Posted On: Monday, October 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 to the bottom… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
Are you: a woman living with HIV? An immigrant, refugee, or newcomer to Canada within the last 10 years? Please consider taking part in a a study wanting to learn from migrant women living with HIV and their experiences accessing healthcare. You’ll take part in an interview (1-1.5 hours) to talk about your experiences. You… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 10th, 2024
As we approach our Annual General Meeting, once again we take this opportunity to reflect on PAN’s work and the state of our sector, and to celebrate the achievements of our members. PAN is privileged to support our members in many ways, including capacity building and leadership training, research and evaluation, and policy change and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 7th, 2024
What’s the opportunity? We are a community-led research team and we are looking for People Living with HIV—specifically, men living with HIV and people who identify as trans or non-binary living with HIV—who have had a cardiovascular event to join our team. Currently, our team includes peer researchers (People Living with HIV), social scientists, epidemiologists,… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
We are a study led by an Indigenous graduate student wanting to learn more about Indigenous people’s experiences with health and legal staff in prisons or jails.
Posted On: Tuesday, October 1st, 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, September 26th, 2024
The GLOWS Indigenous Health Grant: Guiding Local Opportunities for Wellbeing is a co-created initiative between CAAN Communities, Alliances andNetworks and Gilead Sciences Canada that seeks to advance health equity within Indigenous communities by enhancing engagement in cultural, HIV and viral hepatitis care. The grant is designed to support Indigenous-led solutions which address the unique needs… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 26th, 2024
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is looking for participants in the SHAPE study. A few details for potential participants about the study: • Eligible participants are those who are Living with HIV, 19 years of age or older, a current resident of British Columbia, have had a HIV viral load test and/or received… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 20th, 2024
Role and Organization Overview The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), VANDU is a group of over 2000 users and former users who work to improve the lives of people who use drugs through user-based peer support and education. VANDU is committed to increasing the capacity of people who use drugs to live healthy,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 9th, 2024
Embedding Peer-Delivered Services in CBOs This piece of work, funded by the PHSA, is valuable for anyone involved in or interested in engaging peers within CBOs, particularly people in leadership roles, program managers, and people who are delivering direct services. The document outlines steps for incorporating the lived and living experiences into operations, and programs and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 5th, 2024
Source: CBRC Summit 2024: Vigilance & Vision Canada is on a precipice. With a federal election on the horizon, harbouring the potential of a massive political regime change, queer and trans communities face the possibilities of harsh funding cuts and renewed debates about what it means for us to live, love, and access health care…. Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
Register now! On October 9th we are hosting a 3-part virtual event to help you strengthen your organization’s roots and growth. Three related sessions will help your team examine your organizational health, centre people with lived and living experiences, and strengthen your community connections. The day will begin with an interactive workshop on Nonprofit Lifecycles… Read more »
