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CAPSA Promoting Equity For Substance Use Health Through:
• Education • Research • Co-Design

"CAPSA Brings Substance Use Health to Queen's Park"We were proud to be part of the Mental Health Partners’ Queen’s Park ...
11/21/2025

"CAPSA Brings Substance Use Health to Queen's Park"

We were proud to be part of the Mental Health Partners’ Queen’s Park Day, where we had a chance to highlight community wellbeing through the lens of Substance Use Health.

What an incredible time at the IOS Conference! A huge thank-you to everyone who joined CAPSA’s Shawn Fisk as he delivere...
11/20/2025

What an incredible time at the IOS Conference! A huge thank-you to everyone who joined CAPSA’s Shawn Fisk as he delivered a session on Compassionate Care: How to Stay Well While Helping Others.

Together, we dove into what fatigue really means, how evidence is reshaping compassionate practice, and the skills that help us stay strong while supporting others. The energy and engagement were inspiring!

We’re so grateful to everyone who showed up ready to rethink care for others and for ourselves. Let’s keep the momentum going!

It was a busy three days at IOS 2025 for the CAPSA team. Tanisse is still beaming from all of the engagement at her Work...
11/20/2025

It was a busy three days at IOS 2025 for the CAPSA team. Tanisse is still beaming from all of the engagement at her Workshop on Day 2 and Poster Session on Day 3!

Come see Ashleigh and Tanisse on the last day of the IOS Conference Wednesday Nov. 19! At 10:30–11:00 AM, visit P6 to le...
11/19/2025

Come see Ashleigh and Tanisse on the last day of the IOS Conference Wednesday Nov. 19!

At 10:30–11:00 AM, visit P6 to learn how CAPSA and TBDHU brought the principle of Substance Use Health to northern communities. Our poster session will showcase how partnerships can create real change.

At P4 from 12:30 PM–1:30 PM, discover how substance use stigma shifts across substances and cities in Canada using Reddit data and a mix of machine learning and thematic analysis. Find out how these differences may shape political discourse across Canada.

Stop by and connect with us!

Thank you to everyone who joined our panel discussion on reimagining Substance Use Health (SUH) and Mental Health (MH) c...
11/18/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our panel discussion on reimagining Substance Use Health (SUH) and Mental Health (MH) care. Our conversation highlighted a powerful truth: when coordinated access systems are co-designed with the people who use them, they become more relevant, more reachable, and more compassionate. The work continues, and we’re excited for what’s ahead!

Our all-CAPSA panel at the Issues of Substance Conference sparked an energizing conversation about moving beyond the tra...
11/18/2025

Our all-CAPSA panel at the Issues of Substance Conference sparked an energizing conversation about moving beyond the traditional siloes of addiction, recovery, harm reduction, and treatment. Together, we explored what changes when we call it what it truly is: Substance Use Health and Care. Thank you to everyone who came, listened, and engaged.

Join us on Day 2 of the IOS Conference in Halifax as we explore groundbreaking directions in stigma research! The worksh...
11/18/2025

Join us on Day 2 of the IOS Conference in Halifax as we explore groundbreaking directions in stigma research!

The workshop “A New Frontier in Stigma Research: Measuring Objective Stigma in the Brain” will feature Tanisse Epp, Brianne Peters, and Kim Hellemans and will examine the history of substance use stigma, innovative methods for quantifying it, and the future path of research in the field.
Don’t miss the session on November 18, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (Rooms 506/507)!

Looking forward to seeing you there to help set the stage for the next era of stigma research.

Join CAPSA at the IOS Conference for Compassionate Care: How to Stay Well While Helping Others.Together, we’ll unpack ho...
11/18/2025

Join CAPSA at the IOS Conference for Compassionate Care: How to Stay Well While Helping Others.
Together, we’ll unpack how professional, community, and peer evidence reshape what it means to care, for others and for ourselves.
Let’s change how we talk about fatigue, compassion, and the skills that keep us well while supporting others.
Halifax

Come see Ashleigh and Tanisse on the last day of the IOS Conference Wednesday Nov. 19! At 10:30–11:00 AM, visit P6 to le...
11/17/2025

Come see Ashleigh and Tanisse on the last day of the IOS Conference Wednesday Nov. 19!

At 10:30–11:00 AM, visit P6 to learn how CAPSA and TBDHU brought the principle of Substance Use Health to northern communities. Our poster session will showcase how partnerships can create real change.

At P4 from 11:30 AM–12:30 PM, discover how substance use stigma shifts across substances and cities in Canada using Reddit data and a mix of machine learning and thematic analysis. Find out how these differences may shape political discourse across Canada.

Stop by and connect with us!

Why Does Access Matter?Transforming the System and Care Experience Through Co-LeadershipWhen coordinated access systems ...
11/17/2025

Why Does Access Matter?
Transforming the System and Care Experience Through Co-Leadership

When coordinated access systems are co-designed with people who use them, they become more relevant, more reachable, and more compassionate.

Join us as we explore how co-leadership and coordinated access initiatives, guided by CAPSA’s Co-Leadership Model and regional collaboration, are transforming Substance Use Health (SUH) and Mental Health (MH) care.
Today at 1:30-3:00 pm – Room 603

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