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PART TWO: RESEARCH ON HARM REDUCTION AND LEARNING IN VANCOUVER’S DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
- Research Methods
- Data Collection
- Data Source 1: Focus groups
- Data Source 2: Practitioner Reflection
- Data Source 3: Documents
- Data Collection Issues
- Data Analysis
- Research Findings
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1. What is Harm Reduction and how does it affect Downtown Eastside residents who engage in high-risk behaviours?
- Defining Harm Reduction
- Crisis Management
- Foundation Building
- Engaging
- 2. How does Harm Reduction link to learning?
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3. How can Capilano College and our partner learning centres support harm reduction
- Harm Reduction Principles
- Bread and Roses
- Building connections
- A safe space for learning
- Asking the Right Questions
- Working with Peers
- PART THREE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- Recommendations
- For Adult Literacy/ABE Practioners
- For Funders and other Decision-Makers
- FOR FURTHER READING/SURFING
- REFERENCES
- ATTACHMENTS
- Attachment A: Focus group outline
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Attachment B: List of Harm Reduction Strategies mentioned by research participants
- Attachment C: Suggestions from Research Participants re: the kinds of workshops and training experiences
needed in the Downtown Eastside
- Attachment D: A page from the UpWords newsletter