Connection, care, community: Strengthening harm reduction for GBT2Q people who use drugs in Canada

This project seeks to identify what can and needs to be done to strengthen the response to HIV, other STBBIs, and other health concerns among GBT2Q people who use drugs. This includes the areas of legal and policy measures, funding, research, education and training, service provision, and community spaces. To that end, the HIV Legal Network is producing the following resources:

Summary Report: This Summary Report draws on three sources:

• An extensive literature review.
• Interviews with selected key informants, most of whom are GBT2Q people who use(d) drugs and all of whom are involved in providing services and/or community organizing related to harm reduction.
• An environmental scan of programs and initiatives in Canada relevant to substance use by GBT2Q people.

An Agenda for Action: This document sets out recommendations for action in various areas, informed by and complementing the Summary Report.