The iPHARE program: provides harm reduction programming within specific shelter settings to decrease overdose and health risks associated with isolation; increases harm reduction capacity of shelter staff through focused workshops and education; and, develop community within shelter to increase wellbeing, safety and connection to resources and care for residents
Services/Supplies Offered
- Naloxone training for residents and staff,
- Resident harm reduction programs and groups,
- Overdose response with Oxygen,
- Access to harm reduction supplies and needle exchange services,
- Drug checking results and alerts,
- Peer training and implementation.