The Canadian drugs and substances strategy: The Government of Canada…
Harm Reduction: an evidence-based, public health approach that aims to reduce the negative health, social, and economic impacts of substance use related harms, without requiring or promoting abstinence. Examples of harm reduction services could include providing drug checking services so that an individual can make informed decisions about the ...
Harm Reduction - Canadian Mental Health Association
Harm Reduction is an evidence-based, client-centred approach that seeks to reduce the health and social harms associated with addiction and substance use, without necessarily requiring people who use substances from abstaining or stopping. i Included in the harm reduction approach to substance use is a series of programs, services and practices ...
Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy: Overview - Canada.ca
Our shared goal is to reduce overall rates of substance use related harms and overdose deaths in Canada. Our success will depend on working closely with our partners and stakeholders. We're committed to publicly reporting on our progress towards the long-term outcomes of this strategy.
Harm Reduction - Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
Harm reduction programs such as overdose prevention sites, providing drug using equipment, and naloxone distribution connect people who use drug to a range of health and social supports. It encompasses a range of practical strategies and policies that reduces individuals’ risks, public drug consumption, and health systems burdens and costs.
Understanding harm reduction: Substance use - HealthLink BC
Harm reduction includes programs and services to lessen the harms related to substance use and drug policy, including blood borne infections, drug poisoning (overdose), criminalization, and stigma. Harm reduction is also an approach to service delivery that prioritizes evidence, human rights, and anti-stigma.
Canadian harm reduction guidelines and manuals | CATIE - Canada…
2022年8月31日 · Best practice recommendations for Canadian programs that provide harm reduction supplies to people who use drugs and are at risk for HIV, HCV, and other harms: 2021 – Working Group on Best Practice for Harm Reduction Programs in Canada
The Policy Behind Bill C-37 - An Act to amend the Controlled ... - Canada
2017年5月18日 · What is harm reduction? The Government recognizes that harm reduction is an important part of a comprehensive approach to drug control, and is committed to ensuring that evidence-based measures are part of our efforts to reduce the harms caused by drug misuse.
Harm reduction in name, but not substance: a comparative …
2017年7月26日 · We examined the quality of current provincial and territorial harm reduction policies in Canada, relative to how well official documents reflect internationally recognized principles and attributes of a harm reduction approach.
Harm Reduction - MHRN
Harm reduction is a process, of engaging with peers, policy makers, health workers, researchers and activists, to build relationships, listen, and create community-driven social change. Harm reduction is a practical set of strategies and tools to help people stay safer when engaging in activities that could have risk, like sex and drug use.
Harm Reduction Fundamentals: A toolkit for service providers
There is a growing demand for harm reduction information by all types of organizations that provide services to people who use drugs in Canada. This toolkit provides foundational information on harm reduction for service providers working with people who use drugs (including support workers, outreach workers, nurses and workers with lived and ...