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/ Project Overview
Community Opioid / Overdose Capacity Building (COM-CAP)
Key Words: Public health, opioid crisis, overdose, capacity building, co-design Objective: The project aims to support the work of organisations leading community opioid related plans by designing a capacity-building model that is evidence-based and multidimensional in providing on-going support that promotes expansion and sustainability. |
/ Collaborators
PI Dr. Pamela Leece (Public Health Ontario), Prof Robert Schwartz, Canadian Association of People who use Drugs (CAPUD), Dr. Kate Sellen,
/ Sponsor(s): Health Canada - Substance Use and Addictions Program, Public Health Ontario (PHO) |
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/ Abstract
The Community Opioid / Overdose Capacity Building (COM-CAP) project, aims to reduce opioid-related harms at the community level by working with communities to identify, develop, and evaluate supports to address local needs around opioid planning. Health Canada has funded Public Health Ontario (PHO) for a four-year project to develop a capacity-building model to support comprehensive community opioid plans in Ontario.
/ Research Process
The COM-CAP project consists of various phases, including Data collection (through Situational Assessment process), identifying, and designing of the project tool(s), and implementation and evaluation of the intervention. The "From Design to Action" co-design workshop was part of the research and design process, aimed to engage diverse stakeholders in a productive collaboration and discussion around the topic by enabling them to delve deeper into the issue.
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/ Results
Design and development of the COM-CAP model consists of priority support areas. Design and development of community capacity building support tools, including a centralised website and an online resource tool, webinars, and knowledge sharing materials (e.g., design briefs and one-pagers).
/ For more on this project please visit: COM-CAP Design Briefs COM-CAP Grief Support COM-CAP Arts-based Approaches |
/Publications
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Supporting community overdose response planning in Ontario, Canada
: Findings from a situational assessment Authors: Kate Sellen, Maryam Mallakin, Triti Khorasheh, Caroline Bennett AbuAyyash, Kim Corace, Bernadette Pauly, Daniel Buchman, Michael Hamilton, Nick Boyce, Karen Ng, Carol Strike, Sheena Taha, Heather Manson & Pamela Leece
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From design to action: participatory approach to capacity building needs
for local overdose response plans Authors: Maryam Mallakin, Christina Dery, Yordanos Woldemariam, Michael Hamilton, Kim Corace, Bernie Pauly, Triti Khorasheh, Caroline Bennett AbuAyyash, Pamela Leece & Katherine Sellen
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