Due to a lack of funding, a community harm reduction outreach group in Sudbury will lose four harm reduction workers, and judging by the data, a successful program.
People with lived or living experience would begin as liaisons for the others in the vulnerable community, not only handing out harm reduction supplies, but also, communicating on the types of substances that may be circulating. Though Sudbury media, including Sudbury.com, routinely publish drug warnings from the Community Drug Strategy, it’s not always the most effective route.
It was a way to gain work experience and potentially move to another stage in life, including employment. While there is still one peer engagement position funded through 2027 by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the rest of the program was funded by Health Canada's Substance Use and Addictions Program . SUAP provides time-limited funding, and even with an extension given due to the pandemic, that funding will run out March 29; same as with The Spot, Sudbury’s Supervised Consumption site, which will shut down permanently due to lack of funding.
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