Excerpts from the May edition of the Community Action Initiative’s News and Notes for May 2018. Click here to view the entire CAI Update in a new browser window
Overdose Emergency Response Centre CAT Grants
Community Action Initiative, in partnership with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) and the Overdose Emergency Response Centre, has launched their Community Action Team (CAT) Grants. The MMHA has identified high priority communities who will be eligible to receive $100,000 per community. Eligible communities include: Vancouver, Richmond, Powell River, New Westminster, Burnaby, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, Chilliwack, Victoria, Campbell River, Nanaimo, Duncan, Port Alberni, Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Prince George and Fort St. John.
If your organization is a member of Community Action Teams within the high priority communities listed above, please visit the CAT Grants page for more information about the grants, eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Communities not eligible for this round of CAT grants may be eligible to apply for a second stream of funding. Details about this second stream of funding, and how to apply, will be available June 2018.
Video Series: A Client-Centered Approach to Resisting ‘Burnout’ and ‘Vicarious Trauma’
The Community Action Initiative’s Overdose Prevention and Education Network (OPEN) is very pleased to present a joint video series collaboration with community activist/therapist Vikki Reynolds, Ph.D., RCC. This series represents Vikki’s recent developments on the Zone of Fabulousness. Each video also includes links to Vikki’s published articles, as well as exercises and/or worksheets for teams to use in applying the learned material.
The 6 short videos (57 minutes total) are oriented towards front-line service workers and their teams to help them work through the emotional impact of responding to overdoses within their community.
The 6 videos include the following:
- Resisting ‘Burnout’ with Justice Doing
- Centering Connection and Clients in Worker ‘Burnout’: Connection/Disconnection/Enmeshment and the Zone of Fabulousness
- Resisting Disconnection and Enmeshment: The Zone of Fabulousness and Resisting Zone Slippage
- Creating Cultures of Collective Accountability
- Debriefing with Collective Care
- Differentiating Between Dignified Meaningful Death and Tragic Death
To view the video series, visit OPENAnswers.ca.
(We highlighted this series in PAN Weekly News and these videos are well worth the watch! If you don’t receive our newsletter, subscribe at the bottom of any of our website pages.)