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We are excited to announce that SUSEP has secured an additional year of funding from Health Canada! SUSEP is an innovative program that...
Apr 24, 20231 min read
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Dr. SUSEP's Green Eggs and Harm Reduction Group
Due to popular demand, SUSEP is now offering Dr. SUSEP's Green Eggs and Harm Reduction every week! Who: open to anyone who wants support...
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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SUSEP Participant Alley describes the program impact
Question: What is your work history, and how is SUSEP affecting your job prospects? Alley was a bar tender for years in Ontario. Alley is...
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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SUSEP Participant Davin Describes Meaningful Work
Question: What sorts of jobs have you had? Davin describes working different jobs when he was young and traveling. He began dealing...
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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SUSEP Peer Worker Clint Talks About Change
Question: How has meaningful work and support helped you change? Clint says that it wasn't too long after joining SUSEP that he started...
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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Meaningful Work as Medicine
by Geoffrey Morrow The Substance Use Support and Employment Program operates around the theory that employment is one way to enhance...
Aug 23, 20224 min read
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Outreach with SUSEP
With the (slightly) better weather in Vancouver, SUSEP has begun doing outreach activities in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood in...
Jun 13, 20221 min read
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What the Research is Saying
Research evaluation from the program to date is revealing three main themes: 1) Recovery in Place: how staying in one's community and...
Apr 28, 20221 min read
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Dr. SUSEP's Green Eggs and Harm Reduction
Well, there you have it folks! The biweekly SUSEP peer group has an official name: Dr. SUSEP's Green Eggs and Harm Reduction....
Mar 24, 20221 min read
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Jason's Story
The past ten years have not been easy for Jason. He went through a divorce and lost the custody of his two sons. Jason had criminal...
Feb 23, 20222 min read
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Don's Story
Many years ago, Don was a surveyor who worked on recognized projects throughout the province of British Columbia and in Mexico. He worked...
Dec 2, 20213 min read
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What is Harm Reduction?
Harm reduction is an approach to substance use and other behaviours that seeks to reduce the health, social, and legal harms associated...
Nov 16, 20211 min read
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Peer Work with SUSEP
The Substance Use Support and Employment Program is run by, for, and with people who have lived experience with substance use. Every...
Nov 8, 20211 min read
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