Good health means more than just treating people when they are sick. Problems like poverty, addiction, and family violence can bring on illness — or keep people from getting well.
Marking Overdose Awareness Day
Hearing from the community of advocates and people who use drugs in Ottawa | Marking Overdose Awareness Day | Getting to Tomorrow Ottawa
Moms Stop the Harm: A Movement of Mothers Fighting for Change
Every movement is punctuated by moments in time that shape the way history unfolds. The founding of this organization—fuelled by sorrow, hope, and strength—is one such moment.
Getting to Tomorrow: Ending the Overdose Crisis
Realizing solutions to the overdose crisis by bringing communities together to find shared meaning, understanding, and purpose, with the goal of advancing a public health and human rights approach to drug policy.
Sean LeBlanc, founder of the Drug Users Advocacy League
Nothing for us, without us.
Outcomes of our current drug policies
A century of suffering, overdose, and unimaginable grief – these are the outcomes of our current drug policies. The legacy of prohibition has left generations in mourning.
Safe Supply Means Saving Lives
A video by Sean Baker and the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs
I’d Rather Struggle: Substance Use & Stigma in Health & Social Services
A heart-wrenching perspective of the stigma faced by people who use substances when accessing health & social services.
Peer Health Navigator Program (Part 3): Knowledge
Peer health navigation programs have been shown to improve health and wellbeing outcomes