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"Taking Care of Each Other": Indigenous Harm Reduction Video Series
A collaboration between First Nations Health Authority and Vancouver Coastal Health, this campaign is a four-part video series covering the following topics:
Harm Reduction
Indigenizing Harm Reduction
Resisting (Reducing) Stigma
Hopes for the…
Protect Lives. Prevent Overdose.
Born out of the "dual public health emergencies" of the overdose crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the FNHA released this "extensive, province-wide overdose prevention campaign" related to harm reduction, comparing the provincial response to both…
Increase the Support. Reduce the Harm.
Presents short interviews with 11 Indigenous people with lived experience, this campaign includes individual talks discussing the overdose crisis, recovery from addiction and substance use-related stigma. Special attention is paid to the uniquely…
Opioid Overdoses: What you need to know
Campaign posters and ads pushed traffic to the website above which also includes an updated version of the campaign poster that differs slightly from the file above (the initial version of the poster launched in 2020). Slight differences…
In Plain Sight
Between May and August of 2019, Health Canada released an 8-episode podcast series on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and their own website that "explores the personal stories of people affected by the opioid crisis"; a crisis that is happening "in…
End Stigma (Health Canada)
By emphasizing their relationships, friends and family (actors) of overdose decedents convey the message, "I never thought drugs would impact someone close to me" (their daughter, husband, friend). As they grieve the loss of this person, they reflect…
Know More
Targeted toward teenagers and young adults, the Know More tour, originally in-person, visited high schools, events, and summer festivals to facilitate interactive activities on problematic opioid use. Along with addressing stigma towards people who…
Ease the Burden
Coinciding with #MensHealthWeek in June 2021, Health Canada had created a social media campaign dedicated to to reducing stigma and raising awareness around the opioid epidemic within the trades. Within these campaign social media posts, users were…
End Stigma (Interior Health)
Notable for including the narrative of a person in active use, "End Stigma" is a "four part series of stories and videos about the stigma faced by those impacted by substance use". Interior Health also cut together a 30-second version of each…
Too Many Men
Targeting men employed in skilled trades and transport, this Vancouver Island-based campaign sought to raise awareness for drug addiction support services, provide education on overdose prevention and treatment, and encourage the breaking of silence…