PARN-Your Community AIDS Resource Network

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Join us in marking International Overdose Awareness Day by getting trained on administering naloxone at one of our upcoming naloxone training pop-up sites! 💜

Help to save a life! 💜

If you have a loved one lost to drug related fatality and would like to honour them by having their photo or name featured at this years International Overdose Awareness Day 2024, please contact Aizha @ 705 768 1719 or [email protected]

Sending love to everyone!

Political action doesn’t always have to happen on a grand scale or at events. Sometimes it is powerful to get your voice into the world through letter-writing and use those tools to shift political ideologies. This workshop will explore different methods of letter-writing and support you in finding effective ways to do political action through the mail. Right now marginalized people’s rights (particularly those in the Q***r and Trans communities) are being attacked and we can speak up and tell politicians what we feel and what we need to see in the world. Write some letters with us to help create a better world. Join us May 24th at Wallis Hall 226, Trail College between 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to add your voice to this action

https://may17.org/

It's a busy weekend for WHAI at PARN! We will be tabling at Peterborough's first Punk Rock Flea Market from 11am-2pm this Saturday in Millenium Park! Come on out to get some free resources and naloxone training, and to purchase some T-Shirts from us.

Note: the market runs from 11am-7pm with many vendors and various performances! PARN will just be there until 2pm.

Let’s bust some myths about among people who use drugs this ! Watch this pop quiz video to learn more about hepatitis C treatment in Canada. No community should be left behind in the fight against hepatitis C.Hep C Pop Quiz https://youtu.be/kzoBO1KawHs?si=9-3g7VKFWKY8s-b8

Hep C Pop Quiz Think you know about hepatitis C treatment? Test your knowledge with seven questions, and see how you stack up against experts, including clinicians, service...

ALERT 📣 A drug poisoning alert is being issued for Northumberland County after an increase in overdoses was reported in the area. For more information, visit 💻 www.hkpr.on.ca/news

We want to remind anyone who uses drugs or those who know someone who does to be aware of the following information:

▶️ Street drugs may be mixed with other substances.
▶️ Avoid mixing drugs (this includes mixing street drugs with alcohol).
▶️ Keep multiple naloxone kits on hand, and use naloxone in all suspected drug overdoses.
▶️Test a small amount of drug before you use.
▶️Never use alone. But if you do, call NORS at 1-888-688-6677
▶️Call 911 in the event of an overdose.

Naloxone kits are free and available at the health unit, most pharmacies and needle exchange sites; for pick-up locations, visit 👉 hkpr.on.ca/ReduceTheHarm
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Ontario Provincial Police, Northumberland County, Northumberland Hills Hospital PARN-Your Community AIDS Resource Network, Kawartha Lakes Police Service, Green Wood Coalition, MomsStopTheHarm, JHS Kawartha Lakes & Haliburton - Harm Reduction & Crisis Prevention Cobourg Police Service #911

Did you know that Canadian guidelines recommend that ALL people with hepatitis C be offered treatment? This includes people who use drugs, a population that is disproportionately affected by hepatitis C in Canada.

Share this critical information on and help raise awareness and reduce stigma around hepatitis C:

CATIE statement on hepatitis C treatment efficacy among people who use drugs Background information on HIV, hepatitis C and STIs in Canada, including basic information, statistics (epidemiology), provincial and national strategies to address HIV, hepatitis C and STIs, and social determinants of health.

Hepatitis C can affect anyone, no matter their age, s*x, gender, s*xual orientation, race or ethnic origin. However, certain populations carry a disproportionate burden of hepatitis C in Canada.

This Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day, learn more about epidemiology of hepatitis C in Canada here:

The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Canada Background information on HIV, hepatitis C and STIs in Canada, including basic information, statistics (epidemiology), provincial and national strategies to address HIV, hepatitis C and STIs, and social determinants of health.

Treatment cures over 95% of people with hepatitis C. This Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day spread the word! With accessible and equitable prevention, testing and treatment services we can eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat in Canada by 2030.

Learn more about hepatitis C treatment and care options in Canada here:

Treatment and medical care Background information on HIV, hepatitis C and STIs in Canada, including basic information, statistics (epidemiology), provincial and national strategies to address HIV, hepatitis C and STIs, and social determinants of health.

Did you know an estimated 1 in 100 people in Canada has had hepatitis C in their lifetime? Yet only about 25% of people who’ve ever had it are not aware of their current or past infection. When left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to serious health problems, such as liver failure, liver cancer and early death. The ONLY way to know if you have hepatitis C is by getting tested. Find hepatitis C testing services in Canada on CATIE’s service directory Where to?
CATIE

Where to? This website is for people looking for HIV, hepatitis C, s*xual health or harm reduction services in Canada, with additional resources to support their journey to health and wellness.

What is hepatitis C exactly? Can it be cured? This animated video dispels myths and misconceptions regarding hepatitis C prevention, testing and treatment by responding to five common questions about the virus. Share it with your networks this Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day!

Five Common Questions About Hepatitis C Background information on HIV, hepatitis C and STIs in Canada, including basic information, statistics (epidemiology), provincial and national strategies to address HIV, hepatitis C and STIs, and social determinants of health.

💻Join the Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Northumberland Drug Strategy to learn about harm reduction efforts and reducing stigma surrounding substance use.

Harm reduction focuses on minimizing negative impacts associated with drug use. It's about positive change and supporting individuals without judgment or discrimination. Don't miss the HKLN Drug Strategies upcoming event:

Free Virtual Presentation by Dr. Sandra McNeil on Recovery, Identity, Resistance: Substance Use Recovery and Stigma in Rural Areas.

📅 Thursday, May 9th, 11-12 p.m.

Register with Amanda Duncombe-Lee at [email protected]. Don't miss out on this insightful discussion!
JHS Kawartha Lakes & Haliburton - Harm Reduction & Crisis Prevention PARN-Your Community AIDS Resource Network Green Wood Coalition MomsStopTheHarm Northumberland County County of Haliburton City of Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Northumberland Drug Strategy

Here's what we have planned for the next three weeks at drop-in! 🌸🌈 Come hangout with us each Thursday from 3:30pm - 5:30pm in the Rainbow Room at PARN!

May 9: Come make your own comic books with us! 🖌️ We'll have all the supplies, just bring yourselves and your ideas.

May 16: We'll be joined by one of the Q***r Radicals to learn some helpful computer tech skills! 🖥️ Our guest will walk us through how to run a virtual operating system from a USB stick so that you can safely browse the internet in situations where you may be at risk.

May 23: Sneha from will be visiting drop-in to host a Q&A on Yoga & Mindfulness for Q***r Folks! We'll also be planning some events with Sneha for Pride month, so this is a great chance to come ask your questions and share your ideas on what this could look like.

You can also always come do some crafts, check out the books and zines, get safer s*x supplies and information, make or get buttons, and more. You can stay as long as you want or as short as you want, and there will be snacks! ✨

Access info: Our main entrance is at the side of the building and has an elevator just inside. When you get to the second floor please ring the doorbell so we can let you in 😊 Masks are available if you want or need one! We have 3 gender neutral washrooms, one is wheelchair accessible.
We meet in the Rainbow Room at (60 Hunter St East, 2nd floor). The building is in East City, just over the Hunter St bridge, next to Vinnies. The outside doors stay unlocked until 5pm and there is a doorbell for PARN at the side entrance. Our main entrance is from the parking lot at the side of the building and has both stairs and an elevator inside. You can also come in the front entrance; it says RBC and only has stairs.

May 9th, 2024, marks the 3rd annual Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day. Canada's commitment to eradicating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 underscores the urgency for policies that ensure accessible testing, treatment and care, all of which are crucial steps towards achieving elimination.
Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day is an important opportunity to review what progress has been made, and to hold governments accountable for achieving targets.
You can learn more by visiting:
· CATIE
· Action Hepatitis Canada (AHC)
· Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC)