[homeles_ot-l] FW:WI webinar: Homeless youth speak out about harm reduction, Feb 17

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . . . Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

Cell 613-513-6647

Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> 

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From: hhno-on-owner at povnet.org [mailto:hhno-on-owner at povnet.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Shapcott
Sent: February 4, 2010 5:50 PM
To: Michael Shapcott
Subject: [hhno-on] WI webinar: Homeless youth speak out about harm reduction

Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 1 pm EST: 

Join Lorraine Barnaby from Shout Clinic in Toronto, along with one of the
project's Peer Researchers, for a free webinar (online seminar)* about their
report Drugs,
<http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/research/affordable_housing_research/drug
s-homelessness-health-homeless-youth-speak-out-about-harm-reduction/>
Homelessness & Health: Homeless Youth Speak Out About Harm Reduction, which
presents the voices of high-risk, substance-using homeless street-involved
youth who are engaging in some of the most risky types of drug use and
practices. 

Get more <http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/events/?event_id=17>
information and register today. 

Brought to you by the Wellesley Institute, this webinar will focus on the
following highlights of the report:

*	Street-involved youths' drug practices and related harms and risks
*	Emergent health and social issues and the links between the social
determinants of health and homelessness
*	Barriers faced in the access to and implementation of harm
reduction, addiction, health and community services and supports
*	Recommendations for the provision of accessible and appropriate
services geared to this extremely marginalized and vulnerable group

*Wellesley Institute webinars are free and generally last about an hour. To
attend, all you need is a computer, an internet connection and a phone.

 

 

 

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Michael Shapcott | Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation |
Wellesley Institute 

45 Charles St E, Suite 101                    Tel: 416.972.1010 ext 231
Toronto, ON, Canada,  M4Y 1S2           Mobile: 416.605.8316  
E-mail:   michael at wellesleyinstitute.com

 

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