Women, Trauma, and Substance Use
Printer-friendly versionGuidelines for Informed Practices,
Evidence Exchange Network's Health Canada Drug Treatment Funding Program Webinar Series
February 21, 2013
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
The Ontario DTFP Trauma and Substance Use project team is developing guidelines to support organizations that provide substance use treatment services for women. The prevalence of trauma among substance‐ involved women is high. System‐wide use of trauma‐informed practices will help service providers to understand the interconnections of trauma and substance use, and to engage and provide improved care for substance‐involved women.
The focus of the webinar is:
An overview of the project
What are trauma‐informed practices?
How have guidelines been developed?
Next steps
Presenters: Nancy Bradley, Project Lead and Director of the Jean Tweed Centre; and Janine Gates, Project Lead Consultant
To register, please visit the event website.
For more information, please download the flyer.
Please also visit DFTP’s website.
The Canadian Women's Health Network and the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health program are financially supported by Health Canada through the Women's Health Contribution Program. The views herein do not necessarily represent the official policy of Health Canada.