Authors: Sunny Jiao, Vicky Bungay, Emily Jenkins and Marilou Gagnon Publication: Harm Reduction Journal Volume: 21 What we know Emergency department staff are most directly involved in the care of people who use unregulated substances. As a result, they are ideally positioned to provide harm reduction interventions. Through self-administered staff surveys and one-on-one interviews, we […]

With our community partner, the Welcome Centre Shelter for Women & Families, we are seeking a Program Coordinator for the Windsor, Ontario site of the Scaling Up project. Based at the Welcome Centre in Windsor, the Coordinator will provide thoughtful daily supervision, mentorship and work direction to a team of outreach workers to support women […]

We are hiring two Outreach Workers for the Windsor, Ontario site of the Scaling Up project.   The Outreach Workers will work collaboratively with the team at the Welcome Centre for Women & Families to provide one-on-one, individualized outreach supports to self-identifying women in Windsor. They will build relationships with women who have experienced gender-based […]

For exemplifying "a deep commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of faculty colleagues, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows in the early stages of their academic careers,"...

We are pleased to share findings from the "Scaling Up STRENGTH" Study (Adaptation Phase: March 2020 to May 2023). This report captures the adapting and testing of the STRENGTH model of outreach within a pandemic context in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood of Vancouver.

We are excited to share this important paper from the STRENGTH pilot project is now published (through open access) and available online.

Presented by Drs. Shahin Kassam and Vicky Bungay on April 3, 2024 from 12-1pm PST (rescheduled from March 6). The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.

On December 6, 2023, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) ) and Canada Research Chairs (CRC) published a research story highlighting the work of Dr. Vicky Bungay in collaboration with community partner co-leads and other team members, both through the STRENGTH and Scaling Up projects...

Presented by Michelle Gagnon, RN, PhD(c), on January 31, 2024 from 12-1pm PST. The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.

Presented by: Dr. Lara Hudspith on November 23, 2023 from 12-1pm PST. The presentation will be online through Zoom Meetings. Click on the title for more details.