Resources

Supportive & Healing resources such as: Books, Podcasts, Videos, Local Support, Emergency Resources, & More.

Videos

I Died Six Times….Let’s End the Stigma of Harm Reduction (TED Talk), Guy Felicella, (Click here to watch on Youtube)

Everything you think you know about Addiction is wrong (TED Talk), Johann Hari, (Click here to watch on Youtube)
For more recommended videos and films, visit our growing library of visual educational resources at: www.momsstoptheharm.com/videos

Beyond Abstinence: Pitfalls Of An Abstinence Only Approach - Understanding 6 Pitfalls of an Abstinence-Only Approach.
From Grief to Action Coping Kit - Resource kit that focuses on questions, issues, and practical problems faced by parents, guardians, and loved ones of people who use drugs.
Parents Like Us: The Unofficial Survival Guide to Parenting a Young Person with a Substance Use Disorder - This handbook by the Foundry is a collection of shared experiences and stories to help other parents and caregivers find refuge, support, and courage to reach out for help.
Opioids: A Survivor’s Guide - Written by people on OAT, this is an accessible resource intended to help people who use opioids understand their options.
BC Centre on Substance Use - The BC Centre on Substance Use is a provincially networked organization with a mandate to develop, help implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to substance use and addiction.
Starlings Community - To stop intergenerational cycles of trauma, mental illness, and substance use disorder in families exposed to the stress and stigma of a parent's substance use.

If you have an Emergency call 911, or contact your local Emergency Services.

Alberta Health Services Health Link 811 24/7 nurse advice and general health information.
Access 24 / 7, Adult Intake Services Provides a single point of access to adult addiction and mental health community based programs.
Alberta Health Services information on overdose prevention, response and harm reduction.
Recovery Access Alberta Directory is a provincial navigation tool to help Albertans seeking in or outpatient treatment programs and services.
Alberta’s Virtual Opioid Dependency Program - Same Day Medication Starts, Opioid Treatment Transition Service, and Ongoing Opioid Dependency Care. 7 Days Per Week.
Canadian Mental Health Association - Alberta Division
- Need Help? Call 211 (Alberta only) or the Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642

Toward The Heart BCCDC Harm Reduction Services - This site offers harm reduction information and resources relevant to families in all provinces. It is the most comprehensive site for harm reduction in Canada.
BC Interior Health - Youth Harm Reduction: A toolkit for service providers
BC Interior Health - Safety First Educator's Guide
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
BC Alcohol & Drug Information & Referral Service - Service available 24 hours a day to people across BC needing help with any kind of substance use issues.
- 1 800 663-1441 or 604 660-9382 in the Lower Mainland
Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division: Tel: 604-688-3234 Toll-Free: 1-800-555-8222
BC Centre on Substance Use The BC Centre on Substance Use is a provincially networked organization with a mandate to develop, help implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to substance use and addiction.