Job Posting: Harm Reduction Peer Worker (0.25) Position Summary The Harm Reduction Peer Worker position reaches out to people who use drugs to increase knowledge and awareness of harm reduction practices and to navigate access to community services. Based in Hamilton and reporting directly to the Manager of Harm Reduction Programs and Services at Positive […]
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View the full Letter A letter signed by many organizations including Positive Health Network on October 16, 2024 was sent to Minister Jones and Associate Minister Tibollo regarding the recent announcement to shut down and prohibit supervised consumption services (SCS) sites and restrict harm reduction equipment distribution programs in Ontario.
Read more about Letter to Ontario Ministry of Health “We cannot stand by as our government enacts policies that will lead to the unnecessary loss of lives.” By Olivia Mancini Olivia Mancini, MSW, RSW, is a co-founder of the Substance Overdose Prevention and Education Network (SOPEN). The Ontario government’s announcement regarding shutting down consumption and treatment services (CTS) within 200 metres of schools and child-care […]
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Written by Jennifer Bulbrook (Women’s Community Development Worker – Positive Health Network) This article appeared in The Hamilton Spectator on August 24, 2024. To see the Spectator article you can visit the link below. https://thespec.pressreader.com/article/281814289201694 To sign the petition, please visit https://chng.it/JXpgnS5rzX
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Our WALK AWAY FROM STIGMA event will take place on Sunday, September 29, 2024 in Pier 4 Park. Registration starts at 11:30am and the Walk will commence at 1:00pm. Visit WALK AWAY FROM STIGMA 2024 for all the latest information, to register your team or register as an individual, pledge a walk team or participant […]
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The AIDS Network embarks on a new era of the organization as it launches a new name and brand. The agency is now known as the Positive Health Network.
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