Posted On: Friday, March 31st, 2023
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use and Harm Reduction page for more resources. In the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 24th, 2023
News release via Pivot Legal Society Pivot Legal Society has released a new position paper, Involuntary Treatment: Criminalization by another name. The paper comes amid government movement toward the expansion of involuntary treatment in BC, including by Premier David Eby and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside. Recent rumblings from municipal, provincial,… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 24th, 2023
via Moms Stop the Harm: On Friday, April 14th 2023, BC Moms Stop the Harm advocates will be stepping up pressure for a safer supply of substances with rallies and events across the province. We invite you to join us in this provincial action by hosting an event in your community. MSTH is pleased… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada has released a call for proposals. Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) works to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada’s economic, social and political life. Context Protecting rights and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 20th, 2023
Virtual Training Event March 29, 2023. We look forward to seeing you in this virtual training, which will engage approaches to incorporating decolonization ethics into our everyday practice in nonprofit and community-based work. There will be two featured sessions on March 29th, each focusing on strengthening our approaches to standing against colonialism in our work…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 20th, 2023
Today in British Columbia, people living with HIV are being denied access to long acting treatments that allow for those living with HIV to receive one injection every one or two months instead of taking pills every day. Long acting treatment is available in every province in Canada except for British Columbia. People living… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 17th, 2023
The Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) wants to hear from you! Under the leadership of the new Scientific Director, Dr. Angela Kaida, IGH is embarking on a Listening Tour and national planning process to co-create a new strategic plan to guide our work together. Beginning in spring 2023, the IGH team will travel… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 17th, 2023
BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) is very excited to be hosting their 5th Annual BC Substance Use Conference this April, 20–22nd at the PARQ Marriot on the unceded, traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people in what’s colonially called Vancouver. The theme of the conference is The Challenge of Change. There is… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 17th, 2023
via Public Health Agency of Canada The Government of Canada is renewing its federal Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI) Action Plan. A modernized Action Plan will position the federal response in post-pandemic realities while incorporating an equity lens and the latest scientific evidence in order to accelerate our response to meet global targets…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 6th, 2023
AVI HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (AVI) is a multi-disciplinary community based organisation providing HIV, hepatitis C and harm reduction services out of 5 locations across Vancouver Island. AVI provides services to people living with HIV and hepatitis C and harm reduction clients. We take evidence-based action to prevent infection, provide support, and reduce stigma. We work… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
The Chee Mamuk team is growing! Chee Mamuk is a self-determining Indigenous program situated within the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), under the umbrella of the Provincial Health Services Authority. The term Chee Mamuk is Chinook jargon meaning ‘new work’. Rooted in strengths-based approaches, Chee Mamuk works in relationship with Indigenous communities, organization… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, February 24th, 2023
On February 23rd, PAN sent a letter (below) to the Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, outlining a call to immediately expand access to Diacetylmorphine (DAM) / Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT) and other flexible prescribed safer supply (PSS) initiatives for people who use opioids. The letter was developed in consultation with the Coalition of… Read more »
