Substance Use References

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AFM Staff Development. (2020, June 5). Sex and Gender-Informed Approaches to Understanding Substance Use During COVID-19 [Video]. https://youtu.be/JfztcF8oCm8

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BC Centre for Disease Control. (2020, July 8). COVID-19: Harm Reduction and Overdose Response. http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site/Documents/COVID19-harm-reduction.pdf

Bennett, D. (2020, December 18). Alberta sets record 904 opioid deaths to date in 2020, cites COVID-19 as factor. CTV News. https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-sets-record-904-opioid-deaths-to-date-in-2020-cites-covid-19-as-factor-1.5238113

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Cranston, J. (2020, April 29). Episode 5 – Impacts & Needs of Indigenous Families & Students w/ Rina Whitford [Webinar]. Leading a School Community Through a Pandemic. http://www.jeromecranston.ca/uploads/b/59458835-593483194470151436/zoom_0_829.mp4

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Eneas, B. (2020, June 29). The pandemic within a pandemic: Regina’s overdose numbers skyrocket through 2020. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/pandemic-within-pandemic-regina-overdose-numbers-skyrocket-1.5630542

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Lang, B. (2020, December 3). Saskatchewan’s latest drug overdose death numbers surpass 300, nearly double record set in 2018. 650 CKOM. https://www.ckom.com/2020/12/03/saskatchewans-latest-drug-overdose-death-numbers-surpass-300-nearly-double-record-set-in-2018/

Manitoba Harm Reduction Network. (2020). COVID-19 harm reduction tips for people who use drugs [Infographic]. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/561d5888e4b0830a0f1ed08b/t/5e7b9947baf84314deba2f0a/1585158471228/COVID-19+for+PWUD+Infographic.pd

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NCTSN. (2017, July 17). Safe Spaces, Safe Places: Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Environments for Traumatized LGBTQ Youth [Video]. YouTube. https://www.nctsn.org/resources/safe-places-safe-spaces-creating-welcoming-and-inclusive-environments-traumatized-lgbtq-0

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Thompson, E. (2020, July 13). Child sex exploitation is on the rise in Canada during the pandemic. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pandemic-child-sexual-abuse-1.5645315

Thulien, N., Noble, A. Daley, M., French, D., Hwang, S., & Kidd, S. (2020, August). Pandemic Proof: Synthesizing Real-World Knowledge of Promising Mental Health and Substance Use Practices for Young People Who Are Experiencing or Have Experienced Homelessness. Homeless Hub. https://www.homelesshub.ca/sites/default/files/attachments/Aug%2018%20Updated%20Prelim%20Report.pdf

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YWCA Canada. (2020, May 15). The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Young People: Youth Among Those Most Affected by Gender Based Violence Amid COVID-19 Pandemic. https://ywcacanada.ca/news/the-gendered-impacts-of-covid-19-on-young-people-youth-among-those-most-affected-by-gender-based-violence-amid-covid-19-pandemic/