About the Conference
The annual Harm Reduction Conference is presented by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit with the support of the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy. The goals of the conference are to:
- Provide a forum for the safe and open exchange of ideas
- Share strategies and technical information that is evidence-informed
- Challenge myths, stereotypes, and stigma
- Encourage use of innovations locally for program development and implementation
- Provide a forum for networking; locally and regionally
The conference is intended for front line workers including outreach/harm reduction workers, educators, health care workers, enforcement/justice workers, social service providers, peer workers, emergency services, and those in management positions.
Save the Date: The 8th Annual Harm Reduction Conference
Registration details to be updated in August 2024.
2024 Conference Agenda and Speaker Bios
This information will be updated as details are confirmed.
Agenda
The conference agenda will be added once finalized in August 2024.
Keynote Speaker: Guy Felicella
Guy Felicella is an international speaker and drug policy reform advocate from Vancouver. He started coping with his trauma, an undiagnosed learning disability, and his emotional pain with drugs and alcohol at 12 years old, which escalated into a substance use disorder that left him residing in the Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for 20 years. Today, Guy has over a decade of recovery and uses his career and platform to advocate for trauma therapy, harm reduction, quicker access to treatment and changed drug policy. Guy is an inspiration to many and a fierce advocate for those needing a voice.
More speakers to be announced this summer!
Past Conferences
- Harm Reduction Conference 2023 | Thriving Together: Building Stronger Helper Communities
- Harm Reduction Virtual Conference 2022 | Moving Beyond
- Harm Reduction Conference 2021 | Innovative Solutions
For Further Information
Please contact Marianne Bortolin, Podium Events & Consulting Inc. at info@podium-events.com for any questions about the conference.
For more information on harm reduction, please contact the Superior Points Harm Reduction Program by calling (807) 621-7862 or (807) 621-7861 (toll-free: 1-888-294-6630) or emailing harm.reduction@tbdhu.com.