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Words Matter! Language Statement & Reference Guide
Guide
Compiled by INPUD and the Asian Network of People who Use Drugs (ANPUD), this guide aims to explain their current position on the use of language and…
Source : International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Destigmatizing language
Respectful Language and Stigma Regarding People Who Use Substances
Background document
Healthcare workers and the media can greatly influence the way in which the public perceive people who use drugs (PWUDs). Therefore there is a need t…
Source : Toward the Heart, BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)Format: Link
Published: 2017
Topics: Destigmatizing language
Stigma: Why Words Matter
Fact sheet/infographic
This document was created in discussion with people with lived and living experience, through existing research and documentation from other organiza…
Source : Health CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Destigmatizing language
Language and Stigma regarding substance use & people who use drugs
Webinar
Join Mom's Stop the Harm for this webinar on the significance of language and stigma, why it matters, and how it impacts us and our loved ones who us…
Source : Mom's Stop The HarmFormat: Audiovisual
Published: 2023
Topics: Stigma and stigma reduction, Destigmatizing language
Communicating about Substance Use in Compassionate, Safe and Non-Stigmatizing Ways
Guide
This resource can be used to facilitate reflection on and efforts to enhance language on substance use topics used by professionals and organizations…
Source : Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Determinants of health, Destigmatizing language
Tools to Help Reduce Stigmatizing Language Related to Substance Use
Presentation
Reducing substance use stigma is one of the five priorities of the FPT PSUH Committee. As many tools exist, the FPT Stigma WG has compiled a collecti…
Source : Health CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Determinants of health, Destigmatizing language
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, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)Format: PDF
Published: 2020
Topics: Destigmatizing language
Language Matters: Using Respectful Language in Relation to Sexual Health, Substance Use, STBBIs and Intersecting Sources of Stigma
Guide
This document aims to reduce stigma through the careful consideration of language associated with sexual health, substance use, and communities that …
Source : Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)Format: PDF
Published: 2019
Topics: Determinants of health, Destigmatizing language, Sexual health
La stigmatisation : Pourquoi les mots comptent
Fact sheet/infographic
Ce document a été créé en discussion avec des personnes ayant de l'experience vécue passée ou présente, et avec des ressources provenant d'organismes…
Source : Santé CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2022
Topics: Destigmatizing language
Guidance on Communicating with the Public to Increase Knowledge of and Support for Harm Reduction and Treatment Policies and Programs for People Who Use Drugs
Guide
Effective communication strategies regarding harm reduction and treatment initiatives for people who use drugs (substances) are key to gaining public…
Source : Health CanadaFormat: PDF
Published: 2021
Topics: Harm reduction, Background information on harm reduction, Destigmatizing language