Click to make SCS a Strategic Plan priority!

Details: Published on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 13:30; Written by editor

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We’ve done it!

The establishment of Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) has been listed as a strategic plan priority in the City of Victoria Draft Strategic Plan 2015-2018! This is a result of the work we’ve done together to make SCS an issue to care about!

YES2SCS is looking for your support to have SCS included in the final City of Victoria Strategic Plan.

There are 2 ways for you to support YES2SCS:

1/ Take the Survey [Deadline is March 29!] to provide feedback on the draft strategic plan. Click here to take the survey!

2/ Attend the Town Hall at City Hall on March 23 at 7pm to provide your feedback via in-person, Facebook, Twitter or email questions and comments. Click here for more information.

The Details:
The establishment of SCS and support of YES2SCS is listed in Objective 7: Facilitate Social Inclusion and Community Wellness on page 8 of the Draft Strategic Plan.

▪ ▪ 2015 ACTIONS: • The City facilitates a collaboration among Island Health, VicPD, YES2SCS, and City of Victoria to create supervised consumption services embedded in a continuum of health care services, including harm reduction.
▪ ▪ 2016 ACTIONS: • Establish a Councillor-facilitated process with regard to supervised consumption services, with occasional staff contributions as required, for specific issue-based advice; e.g. land use, zoning, maintenance, etc.
▪ ▪ 2017 OUTCOMES: • Created accessible health services for Victoria’s most marginalized people.

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