July 9th, 2026
In this third webinar in our series "What happens when care gets taken away?", we get to hear from the people who know best what happens in supervised consumption sites, what role these services play in people’s lives, and what it means when those sites are taken away.
Panelists: Akosua Gyan-Mante (Ontario), Alexandria Gonidis (Ontario), Ashley (Saskatchewan), Jonathan Chuck (Ontario), Sam Mackey (Alberta), and Travis Peddie (Alberta)
Moderator: Zoë Dodd, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions
Resources
Supervised Consumption Sites: evidence and resources - evaluation reports, peer-reviewed papers, an evidence brief on the impact of closing SCS in Ontario, news, and more.
Have questions about why SCS matter? Travis Peddie invites you to reach out to him at luv.n.gratitude26 [at] gmail.com (luv[dot]n[dot]gratitude26[at]gmail[dot]com) to chat!
Links shared in the webinar Zoom Chat
Alberta government faces another legal fight to keep supervised consumption sites open. CBC News. 2026/04/09
No more "Just say no' - Canadian schools will soon have a road map to address student substance use. The Conversation. 2026/05/10
The Reason Young People Use Drugs. Performed by Abner Jay.
Moms Stop the Harm Peer Support Line: 1.866.355.MSTH (6784).
Euan Thompson. 2026/05/25. Alberta's only expert witness against consumption sites was an American economist in Italy. Here's how that went. Drug Data Decoded.
Donate to support organizations filling the gaps, including unfunded SCS and grassroots initiatives:
- Emergency Overdose Prevention Fund (Ontario), organized by Catalyst Philanthropy
- Reach Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) - e-transfers are accepted at: reachbanking47 [at] gmail.com (reachbanking47[at]gmail[dot]com)
- Harm Reduction Advocacy Coalition (Toronto, Ontario) - grassroots organizing and mutual aid
Watch the other webinars in the "What Happens When Care Gets Taken Away" series
MySafe Final evaluation - Impacts of program closure Watch
Preliminary findings from SCS closure studies in Ontario Watch
