OHRN’s Connecting: A Guide to Using Harm Reduction Supplies as Engagement Tools
International Overdose Awareness Day Poster – 2022
Social Determinants of Health: a trans health perspective
WHAI International Overdose Awareness Day Poster – 2021
This poster honours women in the fight against overdose and recognizes the strength and struggle for communities in the midst of intersecting crises.
Read MoreChanging Circumstances Surrounding Opioid-Related Deaths in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Infographic
This infographic offers a summary of the corresponding report, Changing Circumstances Surrounding Opioid-Related Deaths in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read MoreChanging Circumstances Surrounding Opioid-Related Deaths in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
High rates of opioid-related deaths across Canada have been a significant and longstanding national public health issue. In 2019, there were almost 4,000 opioid-related deaths across the country, of which over 94% were accidental. The COVID-19 pandemic emerged in the midst of this ongoing epidemic of opioid-related deaths, and resulted in the declaration of a…
Read MoreAccess to and Safety for Women at Supervised Consumption Services: Findings from a community-based research project
This report delineates the challenges and opportunities for improving access to the services and contributes to existing research about the experiences and specific needs of WWUD. It also builds on CMHA’s recent policy work on the opioid poisoning crisis in Canada.
Read MoreIndigenous Harm Reduction = Reducing the Harms of Colonialism
Harm Reduction Satellite Sites: A Guide For Operating Harm Reduction Hubs From The Homes Of People Who Use Drugs
WHAI Overdose Awareness Poster 2020
A poster to honour women impacted by overdose and multiple struggles in 2020.
Read MoreInternational Overdose Awareness Day Button Templates
Button templates for International Overdose Awareness Day available in French and English.
Read MoreGendering the National Framework
The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH), Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), and the Universities of Saskatchewan and South Australia discussion guide exploring gender-based harm reduction strategies. This resource includes an introduction of intersecting components of harm reduction and health determinants for women, highlights the key ways that elements interact to…
Read MoreInternational Overdose Awareness Day Poster – 2020
WHAI’s poster for International Overdose Awareness Day for 2020.
Read MoreWomen and Harm Reduction in Ontario: A Capacity Building Toolkit
WHAI’s toolkit for strengthening the work harm reduction programs do with women who use drugs.
Read MoreOn Point
Report by Emily van der Meulen, Stéphanie Claivaz-Loranger, Seth Clarke, Annika Ollner, and Tara Marie Watson (2016).
Read MoreCollective Action Community Change
Collective Action Community Change – A Provincial Situational Analysis Report by the Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative is a collective representation of 16 situational analyses that were completed by Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI) Coordinators across Ontario.
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