In 2018, “Close to Home: Families & Caregivers – Set priorities for addressing substance use and addiction in BC” was published by the BC Centre on Substance Use Network of Family Members & Caregivers with the support of the Vancouver Foundation. “Close to Home” details the challenges family members and caregivers face when seeking to support loved ones who struggle with substance use disorders. It also outlines priorities and action items for the BCCSU Network of Family Members and Caregivers, the provincial government and the regional health authorities.
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Recommendation 11: Immediately commit to establishing an effective substance use system of care and involving families in all stages of development and planning. This includes family involvement in the new Overdose Emergency Response Centre (OERC), as promised at the OERC announcement on December 1st, 2017.-
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Recommendation 12: Endorse the creation of a provincially-recognized best practices process outlining how to involve families affected by substance use disorders, and addressing privacy/confidentiality issues through the provincial expansion of policies like Vancouver Coastal Health’s Family Involvement Policy.-
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Recommendation 13: Utilize BCCSU resources and other relevant tools to establish family support groups across the province.-
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Recommendation 14: Involve families in developing messaging for provincial public awareness and anti-stigma campaigns regarding addiction and overdose prevention/response, to be rolled out across the province immediately.-
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Recommendation 15: Create and regularly update an online resource where families in BC can find information on addiction treatment and related substance use services, navigating the addiction system, self-care, advocacy, and support through personal stories.-
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Recommendation 16: Create a support handbook for families who have lost loved ones to substance use-related harms such as overdose, in partnership with the BC Coroners Service and the BC Bereavement Helpline.-
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Recommendation 17: Revise the Coping Kit, a support handbook for families struggling with addiction, and create two condensed versions in partnership with From Grief to Action and the Canadian Mental Health Association – BC.-
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