Community Opioid/Overdose Capacity Building (COM-CAP) Project
The Community Opioid/Overdose Capacity Building (COM-CAP) Project is a four-year project funded by Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addiction Program. The project began in 2019. The project lead is Public Health Ontario and the Drug Strategy Network of Ontario (DSNO) is a project partner. The goal of COM-CAP is to support community-led responses to opioid/overdose-related harms in communities across Ontario.
COM-CAP focuses on providing supports that focus on strengthening knowledge, skills and capacity to key stakeholders in communities that are implementing local initiatives to address opioid/overdose harms.
The main aims of COM-CAP are to:
The COM-CAP team works with community and collaborative initiatives addressing opioid/overdose harms and provides supports based on their needs that include:
Click here to learn more about the project and to explore a beta resource-finding tool related to community-led responses to opioid/overdose-related harms in communities across Ontario.
COM-CAP focuses on providing supports that focus on strengthening knowledge, skills and capacity to key stakeholders in communities that are implementing local initiatives to address opioid/overdose harms.
The main aims of COM-CAP are to:
- Provide supports to strengthen knowledge, skills, and capacity for local opioid/overdose response planning and implementation
- Work closely with networks and selected community initiatives across Ontario to provide and evaluate the impact of support activities
- Engage and share information with other communities and organizations responding to overdose-related harms
The COM-CAP team works with community and collaborative initiatives addressing opioid/overdose harms and provides supports based on their needs that include:
- Knowledge exchange opportunities
- Training and skill development on prioritized topics
- Resources and tools
Click here to learn more about the project and to explore a beta resource-finding tool related to community-led responses to opioid/overdose-related harms in communities across Ontario.