Posted On: Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
From CBRC Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) is excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for Summit 2024, taking place on November 21st and 22nd in Vancouver, BC. Each year, CBRC brings together diverse voices, impactful research, and innovative strategies to improve health outcomes for 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities. Whether your work is in community health… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 24th, 2024
via HIV Justice Network [Last] week saw the publication of a powerful and important new book, Criminalized Lives. Based on 24 interviews conducted across Canada over two years with 16 people who were criminally accused of not disclosing their HIV-positive status, author Alexander McClelland details the many complexities of disclosure, and the violence that results… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 20th, 2024
As part of our seven-step cycle in the Organizational Stigma Assessment Cycle project (OSAC), the input of people with lived and living experience (PWLLE) is essential as we learn how people experience stigma at organizations where they receive support and services. We held focus group conversations with service users and staff at pilot partner organizations…. Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 20th, 2024
via HIV Legal Network Stigma kills. From experience, 2SLGBTQ+ people know this. And people who use drugs know this. The use of both legal and criminalized substances plays a significant role in the lives of many people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+. This role can be both positive and negative. As Pride season kicks off across… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 3rd, 2024
Via CBRC This is an invitation to people living with HIV in British Columbia who are interested in informing the delivery of long-acting HIV treatment in Canada. About Long-Acting HIV treatment HIV treatment has evolved a lot since the mid-1990s. Recently developed long-acting HIV treatment options can help improve the quality of life… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Challenging stigma is embedded in the work of PAN members as they provide services to people who are living with HIV, hep C, substance use, and mental health challenges. PAN members guide and support people through visits to doctors, mental health workers, Emergency Departments, pharmacists, settlement and housing services, and so much more. They know… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 11th, 2024
You are invited to participate in a study entitled The Role of Self-Acceptance in Mental Health Outcomes Among Gender-Diverse Individuals. Josephine Deschamps is conducting research under Dr. John Sherry’s direction through the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). Why is this research being done? This research project is being conducted with the purpose of better… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, March 28th, 2024
Trans youth know best: Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey 2024. Are you between 14 and 25 years old and live in Canada? Do you identify as trans or non-binary, or feel your gender doesn’t match your body? You are invited to to participate in this anonymous survey developed by a team of health researchers… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, March 28th, 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: Monday, March 25th, 2024
Dealing with stigma and its negative impacts on people living with HIV continues to be an important topic of discussion in the PAN network and beyond. Where prioritization could shift in reducing the effects of stigma, however, is to focus on the strengths of people living with HIV. Evidence from the qualitative study, “People with Lived… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 18th, 2024
Via CBRC CBRC’s national health survey for gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit and queer men (2S/GBTQ) and non-binary people has launched. How is your sex life? What matters most to you these days? Let us know by participating in Sex Now, a survey about sex that cares more about you as a person than whether or… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 15th, 2024
From the BC Viral Hepatitis Elimination Roadmap team The BC Viral Hepatitis Elimination Roadmap Service Mapping Survey has now launched. We are collecting responses to this survey until April 8th, 2024, so please complete it as soon as possible, and share this invitation with anyone else who you think may wish to complete it. Our ask… Read more »
