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"Taking Care of Each Other" Harm Reduction Video Series

Webinar

FNHA and Vancouver Coastal Health worked with filmmaker Asia Youngman to create a video series about Indigenous Harm Reduction. These videos are a te…

Source : First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Format: Link
Published: 2018
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources

Indigenous-Centred Approaches to Harm Reduction and Hepatitis C Programs

Report

Across the country, Indigenous communities and allies are leading unique and innovative programs to address harms associated with substance use, incl…

Source : CATIE
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources

An Evidence Brief: Harm Reduction Implementation Framework (HRIF)

Academic article

The purpose of this evidence-based implementation framework is to assist leaders, service providers, and policymakers to fully and effectively implem…

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction

Creating Space for Dialogue about Harm Reduction

Fact sheet/infographic

This infographic provides background on harm reduction and outlines discussion questions for beginning a dialogue about harm reduction.

Source : Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction

Gendering the Scene: Women, Gender-Diverse People, and Harm Reduction in Canada

Report

This report highlights the state of harm reduction services in Canada in the context of gender and reviews the impacts on women and gender-diverse pe…

Source : HIV Legal Network
Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Population-specific resources

Talking to Youth About Cannabis Vaping: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Guide

This guide provides healthcare professionals with the questions they need to ask youth to start a meaningful conversation about the risk associated w…

Source : Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Parler du vapotage de cannabis avec les jeunes : Un guide pour les professionnels de la santé

Guide

Ce guide propose aux professionnels de la santé des questions à poser aux jeunes pour amorcer une conversation constructive sur les risques associés …

Source : Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l'usage de substances
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources

Promoting Health Equity – Harm Reduction

Tool

Recent research shows that practitioners who implement brief, practical strategies at the point of care can profoundly improve patients' experiences…

Source : EQUIP Health Care
Format: Link
Published: 2018
Topics: Equity centered approaches, Background information on harm reduction, Challenging structural stigma

Health Canada Experiences: Know More Opioids

Website

Since 2018 the Know More Opioids awareness program has engaged teens and youth across Canada on the facts surrounding the opioid overdose crisis, opi…

Source : Health Canada
Format: Link
Published: 2022
Topics: Background information on harm reduction

Supporting GBT2Q People Who Use Crystal Meth

Report

While sexual health services catering to gay, bisexual, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer (GBT2Q) people are available in Metro Vancouver, mental health a…

Source : Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)
Format: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Substance-specific resources, Population-specific resources