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Harm Reduction for Health and Community Workers: Programs and services, as well as resources such as videos and brochures to provide culturally appropriate harm reduction care

• FNHA Four Directions Team supports wise practices in mental health, substance use, and harm reduction.
• FNHA Harm Reduction Hub provides easy access harm reduction education and supplies, including bulk supply of nasal naloxone.
• FNHA Toxic Drug Emergency Community Support Guide is regularly updated with supports for communities with regards to harm reduction services
• Addiction Medicine Clinician Support Line is a 24/7 resource provided by the BC Centre on Substance Use and is staffed by addiction medicine specialists across BC. This service is available to all frontline staff who are caring for individuals with existing or past substance use disorders.

Indigenous Harm Reduction: provides an online library of videos and fact sheets on topics such as Connecting to Culture; Increase the Support, Reduce the Harm; Anti-Stigma Video Shorts; and Taking Care of Each other.

Naloxone: Learn how to use injectable versus nasal Naloxone, with tips, fact sheets and videos. This resource also provides information on accessing Nasal Naloxone through First Nations Health Benefits

Not Just Naloxone Program: is a two-day virtual or in-person train-the-trainer program aimed at teaching people how to have safe conversations about substance use in First Nations communities. Participants will learn how to recognize, respond to and prevent a toxic drug poisoning. NJN is a low-barrier program and is open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people from diverse disciplines in health, education, government, community services and welcomes participants who are Elders, Knowledge Keepers and youth.

Opioid Agonist Therapy for Clients: provides information on how OAT treatment works, as well as how to access the FNHA Health Benefits for OAT Services, as a First Nations Client, or as an OAT Service Provider.

Overdose Prevention: The goal of overdose prevention strategies and activities is to create opportunities for safer substance use with the goal of preventing people from dying of toxic drug poisoning.

• Safer Supply is a harm reduction approach that refers to a regulated supply of substances and/or medications that do not have toxic and poisonous ingredients that are known to cause death and serious harms
• Overdose Prevention Sites can be found throughout BC, as well as supervised consumption sites. These sites provide a hygienic environment where people can consume drugs under the supervision of healthcare workers or peers without fear of being arrested. Find a site in your health authority: Interior Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Island Health, Fraser Health, or Northern Health.

Substance Use and Healing: This is a resource where you can learn from the lived experience of others, as well as family members and friends, who have coped with and tried to heal from the impacts of substance use. This program also includes Land-Based Healing, where you heal your heart by connecting with Firstn Nations traditional ways and teachings.