A new report from the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council makes the case for a local safe drug supply program that advocates say would reduce overdose deaths along with social problems. #SafeSupply Click to Read More.
‘There’s no end in sight’ Michael Parkinson with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council said COVID-19 has made things worse. He said the calls to stay home and stay apart have led people to overdose alone and support organizations have had a harder time providing services. “We’re seeing direct service agencies just get crushed by overwhelming […]
WATERLOO REGION — People can practise how they might intervene when they see domestic violence in an upcoming interactive theatre production. Unmute: The Impact of a Pandemic on Gender-Based Violence is a virtual forum theatre project that’s part of the local Keep Families Safe campaign, which is raising awareness about the heightened risk of domestic […]
Sponsored by Waterloo Region Crime Prevention council and DART, Theatre of the Beat developed an interactive theatre experience to be performed over zoom that portrays a gender based violence story and invited the audience to help change the ending of violence. This is part of the #KeepFamiliesSafe Campaign. Check out the interview: https://www.570news.com/audio/the-mike-farwell-show/ Go to Nov […]
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Numbers are ‘highly disappointing’ Michael Parkinson, a drug strategy specialist with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, said the numbers are “highly disappointing” to him and his colleagues right across Canada. But he said he is not too surprised by them. “We’ve had conversations over many years about surges in overdose fatalities that were likely to […]
Michael Parkinson and 2 of his colleagues from the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council were redeployed to the Emergency Shelter during the Covid 19 Lockdown 2020. He wrote this article about this experience. Click here for the Full Article : There’s No Place Like Home (1)
Michael Parkinson, community engagement co-ordinator at Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, said outreach workers often have substandard salaries and working conditions, despite the best efforts and intentions of their employers in the not-for-profit sector. “Most of the outreach people I know are thoroughly burnt out from the daily struggle to overcome downstream structural deficiencies,” Parkinson […]
Click here to view this recording! How do you respond to harm in community or workplace? In this Porch Chat we will discuss the theory and practice behind being an active bystander. This Porch Chat session will be led by Rod Friesen, Restorative Justice Program Coordinator from the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). Participants will also […]
