[Viva] Fwd: March 25, 2025

Tue Mar 25 09:56:42 PDT 2025

Anyone in Nanaimo area may want to take note of the job mentioned at the
bottom of this newsletter.

Denise

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From: PAN Weekly News <janet at paninbc.ca>
Date: Tue, Mar 25, 2025, 8:01 a.m.
Subject: March 25, 2025
To: Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com>

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*PAN Weekly News * March 25, 2025
PAN Updates
Harm reduction event sessions available on-demand
If you couldn't make our Harm Reduction themed virtual event last week, the
recorded sessions are now available to watch on-demand. Dr. M-J Milloy
spoke to history and context of the continuing toxic drug supply
catastrophe; the Interior Health Youth Harm Reduction team shared their
unique resources and online course. Both sessions featured great discussion
on the nuances of harm reduction. *Learn more. *
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Community News
Court case to save supervised consumption services in Ontario
Yesterday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice began hearing a
constitutional challenge to the Government of Ontario’s so-called Community
Care and Recovery Act. It was scheduled to go for two days. The Act will
force the closure of at least 10 supervised consumption sites (SCS, also
known as consumption and treatment services) across Ontario, and result in
increased toxic drug deaths and devastating health outcomes for people who
use substances. The HIV Legal Network is working with TNG Community
Services on this challenge. You can follow *live updates from TNG on
bluesky
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TNG's post on the background: *Learn more.
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Webinar: Trauma-Informed Care in Acute Care Settings
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is presenting a webinar with Dr.
Alana Hirsh, and you may attend in person (in Vancouver) or online.
Following the session, attendees will be able to identify the core elements
of trauma-informed care; recognize common behavioral, emotional, and
physiological indicators of trauma; and additional skills. *April 16. Learn
more.
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Notice of intent to make a Ministerial Exemption Order to permit continued
supply of naloxone kits on the Canadian market
A notice of intent (NOI) for a Ministerial Exemption Order on naloxone kits is
now live
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It is being created to ensure the continued supply of naloxone kits on the
Canadian market by addressing regulatory compliance issues related to
packaging, labelling, and licensing. The NOI allows for a public comment
period of 30 days, *until March 31, 2025. Learn more.
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Trans Day of Visibility 2025: Where Are We Now?
The Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University is hosting a
roundtable to bring together students, staff and faculty members for a
conversation about trans joy, visibility and vulnerability, and mutual aid
in difficult times. Join this celebration of trans leaders at SFU and learn
how you can become an active ally or accomplice. *March 31* over Zoom.
*Register
by Friday, March 28, 2025 at 12 noon*. *Learn more.*
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BC Hepatitis Network Workshops and Education in 2025
The folks at BC Hepatitis Network invite you to a series of viral hepatitis
education and workshop opportunities happening throughout 2025. Offerings
include a Hepatitis C Basics course with CATIE, and Reducing Stigma Through
Trauma and Violence-Informed Care Workshop. First up is Hepatitis C Point
of Care Testing Info Session on *April 23*. *Learn more.*
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(Re)conciliation
* PAN is committed to learning about and challenging the harms of ongoing
colonialism. We recognize that the word reconciliation can be problematic
because it implies that there was a good relationship between Indigenous
and non-Indigenous people at some point in time, which wasn't necessarily
the case. We choose it because it's a recognizable term. We hope that it
connects people to dialogue and learn about the important work that needs
to be done.*

Indigenous peoples have been confronted with Trump-like leaders for
centuries. Here’s what we’ve learned
Jody Wilson-Raybould comes from the Musgamagw Tsawateineuk /Laich-Kwil-Tach
people of northern Vancouver Island, and is also the former Minister of
Justice and Attorney General of Canada. In a piece published last week, she
writes: "While this moment might understandably feel new, different and
threatening for the vast majority of Canadians, for Indigenous peoples,
it’s is as old as Canada itself. And we’ve learned many lessons about
leadership, collaboration and survival along the way. Canada’s leaders can
learn from Indigenous leaders about how best to respond to a threat we
understand well." *Learn more.
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The BC First Nations Justice Council Welcomes Canada’s Indigenous Justice
Strategy with Optimism and Support
Okanagan syilx Homelands, Westbank BC: The BC First Nations Justice Council
(BCFNJC) applauds the federal government’s release of Canada’s first
National Indigenous Justice Strategy to address systemic discrimination and
the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the Canadian justice system.
BCFNJC welcomes the national strategy as it builds on the great work being
done in BC by First Nations and the BCFNJC. *Learn more.*
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Resources for emotional support

*KUU-US Crisis Line Society *
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The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides a First Nations and Indigenous
specific crisis line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll-free
from anywhere in British Columbia. KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached
toll-free at 1-800-588-8717. Alternatively, individuals can call direct
into the Youth Line at 250-723-2040 or the Adult Line at 250-723-4050.
*Indian Residential School Survivors Society *
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The Indian Residential School Survivors Society operates a 24-hour crisis
line: 1 (800) 721-0066.

*Hope for Wellness Helpline
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Hope for Wellness Helpline is available 24/7 to all Indigenous people
across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are
reachable by telephone and online ‘chat’ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Substance Use News
*For current drug alerts and information on overdose prevention services,
please visit Toward the Heart
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For additional connections and reading, visit our Substance Use and Harm
Reduction
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page. *
With peer support, Hamilton hospital helps build trust, provide comfort for
those in substance use program
Marcie McIlveen never thought she'd work in a hospital. Due to her negative
experiences in treatment for substance use disorder on about 14 occasions,
"I hated health care, did not like it, wanted nothing to do with it,"
McIlveen said. What she endured, however, has led to the work she does
today. McIlveen is a peer support supervisor of a new St. Joseph's
Healthcare Hamilton project — it involves people who've experienced
addiction offering support to patients in the substance use program. *Learn
more.*
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Optimizing placement of public-access naloxone kits using geospatial
analytics: a modelling study
More than 85,000 people die annually across North America from opioid
poisoning; naloxone in the hands of the public is an effective intervention
and saves lives. Researchers compared the accessibility of different
placement strategies for public-access naloxone kits. *Learn more.*
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Research
Seeing trauma triggers changes in the brain
For years, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been studied primarily
in people who experience trauma firsthand. But what about those who witness
it (10% of all PTSD cases)? Research has found that indirect trauma and
direct trauma create different biological responses, which could mean they
require different treatment strategies that target distinct brain pathways.
Additionally, they uncovered sex-specific differences in how male and
female brains process indirect fear memories. *Learn more.
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Injectable Therapy is 'magic' for those who can't take HIV pills
Patients who struggle to take daily HIV pills can benefit from long-acting
injectable treatments, a new study by researchers at University of
California San Francisco (UCSF) has found. UCSF researchers are the first
to demonstrate that the approach works for the patients who need it the
most. They wanted to see if it would work for patients who could not
control their infections with pills, whether that was because they had
trouble swallowing or remembering, or because they did not have a place to
live and faced other life challenges, such as substance use disorder. *Learn
more.*
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Jobs
Health Promotion Educator, AVI (PT-ROI)
The Health Promotion Educator provides programming, education, and support
relating to: HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, STIs, substance use, harm reduction,
sexual and gender diversity, sexual decision-making, testing, treatment,
and prevention strategies as a means of increasing community awareness and
wellness, and reducing the further incidence of STBBIs. This includes
assisting with co-facilitation, education, outreach, and other health
promotion/community development work as needed. This Nanaimo-based position
will mainly support our work with folks in the 2SLGBTQ+ community and
service providers. * Learn more.
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