A stigma-reduction project in Thunder Bay

Key Takeaways to Reduce Stigma

• Leadership buy-in/participation
• Use assessment & policy tools to identify/address stigma
• Involve people with lived and living experience in all stages
• Embed commitment across all levels of the organization
• Ensure dedicated capacity through staff time, training, tools, funding, etc.

Resource and tool links:

• Challenging Structural Substance Use Stigma Workshop Package: www.substanceuse.ca/challenging-structural-substance-use-stigma-package-person-delivery  
• Organizational Assessment Substance Use and Stigma Tool: www.substanceuse.ca/organizational-assessment-tool-substance-use-and-stigma
• Healthy Workplaces Assessment Tool: https://capsa.ca/services/healthy-workplaces/assessment-tool/#list
• CAPSA resource page: https://capsa.ca/resources/  
• TBDHU stigma page: www.tbdhu.com/stopstigma
• Preliminary Community Assessment Report for Thunder Bay, Ontario: https://www.cpha.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/resources/CPHAandTBDSReport.pdf