December 6, 9:30 AM to 4 PM
This day long conference in Abbotsford will help attendees learn about the functions of drug user groups, their outcomes, the evidence behind them, and help plan Abbotsford’s response to the overdose crisis – with a focus on folks with lived experience.
What will be explored:
- Functions that drug user groups play for drug users, and for their communities.
- Outcomes, impacts and influences from drug user group involvement: Individual Citizens, Professionals, Community Organizations.
- What’s the evidence? How do drug user groups support community wellness?
- Planning: How can Abbotsford respond to the overdose crisis? Who should be involved and how? Next steps.
Contributing Organizations:
- BC/Yukon Associations of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS)
- Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
- Rural Empowered Drug User Network (REDUN)
- BC Association of People on Methadone (BCAPOM)
- Society of Living Illicit Drug Users (SOLID)
- Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society (WAHRS)
- SALOME NAOME Association of Patients (SNAP)
- Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs (CAPUD)
- Valley Youth Partnership for Engagement and Respect (VYPER)