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Thunderbird Partnership Foundation’s Cannabis and Harm Reduction
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PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION Cannabis Dialogue Sessions
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Increasing dialogue opportunities about Cannabis for First Nations communities resulting from the Canadian Government announcement of planned legalization of recreational cannabis by 2018.
WHY
Funding for this project comes from the Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Secretariat of Health Canada HOW Ten regions participated across Canada WHO
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Dis iscuss Evid idence Applied With ithin an n Ind ndig igenous Con
text It is important to ground evidence and information about cannabis and the national priorities for legalization within the context of First Nations community, and social determinants of health. Understanding the history and current context of the community will help when starting dialogue about the potential risks and benefits of cannabis use. These conversations are especially important around pain management, mental health, addictions, youth, and pregnant women and community planning. The FNMWC represents a culturally-grounded approach to support strengthened community, regional, and national responses specific to substance use issues, recognizing that collaboration amongst these partners is necessary to address social determinants of health and is intended to guide the delivery, design, and coordination of services at all levels.
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First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum (FNMWC) framework
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Participant feedback has been categorized into the FNMWC themes to support future cannabis related programs and services
Ownership, and Capacity Building
Competent Service Delivery
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Rejecting regulated recreational cannabis does not reduce harms to individuals or the community
access is the illicit market then they will continue to use with risk to their safety due to mold, pesticides, and marijuana that may be laced with other drugs
everyone has the right to health, treatment and prevention related to drugs
use cannabis for personal use, such as to cope and survive
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Community By-laws banning cannabis will be no more effective than the bylaws banning alcohol
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Engagement Process
Follow-up Report for validation Focus Group Dialogue Sessions Webinar & Cannabis Survey Confirmatio n of Participatio n Follow- up Webinar, for further validation
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1) Holding effective community conversations about cannabis 2) Defining and identifying community needs in addressing the community impacts of cannabis legalization 3) Mental health, wellness and cannabis 4) Youth and impacts of cannabis legalization
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Regional feedback regarding cannabis and harm reduction fell into two categories;
Education
Some participants expressed a need for education regarding the benefits and impacts of cannabis as well as cannabis driven harm reduction approaches
Ban Cannabis
Some participants explained that some community members are seeking to ban cannabis
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Ensure culture is the foundation for
community activities and services surrounding cannabis such as educational workshops and treatment programs
Ensure Elders and/or language speakers are
present to facilitate dialogue on the impacts of cannabis legalization
Promote safe environments inclusive and
respectful of all community members beliefs and values
Survey results also support the importance of using culture as a foundation as participants indicated that First Nations culture-based practices are important in supporting youth cannabis education.
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Community Development, Ownership, and Capacity Building
Develop community-based policies and initiatives to reduce the impacts
Develop community-based human resource policies, particularly regarding cannabis use and the workplace
Include all community members are included in cannabis related dialogue and decision-making
Encourage participation in community dialogue and activities by extending personalized invitations through home visits
Provide anonymous methods of communication to facilitate community feedback (example: comment boxes)
Increase community access to physical safe spaces such as an existing gathering place and extend hours of wellness-based programs and services Survey results also suggest that a number of community supports are important in promoting non-use. For example, when asked what influences youth’s decision not to use cannabis, participants indicated a number of factors relating to community development including; community and family activities, community wellness programs/initiatives, land-based activities and recreation and sport activities.
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Quality Care System and Competent Service Delivery
Conduct culturally-centred educational workshops on cannabis
legislation and health impacts for communities and specific population groups such as youth, Elders, frontline workers and pregnant women
Develop accessible educational material related to cannabis
(brochures, flyers, social media, etc.)
Utilize social media to further engage youth and provide
accurate cannabis information
Promote awareness and education to reduce stigma surrounding
mental wellness and wellness care
Provide support for individuals with mental wellness challenges
through home visits
Survey respondents echoed the importance of providing assessible educational material as they indicated they would like to access cannabis-related resources through community conversations, print material, electronic material, and First Nations culture-based practices.
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Collaboration with Partners
Foster collaborative relationships between community
members, educators, law enforcement and frontline wellness workers to reduce community impacts of cannabis legalization
Engage community members, leadership, educators,
police, wellness workers and youth in collaborative cannabis related program development
Engage external professionals to support cannabis related
education, training and resource development
Network and engage with other communities to exchange
cannabis related knowledge and approaches
This need for collaboration was echoed by youth survey respondents as they indicated they would like to receive cannabis related information from a variety of sources and stakeholders including parents/guardians, Elders and health care professionals.
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Enhanced Flexible Funding
Secure and maintain flexible funding to
support cannabis and wellness related education and support initiatives
Secure flexible funding that can be allocated
based on community specific needs
Ensure funding is flexible and is allocated
based on community specific needs resulting from impacts of cannabis legalization
Adult survey results also suggest that there is a need for increased funding for cannabis related education for youth, mental health and addictions supports as well as increased funding for frontline wellness workers.
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