Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Over the past decade, Nova Scotia has experienced a rise in opioid drug misuse and overdoses. In response to this public health issue, the Deputy Ministers of Health and Wellness and Justice have actioned the formation of a Leadership Committee on Opioid Misuse...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
As part of an effort to contribute to an informed public dialogue on the issue, this short report provides a snapshot of the temporal and demographic patterns of HIV criminalization in Canada from 1989 to 2016. It also updates information on the outcomes of HIV...
Organization:
Peer-to-Peer Program, Population & Public Health Services – Regina, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Form or template, Program evaluation
This is a current resource.This form is completed by mentees for evaluation of the Peer-to-Peer Program.Please contact the contributor at (306)766-6857 to request permission to use.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“There is no evidence that mandatory prison time for people convicted of drug offences reduces the problems associated with drug use, or drug use itself. “At the same time, there is a growing body of evidence that mandatory minimum sentences wreak terrible damage on...
Organization:
Peer-to-Peer Program, Population & Public Health Services – Regina, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Form or template
This is a current resource.This form is completed by those attending the Peer Program Support Meeting.Please contact the contributor at (306)766-6857 to request permission to use.
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Poster
Earlier this year, the Legal Network, HALCO and PASAN produced a poster for people in prison to address common myths about HIV transmission. The poster will be posted in the Admitting and Discharge Area of all provincial correctional institutions in Ontario and in the...
Organization:
Northern Health HIV HCV Specialized Support Team
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Form or template
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network submits this briefing to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons withDisabilities in advance of its review of the periodic report of Canada, held during its 17th session from 20 March to 12 April 2017....
Organization:
Peer-to-Peer Program, Population & Public Health Services – Regina, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Form or template
This is a current resource.The form is completed by Peer Program Coordinator during mentee intake.Please contact the contributor at (306)766-6857 to request permission to use.
Organization:
Canadian Public Health Association
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Guideline or manual
This resource, intended for frontline health and social service providers, offers sample dialogue and outlines several strategies to facilitate safer and more respectful discussions about sexual health, substance use and STBBIs with clients.
