The Mike Farwell Show: the connection between homelessness and drug consumption

The Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council’s Michael Parkinson and ACCKWA‘s Jesse Burt joined Mike Farwell Wednesday December 8th to discuss the connection between homelessness and drug consumption. Skip ahead to 41:28 to listen as Mike, Jesse, and Michael discuss this issue.

They explore some of the systemic causes of homelessness, the shelter system, and some of the experiences unhoused people in Waterloo Region face. Click here to listen to the broadcast.

To learn more about Overdose Prevention in Waterloo Region, check out our overdose prevention page and watch our webinar from earlier this year, that also features both Michael and Jesse, (Un)Safe 3.0: Integrating sites, safe supply, and wrap around services in Waterloo Region. This webinar explores successes and challenges shared in this presentation and dialogue include: Onsite overdose prevention sites in shelter settings via the Urgent Public Health Need Sites (UPHNS) exemption, Safe supply services, COVID-19 recovery services, and complimentary wrap-around health and social services.