Northern Peer Connections
Funded by Quesnel Community Action Team
Call the outreach phone number at 250-983-4492 for service times and/or support
We offer:
Mobile harm reduction outreach service
Harm reduction supplies and education
Sharps pick up and safe disposal
Naloxone training and distribution
Observed consumption and overdose prevention services
Connections and referrals to primary healthcare services
Referrals to OAT/Suboxone and other safe supply clinics
Referrals to other community supports
Food and essential items
Peer support and advocacy
This service is provided in collaboration with multiple community service providers and valued peer organizations, including Coalition of Substance Users of the North (CSUN) and Wild Women of the North.
Community Action Initiative: Overdose Prevention and Education Network (OPEN)
OPEN's goal is to activate mental health and substance use service providers across British Columbia to respond to opioid overdoses within their communities, equip them with overdose prevention education and response tools, and ultimately reduce harm to people who use opioid drugs.
In Quesnel, funding from this grant helps groups like the Coalition of Substance Users of the North (CSUN) provide vital front-line services.
For more information on peer work check out the Peer2Peer Project.
For more information on CSUN check out their Facebook page.