Advancing Cultural Safety in Harm Reduction

The Harm Reduction Program at Moyo HCS is organizing a series of virtual sessions on 'Advancing Cultural Safety in Harm Reduction.’ The sessions will feature policy experts and frontline workers discussing the delivery of services to priority populations, including Indigenous and racialized individuals who are disproportionately impacted by the ongoing drug toxicity crisis, in a culturally safe environment.

Please see below for session and speaker details:

1) Tuesday, February 20th, 2024: 1 PM to 4 PM

a) Session 1: Delivering Harm Reduction Services to ACB and other hard-to-reach communities by Orville Burke
b) Session 2: Indigenous Harm Reduction by Waabshkaa Mkwa
c) Session 3: Navigating Community Outreach and Low-Barrier Program Initiatives for Priority Populations in Vancouver, B.C. by Tyson Singh Kelsall and Juls Budau

2) Wednesday, February 21, 2024: 1 PM to 4 PM

a) Session 1:  Insights from engaging with individuals experiencing incarceration by Lindsay Jennings.
b) Session 2: Harm Reduction in northern, rural communities by Ken Miller.
c) Session 3: Harm Reduction for Newcomers & Immigrant Communities by Kulpreet Singh

Please register at: https://t.ly/VHSup

We are hoping you can join us.