Harm Reduction Windsor: Resources

05/01/2026

Families shouldn’t have to choose between getting their child to care and affording the trip.

A new partnership between VIA Rail and Children’s Health Foundation is now offering FREE train travel for families accessing pediatric care in London, and beyond.

For many families in Windsor-Essex and across Ontario, this means:
✨ less financial stress
✨ safer, easier travel
✨ more energy to focus on their child

Over half of patients already travel from outside the city. Some go multiple times a month.

This is what real access to healthcare looks like.

Not just treatment, but the ability to actually get there.

🖤 We need more of this. Everywhere.

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04/30/2026

Show your support for our 5 priorities.

Our manifesto sets out what the next Scottish Parliament must do to reduce harm, save lives and build a system that is honest, humane and grounded in public health.

You can read the full manifesto here and find out how to contact your Scottish Parliament election candidates in your area: https://buff.ly/AHIodg4

04/30/2026

Harm reduction is practical public health.

We don’t ban seatbelts because some people drive.
We don’t ban lifejackets because people go boating.
We don’t ban naloxone, supervised consumption, or safer use supplies because substance use exists.

Harm reduction doesn’t cause drug use, it helps reduce preventable injury, illness, and death.

People deserve tools that keep them safer. Period.

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Harm reduction makes sense.
Opposing harm reduction is irrational - it's like opposing, lifejackets, seat belts, mountain rescue and life guards.

04/30/2026

04/30/2026

Recent SAMHSA funding changes mean federal money can no longer support some harm reduction tools like fentanyl test strips and overdose prevention hotlines in USA

These tools are used to reduce overdose risk, increase access to real-time information, and help keep people alive.

Restricting funding for harm reduction doesn’t make the drug supply safer—it reduces access to prevention tools communities rely on.

Harm reduction is public health. Prevention is care.

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People don’t stop using because resources disappear. They just become more at risk.

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The Trump administration will no longer allow grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to pay for ...

04/30/2026

🌿 Foundational Fridays Webinar Series (Free Virtual Training)

Understanding Substance Use in Syringe Service Programs (SSPs)

This 2-hour webinar is part of the Foundational Fridays Series, running MONTHLY from July 2025 to JUNE 2026 (last Friday of each month, 12:00–2:00 PM EST).

This session provides a foundational overview of substances commonly used by participants in Syringe Service Programs (SSPs), with a focus on understanding patterns of use, reasons for use, and practical harm reduction approaches.

Participants will explore:
- Common substances used within SSP contexts
- Why people use drugs and the factors that influence use
- How to approach non-judgmental, person-centred conversations about substance use
- Practical harm reduction strategies to reduce drug-related harms and support safer practices

The training emphasizes respectful, empathetic engagement that centres autonomy, reduces stigma, and supports meaningful connection to care and services.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to better understand substance use trends in SSP settings and identify at least three harm reduction strategies to support safer use and wellbeing.

💻 Format: Online (Zoom)
🕛 Time: 12:00–2:00 PM EST
📅 Series: Last Friday of every month (July 2025 – June 2026)

🔗 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1kjUUmc1SLiJRkLnjmBrJg #/registration

This webinar will provide a foundational understanding of the substances commonly used by participants in Syringe Service Programs (SSPs), focusing on the patterns of use, reasons for use, and strategies for reducing associated harms. Participants will gain insight into the various ways in which dru...

04/30/2026

"Street opioids = heroin” is an outdated assumption. In Ontario and across Canada, the unregulated supply has changed, and so have the risks. Fentanyl and other unpredictable substances are now much more common. Staying informed is part of staying safer.

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And yes, many PWUD are aware of this. But I think it's something to keep in mind whether you use drugs or not.

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