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ASAP-BC Annual AGM
Monday October 24th
Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia Street
Alma VanDusen and Peter Kaye Rooms
9:30am to 12:30pm
Keynote Speaker:
Nancy Poole
Director, Research and Knowledge Translation
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
(BCCEWH)
Topic: Trauma Informed Practice in Addiction and Mental Health
Nancy is currently engaged in editing a book and leading a provincial project on “trauma-informed practice”. Building on the learning from these two projects, she will discuss current conceptualizations of trauma-informed practice and their implications for substance use systems of treatment and support. A particular focus will be the parallel between the integration of harm-reduction-oriented approaches and trauma-informed approaches in addictions and mental health continuums of care.
Trauma informed practice as it is being enacted in programs serving diverse men and women, and in diverse settings will also be considered. Space for collective discussion of these concepts and this work will be provided.
Award of Excellence Recipients:
SHARE Family and Community Services - Youth and Adult
Substance Use Services
SHARE Family and Community Services - Youth and Adult
Substance Use Services provides outpatient counselling services to
individuals and families including children, youth and adults, who are
experiencing problems related to substance use. Services include
prevention, education, assessment, planning, counselling (individual and
group), and referral. Groups are offered; Relapse Prevention, Life Skills
in Recovery, 16 Step Discovery & Empowerment, Substance-Affected, and an
Education Series. SHARE was founded in 1972 and the Addiction Programs
began in 1989. SHARE is a non-profit, registered charity, community based
agency providing leadership and programs in response to the social and health
needs of the residents of the Tri-Cities (Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port
Moody, Anmore and Belcarra). www.sharesociety.ca
Vancouver Four Pillars Drug Strategy
In response to a public
health crisis in the 90’s with escalating overdose deaths and HIV
seroconversion from harmful drug use, the City of Vancouver adopted the Four
Pillars Drug Strategy as its official policy in 2001. Borrowed from a
successful Swiss model, it was as an urgent appeal to all levels of government,
the many non governmental services, law enforcement agencies and health care
professionals to reduce the harm from drug use by rallying together in a coordinated
way through initiatives across the four pillars of Prevention, Treatment, Harm
Reduction and Enforcement. Thus, over the last decade, many partners in
Vancouver and beyond have collaborated in this comprehensive and integrated
manner over diverse projects aiming to reduce the harm from drug use.
Currently, within the City of Vancouver, this strategy is part of a larger
framework, The Urban Health Initiative that encompasses issues such as
homelessness, mental health, the well-being of marginalized populations and
food security. In this context, the Four Pillars Drug Strategy envisions
increased community health and safety by addressing problematic drug use
through policy reform and recommendations for action to Mayor and Council,
continued collaboration with partners on innovative projects, and expanding
public awareness and discourse on problematic drug use. www.vancouver.ca/fourpillars
The AGM will also include a brief
update of ASAP-BC business
along with nominations to our board.
If you would like to join us,
please RSVP by October 19th,
2011 to info@asap-bc.org
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