Record #: SIM0097
Last Full Update: 16 Jan 2025

Service Details

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Areas Served Brant County ; Brantford
Eligibility No restrictions
Application

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Languages English
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Brantford
Address & Map
194 Terrace Hill St
Brantford, ON N3R 1G7
Intersection Elizabeth St and Terrace Hill St
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service)

Harm reduction refers to policies, programs, and practices that primarily aim to reduce the adverse health effects of the use of legal and illegal substances without necessarily reducing consumption.  Harm reduction interventions respect the rights of individuals to use substances, increase awareness regarding lower risk use, and address risk and protective factors related to harms

Harm Reduction programs include:

  • providing safer injection, inhalation, and safer sex supplies
  • providing sharps disposal bins throughout the community
  • safe needle pick-up education and needle reporting and removal program
  • naloxone administration, education and distribution including overdose prevention training
  • education through participation in community events including International Overdose Awareness Day and National Addiction Awareness Week 

Contact Information

Office Phone 519-753-4937 ext 460
E-Mail HREP@bchu.org
Website https://bchu.org/public-health-topic/harm-reduction-and-substance-use/
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