In August 2018, the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness published “Wisdom of the Elders – Guidance from the Community: A Tailored Approach to Indigenize Harm Reduction.” This report introduces the practice of harm reduction, provides an overview of presentations during a two-day community consultation and key viewpoints voiced by those who attended and outlines a framework to guide the strategic direction moving forward.
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Considerations
Build on the promising practice in the Priority One culturally supportive housing pilot project.
Recommendation 2:- Strengthen Indigenous self-identity
- Provide a home, a safe environment – with love and no judgement
- Feast – eat together – share stories around the table, and feed the spirit
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Strengthen a spirit of alliance across Vancouver Island.
Recommendation 5:- Envision an island where Indigenous people are whole, safe, strong, housed—transformed through love and care
- Identify sister communities
- Build and maintain strong partnerships, create MoU’s, protocols for practice
- Commit to action through short and long term planning
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Medium-term goals
Recommendation 7:- Pilot Island Wide ‘healing communities’
- Conduct research; gather data
- Expand Managed Alcohol Residence programming
- Provide culturally supportive housing
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Recommendation 8:- Open an Indigenous Healing Centre in Victoria for the ASC
- Provide culturally supportive housing
- Operate residence MAP programming
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