs
Academic article
This special issue celebrates people who use drugs. The papers recognize negotiations between the personal and professional (from activists and acade…
Source : International Journal of Drug PolicyFormat: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Advocacy, Why people use substances
Understanding Substance Use: Educator's Guide
Guide
Designed for education professionals (teachers, guidance counsellors, coaches, social workers and so on) working with youth from grades 6–12 to gain …
Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Population-specific resources, Health promotion, Promotion and communication
Stigma Primer for Journalists
Guide
The goal of this primer is to support reporting about people who use substances accurately and without stigma. It includes a word list and recommenda…
Source : CAPSA (Community Addictions Peer Support Association), Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Destigmatizing language
Theory in Action: Public Health and Community Power Building for Health Equity
Academic article
Within the field of public health, there is growing awareness of how complex social conditions shape health outcomes and the role that power plays in…
Source : Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP)Format: PDF
Published: 2023
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Planning for equity
Nurse-Assisted Injection: A Path to Equity in Supervised Consumption Services
Report
Supervised consumption services are an essential part of health care and community services for people who use substances in British Columbia. Th…
Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Harm reduction, Supervised consumption sites
Beyond Prohibition
Report
BC is experiencing a public health crisis stemming from an influx in toxic drug supply. The number of overdose deaths has skyrocketed in recent years…
Source : BC Health Coalition, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Legalization and policy approaches, Substance use policy
Youth Informed Recommendations
Tool
See the Youth Service Assessment Tool The Improving Treatment Together (ITT) Project aims to improve the experiences and outcomes of community-base…
Source : Foundry BC, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Population-specific resources, Best practices and engagement toolkits
Let’s Talk: Advocacy and health equity
Document
This document in our 'Let's Talk' Series highlights the importance of advocacy as a strategy and practice within public health, and describes the dif…
Source : National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)Format: PDF
Published: 2015
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Advocacy