Collaborative Mentorship Network for Chronic Pain and Addiction

Information courtesy of the Opioid Harms Response Community (OHRC) webinar, “Decolonizing opioid services and supports,”  held on October 13, 2021. The webinar included a presentation by Thunderbird Partnership Foundation representatives:

•  Tim Ominika, Community-Based Researcher, Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, tominika@thunderbirdpf.org (presentation attached)

 As well as an introduction of Thunderbird’s new Wellness app by:

•  Sherry Huff, Communications Manager, Thunderbird Partnership Foundation, shuff@thunderbirdpf.org

The following resources were shared:  

• Thunderbird Wellness app video: https://vimeo.com/630368309/49c729c0f9
• Resource to support a cultural approach to harm reduction: https://thunderbirdpf.org/fact-sheet-harm-reduction/
• Thunderbird has a number of additional resources to support the discussion that took place during the webinar that are available at the website's document library - https://thunderbirdpf.org/nnapf-document-library/, including:
• A Cultural Safety Toolkit for Mental Health and Addiction Workers In-Service with First Nations People, Honouring Our Strengths: A Renewed Framework to Support Substance Use Issues Among First Nations People in Canada, and First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework

In addition to the new Wellness app, Thunderbird is planning to launch a new podcast within the coming weeks. To get the latest on Thunderbird developments and new resources, all participants are invited to join the mailing list at https://thunderbirdpf.org/newsletter/.

The OHRC bi-weekly email messages were put on hold during the election. The email updates will resume once a Cabinet is in place and caretaker mode is lifted. If you have suggestions regarding resources you think could be shared with this group, please forward them to opioidresponse-interventionopioides@hc-sc.gc.ca, and we will include in our messages when they resume.

Thank you,

 Opioid Response Team / Équipe d’intervention en matière d’opioïdes

Health Canada / Santé Canada

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada