Upcoming Public Events

Join us for a conversation on the independent evaluation of the MySafe biometric medication dispensing program. MySafe was designed as a low-barrier, person-centred model providing secure access to prescribed alternatives through biometric dispensing machines paired with wraparound supports. 

 

In 2024, funding was abruptly discontinued amid shifting political and regulatory pressures. The closure left many participants navigating sudden transitions in care. Based on in-depth interviews with former clients and service providers, this evaluation examines how the program shaped autonomy, access to care, stability, and daily functioning — and what changed when it ended. It also surfaces critical questions about sustainability, policy responsibility, and the ethics of implementing high-impact pilot programs without continuity safeguards. 

 

In this webinar, we will: - Share key findings from the evaluation - Explore the human impacts of abrupt program closure - Examine the policy and funding context that shaped the program’s trajectory - Discuss recommendations for future biometric dispensing and prescribed alternatives models For healthcare and social service providers, researchers, policy-makers, and people with lived and living experience, this session offers space to look at what worked, what was disrupted, and what accountability and sustainability should look like going forward. 

 

Speakers: Tara Taylor (SpencerCreo Foundation), Isabelle Boisvert (Changemark) and Kaitlin Calligari (Changemark)