{"id":7929,"date":"2019-01-28T14:10:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T21:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crism.ca\/?page_id=7929"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:28:31","slug":"supervised-consumption-services-implementation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crism.ca\/fr\/supervised-consumption-services-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Services de consommation supervis\u00e9e au Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7929\" class=\"elementor elementor-7929\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27f9af23 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"27f9af23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b70a4d3\" data-id=\"4b70a4d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-11278385 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"11278385\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e5c6ed\" data-id=\"8e5c6ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7fe5cd elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b7fe5cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation<br>Science Progam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786e942e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"786e942e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prairies Node<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bed5844\" data-id=\"6bed5844\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b0baec elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33b0baec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sharing Knowledge and Generating New Evidence to Support Implementation of Supervised Consumption Services in Canada (SCS)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d60ddb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1d60ddb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40d3468a elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"40d3468a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33e3b364 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"33e3b364\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3125810a\" data-id=\"3125810a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b2412a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"42b2412a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9132a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c9132a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Investigator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8841a elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"ac8841a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elaine-hyshka-sq.jpeg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Elaine Hyshka, BA, MA, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, at the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy on November 22, 2021.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tElaine Hyshka\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item elementor-animated-item--grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.ualberta.ca\/directory\/person\/ehyshka\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tabout\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33c96898\" data-id=\"33c96898\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7192b5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f7192b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d59e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43d59e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45324104 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45324104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Ayden Scheim <\/strong>(St. Michael\u2019s Hospital, ON);<\/li><li><strong>Cam Wild<\/strong> (University of Alberta, AB);<\/li><li><em><strong>Carole Morissette\u2020<\/strong> (Centre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 universitaire de sant\u00e9 et de services sociaux\u00a0du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, QC);<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Dan Werb<\/strong> (St. Michael\u2019s Hospital, ON);<\/li><li><strong>Lois Jackson<\/strong> (Dalhousie University, NS);<\/li><li><strong>Ryan McNeil<\/strong> (University of BC, BC),<\/li><li><strong>Brandi Abele<\/strong> (CAPUD, SK),<\/li><li><strong>Mary Clare Kennedy<\/strong> (BCCSU, BC)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3d0445 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"c3d0445\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3485bc elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5a3485bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6738c335 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6738c335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a38cec elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a38cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425faac7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"425faac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"text-block-15\" class=\"mk-text-block jupiter-donut- \"><p>The project is designed to address some of the current impediments to the scale-up and sustainability of SCS in Canada by synthesizing and disseminating existing knowledge and generating new research evidence. Under these broad aims, we plan to address the following specific objectives:<\/p><div class=\"clearboth\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div id=\"list-16\" class=\"mk-list-styles mk-align-none jupiter-donut- jupiter-donut-clear\" data-charcode=\"mk-icon-check\" data-family=\"\"><ul><li>Develop a national evidence-based guidance document and online resource repository to assist communities in their efforts to plan, design, secure support for, and implement SCS;<\/li><li>Promote accurate scientific communication regarding SCS through the creation of evidence-based lay language resources explaining SCS and their potential public health impacts;<\/li><li>Systematically describe extant SCS models in Canada and examine their reach within specific target populations using a national survey, and produce in-depth case studies of particularly innovative approaches.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62064b57\" data-id=\"62064b57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e0f685 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44e0f685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67ff2ee6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"67ff2ee6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ceac80 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2ceac80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322adbe4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"322adbe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1780426a elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1780426a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Context<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e27abdf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e27abdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supervised consumption services (SCS), also known as overdose prevention sites (OPS), provide a safe and sterile environment where people can consume pre-obtained illegal drugs, be monitored, and receive emergency medical attention in the event of an overdose. These services provide injection equipment and other harm reduction supplies, and frequently offer referrals to other internal or external health and social supports. Numerous studies\u2014including extensive evidence from Vancouver\u2019s Insite\u2014have demonstrated the positive public health impacts of SCS including: reducing the risk of overdose death, HIV incidence, and other negative health outcomes; increasing treatment and health service engagement; and mitigating disorder and debris related to public injection drug use. Canada\u2019s national overdose crisis is precipitating an unprecedented period of SCS and OPS expansion.<\/p><p>Up until the end of 2016 only two formal SCS had been implemented nationally. Currently, the federal Minister of Health has approved 36 SCS. In addition to federally-approved services, dozens of OPS\u2014typically operating in impermanent locations with pared-down service models\u2014have been opened under the purview of provincial health officials. Notwithstanding this rapid expansion, SCS remain relatively uncommon in Canada; currently only available in five provinces\u2014British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec; and largely situated in major urban centers. Even within provincial jurisdictions that have opened services, some communities continue to experience delays and challenges in establishing SCS. Further, despite growing concerns about overdose in Manitoba, parts of Atlantic Canada and the North, no significant progress towards SCS implementation has been achieved. As a result, access to SCS in Canada is best described as insufficient and highly variable, and health authorities have yet to integrate these services as a routine component of the spectrum of care available to people who use drugs (PWUD).<\/p><p>Inconsistent implementation of SCS despite recent progress in some settings is largely attributable to how difficult it is to establish an SCS in Canada. Securing a federal exemption can take more than a year and is contingent on a detailed and technical application that includes: evidence of community consultation; data on local conditions indicating a need for SCS; information about potential impacts on crime; finalized operational policies and procedures; security plans; a successful site inspection; among other documentation. Proponents\u2019 efforts to build successful cases in support of SCS are further challenged by a lack of readily-available information, resources, and guidance on how to successfully demonstrate need, conduct community consultations, design, apply for, build and operate an SCS in Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e5e866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3e5e866\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42c028a3 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"42c028a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660d5a11 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"660d5a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3339ec63 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3339ec63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Component<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4896ffbd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4896ffbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Website: Whyscs.ca<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"list-23\" class=\"mk-list-styles mk-align-none jupiter-donut- jupiter-donut-clear\" data-charcode=\"mk-icon-check\" data-family=\"\"><ul><li>The website hosts information about Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) in Canada, including numerous SCS-related infographics.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250318222105\/https:\/\/www.whyscs.ca\/\">Access the website here!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div id=\"list-24\" class=\"mk-list-styles mk-align-none jupiter-donut- jupiter-donut-clear\" data-charcode=\"mk-icon-check\" data-family=\"\"><ul><li>National Evidence-Based Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) Operational Guidance document.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250318222105\/https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SCS-OG-Final-17July2023.pdf\">Access it here.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ImplementationScience Progam Prairies Node Sharing Knowledge and Generating New Evidence to Support Implementation of Supervised Consumption Services in Canada (SCS) Principal Investigator Elaine Hyshka about Leadership Group Ayden Scheim (St. Michael\u2019s Hospital, ON); Cam Wild (University of Alberta, AB); Carole Morissette\u2020 (Centre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 universitaire de sant\u00e9 et de services sociaux\u00a0du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, QC); Dan Werb (St. Michael\u2019s Hospital, ON); Lois Jackson (Dalhousie University, NS); Ryan McNeil (University of BC, BC), Brandi Abele (CAPUD, SK), Mary Clare Kennedy (BCCSU, BC) Objectives The project is designed to address some of the current impediments to the scale-up and sustainability of SCS in Canada by synthesizing and disseminating existing knowledge and generating new research evidence. Under these broad aims, we plan to address the following specific objectives: \u00a0 Develop a national evidence-based guidance document and online resource repository to assist communities in their efforts to plan, design, secure support for, and implement SCS; Promote accurate scientific communication regarding SCS through the creation of evidence-based lay language resources explaining SCS and their potential public health impacts; Systematically describe extant SCS models in Canada and examine their reach within specific target populations using a national survey, and produce in-depth case studies of particularly innovative approaches. Context Supervised consumption services (SCS), also known as overdose prevention sites (OPS), provide a safe and sterile environment where people can consume pre-obtained illegal drugs, be monitored, and receive emergency medical attention in the event of an overdose. These services provide injection equipment and other harm reduction supplies, and frequently offer referrals to other internal or external health and social supports. Numerous studies\u2014including extensive evidence from Vancouver\u2019s Insite\u2014have demonstrated the positive public health impacts of SCS including: reducing the risk of overdose death, HIV incidence, and other negative health outcomes; increasing treatment and health service engagement; and mitigating disorder and debris related to public injection drug use. Canada\u2019s national overdose crisis is precipitating an unprecedented period of SCS and OPS expansion. Up until the end of 2016 only two formal SCS had been implemented nationally. Currently, the federal Minister of Health has approved 36 SCS. In addition to federally-approved services, dozens of OPS\u2014typically operating in impermanent locations with pared-down service models\u2014have been opened under the purview of provincial health officials. Notwithstanding this rapid expansion, SCS remain relatively uncommon in Canada; currently only available in five provinces\u2014British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec; and largely situated in major urban centers. Even within provincial jurisdictions that have opened services, some communities continue to experience delays and challenges in establishing SCS. Further, despite growing concerns about overdose in Manitoba, parts of Atlantic Canada and the North, no significant progress towards SCS implementation has been achieved. As a result, access to SCS in Canada is best described as insufficient and highly variable, and health authorities have yet to integrate these services as a routine component of the spectrum of care available to people who use drugs (PWUD). Inconsistent implementation of SCS despite recent progress in some settings is largely attributable to how difficult it is to establish an SCS in Canada. Securing a federal exemption can take more than a year and is contingent on a detailed and technical application that includes: evidence of community consultation; data on local conditions indicating a need for SCS; information about potential impacts on crime; finalized operational policies and procedures; security plans; a successful site inspection; among other documentation. Proponents\u2019 efforts to build successful cases in support of SCS are further challenged by a lack of readily-available information, resources, and guidance on how to successfully demonstrate need, conduct community consultations, design, apply for, build and operate an SCS in Canada. Project Component Website: Whyscs.ca The website hosts information about Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) in Canada, including numerous SCS-related infographics.\u00a0Access the website here! National Evidence-Based Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) Operational Guidance document.\u00a0Access it here.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"folder":[],"wf_page_folders":[370],"class_list":["post-7929","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supervised Consumption Services in Canada - CRISM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CRISM project on supervised consumption services implementation in Canada, generating evidence, guidance, and knowledge translation resources.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/fr\/supervised-consumption-services-implementation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supervised Consumption Services in Canada - 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