On January 31st, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition launched “To End a Crisis: Vision for BC Drug Policy.” This is more than a vision; it is a crucial call to action. 

Developed by a provincial working group of civil society organizations and people who use drugs, the roadmap for reform covers four critical areas: Drug Regulation; Decriminalization; Addressing Inequality; and Detox, Recovery, and Treatment. 

DABC and a number of other community organizations are endorsing the Vision for BC Drug Policy. Learn more and endorse the platform here:  https://drugpolicy.ca/visionforbcdrugpolicy/.

Transforming these policies is not just essential; it is an act of love and care for all. 

#VisionForBCDrugPolicy

Canadian Association of Health Services (CAHS) is pleased to announce two final targeted engagement opportunities for this first round of engagement in relation to their Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) engagement process:

1. Zoom conversations with people with FASD. If you have been diagnosed with FASD or think you may have FASD, please join one of these sessions:

• February 16th @ 12 noon to 1:30pm ET: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BKPLX0KCRoGD9OkMmY3QCg#/registration
  
• February 20th @ 6 to 7:30 ET
  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ecONqx3tSO2feh5lDteZQg#/registration

2. Indigenous-led engagement for Indigenous organizations and individuals. These sessions will be facilitated by the Firelight Group and are by invitation.

These two engagement opportunities will conclude the first part of CAHS’ consultations. All of this input, along with other evidence, is being reviewed by an independent panel of experts.

For more information on the panel and CAHS’ process, please click on this link:
https://cahs-acss.ca/assessment-on-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-evaluation-sur-le-trouble-du-spectre-de-lalcoolisation-foetale/.

DABC is planning to redesign our website and we want your feedback! We value your perspectives and ideas as we make our website more visitor friendly, accessible and informative. We have created an online survey, which will be open until February 29th, 2024.

Please note that all responses are anonymous.

At the end of the survey, you will be provided a link to fill out a second form if you would like to be entered into a draw for a $50 gift card to a local store of your choice. The second form is completely optional. If you do provide your email address in the second form for the draw, your information will be kept confidential and will not be shared with anyone outside of DABC. Your email address will not be added to any listserv or mailing list.

We estimate the survey may take 12-20 minutes to complete.

There are open ended questions at the end of the survey should your feedback not be captured in the previous questions.

Take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WKWDGQJ.

Thank you for your thoughtful responses!