THREAD: For the last year, our ePAC collaborative led out of University of Victoria - School of Nursing has been creating resources & tools to support #ACP conversations among people living & working in the inner city. Now that #COVID19 is here, this work has become even more essential. #ACPDay2020

7pm daily, I think of every public health nurse behind the testing numbers, community nurses helping people stay at home, street nurses, outreach, harm reduction & peer workers meeting people where they are at @CoreyRanger Meaghan Brown (she/her) Solid Outreach AVI Health and Community Services Peers Victoria

We will survive - resilience is our super power Solid Outreach Zoë Dodd Bernie Pauly (she/her) Shawn Jessica Anne Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Garth Mullins Jeremy Kalicum Ann Livingston

Re-sent Open Letter to Province of BC calling for Urgent Action to Address Regional Inequities in #COVID19 Responses forms.gle/q1mdbLRKZrtVUv… Proud to sign with AVI Health and Community Services Peers Victoria Solid Outreach @CoreyRanger Meaghan Brown (she/her) Endorsed by City of Victoria and 170 more!

Shout out to the community members who are showing us some love! ❤️❤️❤️ **We are continuing to receive various donations- DM me to find out what supplies we are lacking to make this happen. —->Thank you… instagram.com/p/B_LW-OgjW9w/…

#Homelessness should be declared a public health emergency across Canada. It took years for me to #recover not only from #addiction, but also the physical & mental impacts caused by being #homeless! #COVID19 #cdnpoli #WeAreInThisTogether #dtes #bcpoli

In January, a group began meeting in #yyj to support equity-informed palliative care beyond professional services. Learn more about how our ePAC Crew formed and is "showing up" for death & dying in the inner city: equityinpalliativecare.com/post/introduci… #comcom #comcomcovid

It's cheque day and #drugchecking continues to be an important quality control measure in the context of an uncontrolled supply in #YYJ. If you want to get your stuff checked, you can drop off a sample at Solid Outreach to have it run through our spectrometers. #Harmredux

Vancouver #homeless count 2,223. There are 23,000 hotel rooms in metro Vancouver. It is unacceptable that our most vulnerable are living in Oppenheimer park #dtes. Health Canada and PHAC needs to implement a National housing strategy & fund Provinces to house people who are homeless!

It's very difficult & challenging for people to change when we only give them barely enough to survive! It's the system that's failing and then we blame people! End #poverty #housingfirst #WeAreAllInThisTogether #harmreduction

When you spend your time passionately advocating for PWUD with little, slow or no changes it can leave you feeling like a failure. But remember, it's not you who is failing ; it's the system keep fighting & protect our most vulnerable people in this world. #advocateappreciation

Bylaw asking campers at Beacon to relocate to Topaz under threat of forced eviction from Beacon even after we have had NO ISSUES here and had 0 incidents to date.....why aren't we in the news ? clearly we can co exsist and live orderly lives in the community. Zero Impact not bad.

Just a reminder that on Sunday prisoners are only fed 2 meals. So remember that when you feel like your having a hard time in isolation.

It's amazing how many people that have never held, shot, or even seen, a gun are experts on them.

A year ago, BC's now-beloved Dr Henry called for drug decriminalization. The government snubbed her plan immediately. Nobody painted a mural. The press conference was not carried live. There were no Fluevogs. It's time for her to remind them again. theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

#COVID19 is giving society a small glimpse into what marginalized populations face daily. Uncertainty, fear, isolation, depression. Let's use this pandemic to bring us all together & fight to change these social issues! #WeAreInThisTogether #HousingCrisis #EndPoverty #bcpoli

A Deep Look at Psilocybin for Depression: Usona Institute is about to begin the largest psilocybin-depression study in the US. Part of FDA’s Phase 2 clinical trial protocol tests psilocybin in 80 people for safety & efficacy in treating MDD.Psychedelics Today bit.ly/2E2RZoC

A day in the life of a peer. #Peerlife With a working link. Watch this to see what we’re all about. In SOLIDarity and respect. youtube.com/watch?v=XcMBpG…

ROSE is the peer led support intervention developed by peers for peers. See towardtheheart.com/peer-engagement for resources to support peer work.

ROSE Stands for Recognition, Organizational Supports, Skills Development for Everyone. Our ROSE Video explains the model and was shortlisted for Research Reels: youtube.com/watch?v=a4CCAc…