Posted On: Thursday, August 29th, 2024
Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) is a network of Canadian families impacted by substance use related harms and deaths. We advocate to end substance use related to stigma, harms and death. Position Details Contract: 6 months (March 31, 2024) with the possibility of extension; dependent on funding Hours: Part time (32 hours/week) Compensation: $35/hour Benefits:… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 26th, 2024
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll to the bottom… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, August 22nd, 2024
Monte Strong from PAN shares his experience of being part of a community consultation event hosted by the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) that took place at the Centre for Sexuality in Calgary, AB on July 31st, 2024. In addition to working as a Research Coordinator and PLDI Trainer at PAN, I occasionally participate in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 19th, 2024
International Overdose Awareness Day is held every year on August 31st to remember people who have died, fight stigma, and acknowledge people left behind. The theme for 2024 is Together We Can, “highlighting the power of community when we all stand together.” Visit the International Overdose Awareness Day site to learn more about event history,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 19th, 2024
September 5, 2024 10- 11 AM Pacific time. Join CATIE for a webinar to get an advance look into the draft update to Canada’s HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) guideline. Developed by a diverse team of healthcare and community health professionals, the guideline provides evidence-based recommendations to optimize the delivery of these… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways. We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization marked the launch of the 2024 International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, by sharing with policymakers personal messages from people living with HIV (PLHIV). The Coalition invites you to listen to the stories of these PLHIV who have bravely and poignantly shared what the threat of criminalization… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
The Making it Work project was an Indigenous-focused, community-based research project that uses an Indigenized ‘realist evaluation’ approach. The study aimed to understand what works best for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and/or challenges with mental health or substance use, who are accessing community-based services. Realist Evaluation is designed to go beyond asking ‘if’ a program… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Submitted by the SHAWNA Project. The SHAWNA Project started in 2014 and is ongoing until 2025. SHAWNA includes quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (narrative interviews, focus groups, arts-based methods) approaches. The main objective of the SHAWNA Project is to understand the factors that shape access to HIV care and sexual and reproductive health among women living… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Please share this leadership training opportunity for people living with HIV. Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) will be hosting and in-person Core Training “Who am I as a Leader?” Thursday October 31- Sunday November 3, 2024, on the unceded traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam First Nations in in Vancouver, BC. This training… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Shared with permission of and thanks to the BCCDC Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group The BCCDC Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group recently published a new series of Indigenous resources to promote knowledge of Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) in Indigenous communities. The new series is titled “Let’s talk about sex” In this series… Read more »
