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Substance use & harm reduction resources for health professionals & service providers

Substance use and harm reduction training, education and other resources for health professionals, service providers and overdose prevention sites.

For health professionals

    • Harm reduction and substance use resources

      Two-page reference sheet with links to courses, policies and more.

    • VCH substance use and harm reduction education roadmap

      Start learning about substance use here! Links to training from beginner to advanced.

    • Overdose prevention strategies available in VCH

      Linked list of Overdose Prevention strategies for organizations.

    • Toward the Heart

      BCCDC Harm Reduction page

    • Mental health and substance use learning platform portal

      Education and resources for staff

    • VCH Harm Reduction Practice Policy

      This policy guides all VCH services in applying harm reduction principles.

For community service providers

    • Overdose prevention strategies available in VCH

      Links to key strategies to prevent and response to toxic drug poisonings.

    • The safer bathroom toolkit

      University of Victoria: A toolkit to help make bathrooms safer for people who use substances.

    • Episodic overdose prevention services

      One-pager on the policy that supports clients to use substances more safely in health and community service settings.

    • Overdose response box for health and social service sites

      What to put in an overdose response box

    • Toxic drugs: ideas to stay alive

      Printable poster with harm reduction ideas.

    • Online street degree

      Interactive online training for peers and other staff

    • Overdoseresponse@vch.ca

      Request support from the Overdose Emergency Response Team.

    • VCH low-barrier contingency management - how-to guide

      Resource guide for agencies wanting to support people who use stimulants with low-barrier service.

For overdose prevention services (OPS)

    • Overdose prevention site manual

      full pdf of manual

    • Housing overdose prevention site manual

      full pdf of manual

    • In-person Street Degree education sessions

      View the poster for more information. Email overdoseresponse@vch.ca to sign up for in-person training.

    • Online street degree

      Interactive online training for peers and other staff

    • Overdose community of practice online

      View and join the online community of practice.

    • Community of Practice weekly call and email list

      Sign up by email for calls and updates at overdoseresponse@vch.ca.

관련 기사

Overdose response, Naloxone & training

Making spaces safer for people who use drugs

Decriminalization of controlled substances for personal use

Overdose surveillance

Information about opioids

Benzodiazepines (Benzos)

Insite user statistics