Tides of Change
882 Maple St. V4B 4M2 White Rock, BC, Canada

An interesting look at how Portugal ended its war on drugs

Announcements like these make our day. We have firsthand experience of how this extension has benefited the youth we serve. We’re hopeful that extending suppo...rt youth receive beyond their 19th birthday will continue long after this pandemic is over. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021CFD0007-000233

Another opportunity for support for people who have losted loved ones to overdose from Mom's Stop the Harm. Our South Surrey/White Rock CAT is also in the process of establishing a Healing Hearts grief support group in our community. If you are someone who has lost a loved one due to overdose and want to help lead a group please reach out to us @ [email protected]

We are currently working on establishing a Holding Hope support group in the South Surrey/White Rock community. We are currently looking for a person with lived/living experience who would feel comfortable leading a Holding Hope group in South Surrey/White Rock. If you are interested in leading a group please reach out to [email protected]... Here is a list of other Holding Hope groups are taking place in B.C. If you know someone from any of the communities below who needs support. Please let them know there are supports out there for them.

Episodic Overdose Prevention Services allow providers to observe substance use anywhere and anytime.

"A century of suffering, overdose, and unimaginable grief these are the outcomes of our current drug policies. The legacy of prohibition has left generations in mourning. It’s time for evidence over ideology. Thank you to our partners the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs, George Stroumboulopoulos, SFU Centre for Dialogue, and Faculty of Health Sciences."

"A short film about the overdose crisis in Chilliwack" https://www.callingoftheheart.ca/

BC Coroners Report on Fentanyl-Detected Drug Toxicity Deaths (January 1, 2012 to October 31, 2020) https://www2.gov.bc.ca//sta/fentanyl-detected-overdose.pdf

BC Coroners Report on Drug Toxicity Deaths in BC (January 1, 2010 October 31, 2020) https://www2.gov.bc.ca//coron/statistical/illicit-drug.pdf

A first-hand look at the work being done by frontline outreach workers in Surrey, B.C. https://vimeo.com/460738975

"RCMP warn of toxic drugs after 3 deaths in 12 hours in Surrey" https://www.cbc.ca//surrey-bc-rcmp-toxic-drugs-overdose-de

"Coroner says 2020 could become B.C.'s worst year for overdose deaths, as Surrey RCMP send new warning" https://bc.ctvnews.ca/coroner-says-2020-could-become-b-c-s-

A stark reminder that COVID-19 is not the only public health emergency still going on. https://bc.ctvnews.ca/drug-overdose-deaths-continue-as-b-c-

A great resource in the community to help people access medication and other physical health supports!

An opportunity from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use & Addiction to learn how to help reduce stigma against people who use substances https://www.ccsa.ca/stigma-online-learning

Information on to take care of your mental and physical health during COVID-19. https://www.canada.ca//2019-novel-coron/mental-health.html

Upcoming Community Conversation "How We Gather: Connecting in a Time of Distancing." We are hoping to hear directly from you and others in our community about how the ongoing pandemic has affected how you gather, make connections, and strive to create a safer and more inclusive community that meets our changing needs. We will be holding two conversions over Zoom with a phone-in option. To RSVP for the event, you can click on the following Eventbrite link and select the date y...ou would like to attend! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-we-gather-connecting-in-a-t

A Health Canada Toolkit for COVID-19 and Substance use https://www.canada.ca//substance-use/toolkit-substance-use

Resources for helping people who use substances during the COVID-19 pandemic from Health Canada https://www.canada.ca//helping-people-who-use-substances-c

"How a B.C. doctor's plan to treat 300 people with addictions, mental illness could tackle the overdose crisis" https://www.cbc.ca//how-a-b-c-doctor-s-plan-to-treat-300-p

"Coroner moved to tears by B.C. band's song she says speaks to the heart of overdose crisis" https://www.cbc.ca//briti/coroner-song-od-crisis-1.5780656

Naloxone Saves Lives https://towardtheheart.com/naloxone

As the number of overdose deaths continue to increase, remember there are options out there to help people you know who engage is ubstance use stay safer while using. For for information visit: https://towardtheheart.com/about

"A contentious permanent overdose prevention site in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood is being green lit after weeks of delays and debate in council." https://bc.ctvnews.ca/overdose-prevention-site-in-yaletown-

"BC Coroners Service released September's information on Tuesday, showing a 112 percent increase compared to the same time last year." https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-s-overdose-crisis-127-more-people

Surrey, BC crews thought they were dealing with a gas leak. Instead, 5 people had overdosed https://globalnews.ca//surrey-first-responders-thought-th/

"The Provincial Overdose Mobile Response Team (MRT) was created with support from the BC Ministry of Health and BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions in recognition of the psychosocial impact of the overdose public health emergency on first responders, frontline workers, and people with lived/living experience/peers." For more information visit the link below: http://www.phsa.ca//provincial-overdose-mobile-response-te

"The KNOW MORE tour aims to engage teens and young adults on the facts surrounding the opioid crisis, opioid use, fentanyl, naloxone and stigma." Follow the link to engage in online activities designed to help individuals gain more knowledge related to opioid use, overdose, and harm reduction https://knowmoreopioids.ca/