Webinar: Session 5: NHS APA 2021 Virtual Conference

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Welcome to Session 5 of the NHS APA 2021 Virtual Conference.

In this session we are thrilled to be joined by the Gord Garner, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships of the Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA) in Canada.

The presentation, titled; Stigma Ends With Me aims to provide insight towards Substance Use Health as a continuum of increased wellness with a person-focused outcome, including community supports and services. It emphasizes a two-pronged approach using substance use stigma reduction and community engagement to develop access to informed Substance Use Health care, free from stigma and discrimination. CAPSA invites the community to reduce all forms of stigma which impact individuals with substance use disorder. The presentation expands on building networks of support to end stigma and clarifies common stigmatizing misconceptions in the community regarding recurrence, concurrent disorders, and harm reduction. CAPSA’s vision towards increased wellness and equity is conveyed as encompassing physical health, mental health, and Substance Use Health. CAPSA’s process of community engagement is informed by Anne Bishop’s model of Becoming an Ally and invites all stakeholders to collaborate in breaking the cycle of oppression by promoting positive, genuine interactions as well as the use of non-stigmatizing language.

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Presenter

Gord Garner (He/him)

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships of the Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA)

Mr. Garner is the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships of the Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA), and the chair of the annual Recovery Day Ottawa event since 2015. He is a national public speaker and trainer on addressing stigma and Person First Language. He is living well with his own substance use disorder at the time of this writing. He is dedicated to removing barriers, to enable policy writers, academics, researchers and people with experience of substance use disorders active or in remission to take evidence-based actions to improve the lives of Canadians concerning substance use. He supports the concept of All People All Pathways to increased health. He advocates that the existing four pillars of Prevention, Harm Reduction, Treatment and Enforcement all serve one purpose, increased wellbeing for Canadians in regards to substance use. This naturally leads to advocating for changes and better cohesion under the concept of Substance Use Health. All of Gord’s work is informed by his 38 years of active addiction and by those who helped him.