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Support groups

Anyone At - Risk Support Group
The At Risk Support Group is led by Elder Janet Dufour and Danita Wahpoosewyan.
At Risk meets every Thursday at 5:00pm at All Nations Hope, supported by AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan Inc. The Elder provides some teaching each week, and each week clients have an opportunity to share and discuss what is going on in their lives during a talking circle. Everyone is welcome to attend. Rides can be provided as needed. Refreshments and snacks are provided.  
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"Reduce the Harm" - Harm Reduction Peer Support Group
The APSS, "Reduce the Harm," Harm Reduction Peer Support Group is a safe and supportive place for people to discuss substance use regardless of their goals around use or how they choose to define their relationship with substances. 
We take a strength-based, empowering and holistic approach which supports people’s agency in choosing how they define, reflect on or address their use. Our aim is to provide a space for people to find community, share harm reduction tools and resources, and create more stability in their lives. This is not a 12-Step or abstinence-based support group and does not have religious affiliations.

This group is open to:
  • Individuals interested in taking a harm reduction approach to their substance use
  • Those using M.A.T. and O.A.T. like methadone and suboxone
  • Those who want to reflect on their relationship with substances but are unsure of if or how they would like to make changes
  • People who practice abstinence only from certain substances or behaviours
  • People who practice abstinence and support harm reduction 
  • Those who want to make changes to their substance use regardless of what that change is
One-on-one support available before and after group meeting.

Regina Public Library (Downtown Branch) - Regina SK S4R 2N6


Topics covered (including, but not limited to)
  • Navigating and addressing barriers to recovery 
  • High risk situations (mixing substances, repetitive use of veins, using after a period of non-use, sharing supplies, etc.)
  • Safer substance use practices
  • Triggers and coping mechanisms
  • Navigating social services, accessing resources, creating stability
  • Overdoses and overdose prevention
  • Navigating the criminal justice and medical system, Calling 911, The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act

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​" This study was funded by a contribution from Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP). The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.”
« Cette étude a été produite grâce une contribution financière du Programme sur l’usage et les dépendances aux substances (PUDS)  de Santé Canada. Les opinions exprimées dans cette étude ne représentent pas nécessairement celles de Santé Canada."
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CRA Charitable Number: 118779057 RR0001
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AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan acknowledges that our organization operates on Treaty 4 land, the traditional lands of the Saulteaux, Cree, Ojibwe, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, and the homeland of the Metis.