Category: Research
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Walk With Me: using community-engaged research to reduce harm and confront the toxic drug poisoning in small BC cities
New Publication: The article “Walk With Me: reducing harm and confronting the toxic drug poisoning crisis in small British Columbia cities through community-engaged research” is now available. This article is the result of a research project led by Dr. Marnie…
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Times Higher Education: Community-engaged research Giving a voice to marginalised people:
In the realm of academia, a transformative approach is gaining momentum: community-engaged research. Unlike traditional research, which often relies solely on “expert” perspectives, community-engaged research recognizes the vital role of community knowledge. Researchers collaborate directly with community members, allowing them to…
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CAF-FCA Webinar: Supporting Tradespeople Who Use Substances
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Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Research Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis
New Publication: The Walk With Me team and SFU CERi have collaborated on the report Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis to illuminate a powerful role for community-engaged research in addressing the drug poisoning crisis. Since the toxic drug poisoning crisis was declared a provincial public health emergency…
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Exploring the toxic drug overdose crisis through art: The Omega news story
In the halls of Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology Building, a recent art exhibit shed light on the hidden issue of substance use in the trades industry through the innovative method of cultural story mapping. The research team collected…
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Lived experience and BC’s toxic drug crisis: Castanet News Story
At Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology building, a thought-provoking exhibition sheds light on the hidden issue of substance use within the trades industry. Through cultural story mapping, the Impact of the Toxic Drug Overdose Crisis on People in Trades…
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TRU Trades and Technology: on Trades Drug Overdose Mapping Exhibition
Discover the connection between trades and the drug overdose crisis in the new Trades Mapping Exhibit video. The conversation begins. Check it out on the TRU Trades and Technology Instagram page! Music Credits: Kasa • Breaking The Habit (acoustic)
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CBC Interview: Trades Mapping
Listen to the CBC Interview discussing the Trades and Overdose Mapping Showcase. A post from the TRU Research – Office of the Vice-President of Research on the talks about the impact of drug use on trades:
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Breaking the Silence in the Trades: CFJC Today News Story
Within the hallways of Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology building, a powerful exhibition is currently shedding light on the hidden issue of substance use in the trades industry. The research team behind this exhibition is on a mission to…