Y4Y Canada creates and manages projects to improve the lives of youth in Canada through arts, culture and health education.
Founded and led by female Indigenous youth. Supported by volunteers. Funded by the continued kindness of granting organizations and individual donors that share our vision.
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The opening of a new day detox program offered by the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre will help more people get treatment for alcohol and opioid use, and should make a huge difference to their lives.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/royal-day-detox-beds
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Our thanks to Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) and Nanook Expeditions for making our inaugural Canoeing & Outdoor Cooking workshop a huge success.
https://kisac.ca/2025/06/canoeing-and-outdoor-cooking-workshop
Interventions could be having a real impact. Treatment options, including lifesaving opioid reversal drugs like naxolone, which people regularly carry with them, or programs to reduce the stigma of drug use or educate young people on the dangers, might be making a dent. But the illicit drug supply is always evolving. The unpredictability of ingredients is what makes accessing this uncontrolled supply so dangerous.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fentanyl-overdoses-canada-us-drug-enforcement-1.7504182
It's taken years for observers to see these kinds of widespread fatality declines, but people in harm reduction are worried the drug supply could become more toxic if authorities restrict the supply of fentanyl too quickly.
Correct misinformation where you find it. Truth saves lives.
Teenagers as young as 14 years old are dying from drug overdoses in recent "gut-wrenching" incidents, says Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical examiner.
Dr. Nash Denic joined the RCMP in a press conference Wednesday. Cocaine is now the leading drug responsible for overdose deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the RCMP.
Dr. Foulds has consistently highlighted the need for more Métis-specific health research in her work. For instance, she has emphasized the importance of cultural connectedness in the health of Métis women.
Todd Lyons 🪶