Sanguen Health Centre

Free Online Methamphetamine Fall Trainings! Info at www.wgdrugstrategy.ca #crystalmeth #education #onlinetraining #supportnotstigma

Why didn’t they just leave? Why didn’t they just stop doing ? Harm reduction requires us to widen the lens from our personal experience, and to not jump to judgement or assumption. Understanding harm reduction means understanding the profound impacts of disrupted attachment with primary caregivers, understanding the ongoing cost of unresolved trauma, understanding the costs of poverty, neglect, ministry-school-prison pipeline, violence and systemic oppression and how a...ll of these early experiences impact and shape future relationships, families, income, employment, and health outcomes (check out the ACEs to learn more). Be kind. We know very little of what people are carrying. Work on widening your lens. Harm reduction is based on a knowingness that actions are rooted in more than ‘bad decisions’. #harmreductionsaveslives #harmreduction #wideningthelens #aces #trauma #sanguenhealthcentre See more

Hey Guelph & County Area! A working group from @wg_drugstrategy has been researching the details of bringing drug checking to our area. Here is a very cool infographic about general info of drug checking, exploring pros & cons of using different technologies, how drug checking will benefit our community and offer more support and safety to all the different folx who use substances. Just a note that we are still in the exploration stage, but we wanted to share this info with you all. Have you heard about drug checking? Give this a read to learn more. #wgds #wellingtonguelphdrugstrategy #drugchecking #infographic #themoreyouknow #guelph #wellingtoncounty

The centre will offer mental health and addiction services where patients can choose to either use a cultural/traditional approach, a contemporary clinical approach, or a combination of the two. ...In order to change some of the health outcomes of Indigenous people, a system approach needs to be taken to shift some of the ways that Indigenous people have been trying to cope with intergenerational trauma.

"Managed alcohol programs improve the lives of drinkers, according to researchers at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Vict...oria. They studied one of the programs in Thunder Bay, Ont., (there are 14 across Canada now) and found that participants experienced improvement in housing, mental and physical well-being, reductions in alcohol-related harms, decreasing non-beverage alcohol use and more stable patterns of drinking. Participants said they experienced 40 to 80 per cent fewer police contacts and hospital and detox admissions. Hirsh said with the PHS program some people find a starting point to moderate their drinking and some even go into detox and recovery."

Let’s talk about HepC treatment! Man, has it ever come a looonnngggg way in the last few years. Do you have questions about Hep c testing or treatment? You can ask us at Sanguen- it’s our jam. Posted @withregram @catieinfo Treatment cures over 95% of people with hepatitis C. Talk to your nurse or doctor about your treatment options. . Le traitement guérit plus de 95% des personnes atteintes d’hépatiteC. Parlez à votre médecin ou infirmière de vos options de traitements. . #hepatitis #hepatitisc #hcv #vhc #hepatites #hepatitec

A-hem: the war on drug users.... #thewarondrugusers #thewarondrugs

Great video about using substances and HCV from @catieinfo Posted @withregram @catieinfo Everything new, every time you use. Prevent hepatitis C if you inject, smoke or snort drugs. #hepatitisC #harmreduction . .... Tout doit être neuf chaque fois que vous consommez. Prévenez l’hépatite C si vous vous injectez, fumez ou inhalez des drogues. #hepatiteC #ReductiondesMefaits See more

Addressing basic human needs and building care networks in people’s lives is the first step in increasing health equity, and therefore, reducing harm, addressing HIV and HCV.

We are happy to announce the launch of our #new Take-away Breakfast program! Each morning (monday-thursday) from 10am-11pm, we will be set up outside the main ...doors to #HOPEHouse to provide a healthy takeaway breakfast. Each morning there will be a different offering. We HOPE to see you there! See more

THIS! Let’s do away with the culture of needing to be convinced of others’ worthiness, of their believability. When someone shares their experience (typically someone NOT of the dominant paradigm, I might add) WHY is it normal for it to be on them to convince us of the truth of their experience?? That’s some real dominant paradigm bs and gaslighting right there, and a way to keep oppressed groups oppressed. Shift the lens. De-centre your experience. Understand intersectionality. #yourlensisnttheworld #decentreyourself #believepeople #harmreduction #harmreductionsaveslives

Thank you, Leslie!!! These are awesome!

For #mentalawarenessweek #harmreduction #harmreductionsaveslives