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Theme: Service Provision

Foundational Documents, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Recommandations de pratiques exemplaires pour les programmes canadiens de réduction des méfaits

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December 1, 2021
Foundational Documents, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Best Practice Recommendations for Canadian Harm Reduction Programs

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December 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services, Research, Reports & Media,

HR4Homelessness – Integrating harm reduction in homeless services (2019 – 2021)

November 10, 2021
Education & Training, Multimedia Formats,

Risk of Novel Synthetic Opioids in Ontario

October 28, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

Evidence Brief: Novel Non-Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids: Risk Assessment and Implications for Practice

October 28, 2021
Education & Training, Research, Reports & Media,

CATIE statement on hepatitis C treatment efficacy among people who use drugs

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September 10, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

The drug toxicity and overdose crisis in Canada: a snapshot of what the current data tell us

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September 10, 2021
Client-facing Material, Education & Training, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Sharing Together: Resources on harm reduction

September 8, 2021
Client-facing Material, Education & Training, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits, Organizations, Initiatives & Services, Research, Reports & Media,

Sage: A resource-sharing community for Canadian HIV and hepatitis C service providers

August 6, 2021
Education & Training, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Urgent Public Health Need Sites (UPHNS) Community of Practice Hub

August 4, 2021
Education & Training, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Grounding – Online Course from ABRPO

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August 3, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Workers for Ethical Substance Use Policy (WESUP)

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July 28, 2021
Client-facing Material, Education & Training, Multimedia Formats,

How to Use Narcan with the DOPE Project

July 19, 2021
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Remote Overdose Response Safety Plan

Preview of "Remote Overdose Response Safety Plan"

June 8, 2021
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

How to remote spot someone who uses drugs

Preview of "How to remote spot someone who uses drugs"

June 8, 2021
Education & Training, OHRN Original,

One-for-One Needle Exchange: Evidence and Best Practices

June 7, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

The Methadone Manifesto: A Powerful Blow Against the Clinic System

May 12, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

The power of patient voice: Addressing provider stigma toward opioid use disorder through personal narrative

May 11, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

Hospital stays in Canada 2019-2020

April 29, 2021
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

The Methadone Manifesto

April 1, 2021
Education & Training, Research, Reports & Media,

Safe supply: What is it and what is happening in Canada?

April 1, 2021
Education & Training, Research, Reports & Media,

What is the impact of opioid agonist therapy on hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs?

April 1, 2021
Education & Training, Research, Reports & Media,

From principle to practice: What does the literature tell us about the engagement of people who use drugs in harm reduction programming?

April 1, 2021
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Harm reduction worker safety during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Version 2: National rapid guidance

March 31, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

Five things to know about… Caring for people who inject drugs when they are admitted to hospital

March 22, 2021
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Overdose Prevention & Response In Washrooms: Recommendations for Service Providers

March 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment (iOAT)

March 1, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

Impacts of overdose: Evaluating the effects of grief and loss from overdose on people who inject drugs and developing an intervention to address them

February 19, 2021
Research, Reports & Media,

“The Times They Are a-Changin’”: Addressing Common Misconceptions About the Role of Safe Supply in North America’s Overdose Crisis

February 15, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Find a Supervised Consumption Site

February 11, 2021
Education & Training,

Knowledge Exchange Event: Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine

January 27, 2021
Education & Training, Research, Reports & Media,

Putting Indigenous Harm Reduction to Work: Developing and Evaluating “Not Just Naloxone”

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January 25, 2021
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

COVID-19 Pandemic – National Rapid Guidance

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN)

January 1, 2021
Education & Training, Multimedia Formats,

Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction

January 1, 2021
Education & Training, Multimedia Formats,

Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction: Support Others

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Peel Drug Users Network (PDUN)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Toronto Drug Users Union (TDUU)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance (THRA)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Toronto Overdose Prevention Society (Toronto OPS)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Windsor Area Substance Users Network (Windsor ASUN)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Windsor Overdose Prevention Society (Windsor OPS)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

HaliFIX Overdose Prevention Society

January 1, 2021
Client-facing Material, Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Ontario Prisoners’ Resource Guide

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Filter Magazine

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Overdose Prevention: Resources, reports, and initiatives

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Harm Reduction Nurses Association

January 1, 2021
Multimedia Formats, Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Crackdown Podcast

January 1, 2021
Education & Training,

Harm Reduction Collection

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Toronto Overdose Information System

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Release Legal Emergency & Drugs Service

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Safer Use Peer Support Line

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

BeSafe App

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

National Overdose Response Service (NORS)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

London Area Network of Substance Users (LANSU)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Brantford Substance Users Network (BSUN)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs (CAPUD)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Drug Users Advocacy League (DUAL Ottawa)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD)

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

International Network of Women who Use Drugs

January 1, 2021
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Keeping Six – Hamilton Harm Reduction Action League (K6)

January 1, 2021
Client-facing Material,

Responding to an Opioid Overdose, Responding to Stimulant Overuse and Overdose

December 10, 2020

Harm reduction satellite sites: A guide for operating harm reduction hubs from the homes of people who use drugs

October 28, 2020
Research, Reports & Media,

“It’s Helped Me a Lot, Just Like to Stay Alive”: a Qualitative Analysis of Outcomes of a Novel Hydromorphone Tablet Distribution Program in Vancouver, Canada

October 28, 2020
Research, Reports & Media,

Addressing the Syndemic of HIV, Hepatitis C, Overdose, and COVID-19 Among People Who Use Drugs: The Potential Roles for Decriminalization and Safe Supply

October 9, 2020
Foundational Documents,

Subsection 56(1) class exemption for patients, practitioners and pharmacists prescribing and providing controlled substances in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic

September 30, 2020
Education & Training, Research, Reports & Media,

Using Patient Voice to Personalize the Opioid Epidemic: An Evaluation of 2 Educational Interventions

August 13, 2020
Research, Reports & Media,

Exploring Expanded Response Options to Opioid Harms: Case Studies from Four Canadian Clinics

June 1, 2020
OHRN Original, Research, Reports & Media,

How Ontario harm reduction programs are adapting to COVID-19

May 1, 2020
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

An introductory guide for assessing and understanding common wounds with people who inject drug

April 1, 2020
Client-facing Material,

Let’s give bacteria the boot: a guide to reducing your risk of infection

April 1, 2020
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Safer Substance Use for the North – Communications Toolkit for Mental Health and Addictions Service Providers

January 1, 2020
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Bathroom Safety & Protocol: A Practical Guide for Drop-ins

December 5, 2019
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Mothering and opioids: Addressing stigma – acting collaboratively

November 1, 2019
Research, Reports & Media,

Burnout among service providers addressing substance use disorders

November 1, 2019
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

A New Way Forward: The Case for Decriminalization and Safe Supply

September 1, 2019
Education & Training, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Indigenous Harm Reduction = Reducing the Harms of Colonization

June 1, 2019
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Good Practices for Working with Participants Who Use Crystal Meth

May 30, 2019
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Safer Washroom Evaluation: Healthy Sexuality & Harm Reduction, WRHA

February 1, 2019
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Canadian Association for Safe Supply (CASS)

January 1, 2019
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Overdose Prevention, Response, & Postvention: Promising Policies and Practices for Organizations

January 1, 2019
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

First Nations Promising Practices Toolkit Series: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction, Hepatitis C, STBBIs

January 1, 2019
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Information Sheet: Best Practices for Health and Social Service Providers Working with People Who Use Drugs

November 1, 2018
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Don’t Be an A**Hole: Best Practices for Health and Social Service Providers Working with People Who Use Drugs

November 1, 2018
Education & Training, Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits, Research, Reports & Media,

Harm Reduction – Canadian Nurses Association

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June 28, 2018
Client-facing Material,

Harm Reduction Zines: Methamphetazine, Methamphetazine, Wound Care

June 18, 2018
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Reducing Harms: Recognizing and Responding to Opioid Overdoses in Your Organization

June 1, 2018
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

NARCAN® Nasal Spray efficacy for emergency treatment of opioid overdose

May 1, 2018
Organizations, Initiatives & Services,

Opioid Resource Hub

January 1, 2018
Research, Reports & Media,

Focus on Harm Reduction for Injection Drug Use in Canadian Prisons: A Supplement to CNA’s Harm Reduction Discussion Paper

June 28, 2017
Research, Reports & Media,

Harm Reduction and Illicit Substance Use: Implications for Nursing

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June 1, 2017
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Peer engagement Principles and Best Practices: A guide for BC Health Authorities and other providers

April 1, 2017
Research, Reports & Media,

Intranasal and Intramuscular Naloxone for Opioid Overdose in the Pre-Hospital Setting: A Review of Comparative Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines

March 1, 2017
Client-facing Material,

Harm Reduction Services for Indigenous People Who Use Drugs: Questions and Answers

March 1, 2017
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Guidelines on: Developing communication strategies for harm reduction

January 30, 2017
Guidelines, Handbooks & Toolkits,

Position Statement on Harm Reduction

December 1, 2016
Education & Training,

Chest compressions and rescue breathing when administering naloxone in opioid overdose

August 1, 2016