AVI Health and Community Services Society: federal grants and contributions: 4 agreements; $16.3M value; 1 departments; 1 programs.
Assay record ASY-CA-1GSDCSM1FU · Cite as: Assay Systems, “AVI Health and Community Services Society: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/avi-health-and-community-services-society/
This initiative provided pharmaceutical-grade prescribed alternatives (safer supply) medications (opioid/OAT/stimulant) to address the overdose risk posed by the toxic illegal drug market. It included outreach, medication delivery and fixed site services, including services and a safe and secure outdoor space for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) by inhalation, with an emphasis on current gaps in the service continuum. The project also served as a point of entry to wraparound health and social services including primary and addiction care.
This project developed a community-based safer supply model in rural and regional British Columbia. This model provided pharmaceutical alternatives to the toxic drug supply and enhanced community care and social supports. The initial focus was on the delivery of a fentanyl patch program to participants at high risk of opioid overdose across Campbell River, the Comox Valley and Port Hardy for whom current harm reduction and treatment interventions were inadequate or inaccessible.
Provided prescribed alternatives (safer supply) to the toxic drug supply and developed a sustainable collaborative care network, which brought together health care providers including physicians and nurses, harm reduction services, people with lived/living experience of substance use, pharmacies, Indigenous communities and other allied health care workers.
This project developed a capacity building, knowledge translation team that provided training, written and digital resources, implementation support, and policy development for new and emerging prescribed alternatives (safer supply) initiatives in Canada.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.