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We're delighted to announce the latest product of
community-engaged scholarship to be peer-reviewed and published through
CES4Health! See abstract below - the full product & accompanying
application can be accessed at http://bit.ly/11U0Nqg
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Title: Youth Harm Reduction Programs in Ontario Report
and Expansion Report
Abstract: This research was conducted for the Wellington
Guelph Drug Strategy (WGDS; Ontario, Canada) addressing questions about the
harm reduction approaches in general and needle exchange programs (NEPs) in
particular used by shelters/programs providing services to marginalized youth.
This combined report contains an initial report on youth harm reduction in
Ontario, exploring tensions and barriers to providing harm reduction services
and an expansion report detailing information particular to smaller cities. The
initial report addressed how shelters/programs manage harm reduction and/or
NEPs. The report informed a presentation at the Youth Harm Reduction Forum in Guelph
(Spring 2012).
Building on interest generated by the first report, the
expansion report addresses the ways in which programs/shelters in cities closer
in size to Guelph manage harm reduction and/or NEPs. The expansion report also
addresses health and safety for youth engaged in these programs. Detailing the
results of informational interviews with 11 shelters and programs across
Ontario and a literature scan, the report provides a “community snapshot” of
harm reduction practices for youth in Ontario. Services offered by the various
programs and shelters for youth are explored in the context of potential best
practices for harm reduction in particular and youth services in general. This
project will help to guide the WGDS in making evidence-informed decisions and
reflects products of an ongoing community-university relationship. It is
appropriate for members of the general public with an interest in drug policy.
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