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What it’s like to work at Ottawa’s busiest safe consumption site

Stephanie Kim — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 03:23:30 +0000

The Trailer, open 24 hours a day, is the frontline of Ottawa’s opioid epidemic. The staff are tired, traumatized, unsung heroes.

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Lot of extra pressure on the downtown’ — Ottawa Inner City Health on the impacts of Ontario’s safe consumption site changes.

Stephanie Kim — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:17:40 +0000

Rob Boyd, CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health, weighs in on the changes coming to Ontario safe consumption sites, which will close one facility in Ottawa and put strain on other resources in response.

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Overdose surge in ByWard Market prompts new paramedic strategy.

Stephanie Kim — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 03:45:40 +0000

Ottawa Inner City Health, a charity, has been helping train Ottawa paramedics through a program led by individuals who have experienced homelessness or substance use. Paramedics are taught to take trauma-informed approaches to interacting with unhoused populations, says Rob Boyd, the organization’s CEO.

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Byward Block Leaders helping their community

Stephanie Kim — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:18:18 +0000

Here to tell us more about it are Rob Boyd, The CEO Of Ottawa Inner City Health and Sylvie Payant, a ByWard Market Block Leader.

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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. June 20th, 2024.

Stephanie Kim — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 03:18:24 +0000

Ottawa Inner City Health has launched a program that is designed to rebuild a sense of community among the ByWard Market’s drug users. We dig deeper with CEO Rob Boyd.

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Program employs drug users to address Market social disorder

Stephanie Kim — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:18:40 +0000

Ottawa Inner City Health has launched a program designed to rebuild a sense of community among ByWard Market drug users — and to address the social disorder that now troubles the neighbourhood.

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Video Presentation: Alternatives to Criminalization of people who use substances

Stephanie Kim — Thu, 25 May 2023 01:44:05 +0000

About the Presentation:

On May 2, 2023, Rob Boyd, CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health, presented to the Alternatives to Criminalization of People Who Use Substances (ACPUS) Community of Interest. In his presentation, he discusses drug policy, prohibition and escalating harms, and shares his team’s approach to stabilizing community disorder without criminalizing people.

Watch and/or download the recording here:

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Addiction and Childhood Trauma – Dr. Gabor Mate

Stephanie Kim — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:43:12 +0000

How Childhood Trauma Leads to Addiction by Gabor Maté

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Moms Stop the Harm – Families Advocating for Drug Reform

Stephanie Kim — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:42:47 +0000

Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) is a network of Canadian families impacted by substance-use-related harms and deaths.

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Substance Use Disorder Among Indigenous Populations in Canada – Policy Brief

Stephanie Kim — Wed, 24 May 2023 22:05:32 +0000

Effectiveness of Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Among First Nations, Métis and Inuit Populations

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