Beyond Stigma: Strength in Connections
Overview
Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores the stigma that may be experienced from or by the families, friends and peers of people who use opioids.
The project was informed by lived experiences and in partnership with clinicians and academics. This video was endorsed and disseminated widely to both national and international audiences.
A discussion guide and worksheets (printer and PDF-friendly versions) are available to help facilitate reflection and discussion of the video:
Production of this video has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
Beyond Stigma © 2023
by Subject Matter Health Research Lab
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence
Project Team
Animation and Direction: Lily Fang
Sound and Music: Oliver Lewis
Narration: Dalal Sabra
Protagonist: Letréal Farquharson
Friend + Peer: Remi Yuan
Peer Facilitator: Denise Halfyard
Mom: Trudy Agyeman
Abhimanyu Sud, MD PhD
Adebisi Akande
Alexie Kim
Angie Hamilton
Darren K Cheng, MSc
Jacqueline Myers, BSP
Kasunka Kankanam Gamage, MBBS MScCH
Kelsey MacIntosh
Kirsten Dixon, MD
Kristan Ellis MacDonald, NP
Pauline Ingber
Sean Patenaude
Addiction Services Central Ontario
York Region
Rx Files
Wagmatcook First Nation
Sinai Health LTRI
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) & Substance Use Resource and Knowledge Exchange Centre (SURE)
The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) - University of Toronto
Pain BC
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH)
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)
Humber River Hospital
Assets
Funding
Au-delà des préjugés : la force des liens
Des préjugés sur chacun des aspects du traitement des personnes ayant un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’opioïdes. Cette vidéo a été créée pour illustrer la stigmatisation subie ou infligée par les membres de la famille, les ami.e.s et les pair.e.s des personnes qui consomment des opioïdes.
Beyond Stigma
Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores these impacts and how we can work together to move beyond stigma.
Au-delà des Préjugés
Les préjugés affectent tous les aspects du traitement des personnes ayant un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’opioïdes. Cette vidéo d’animation explore leur incidence et les façons de les combattre, ensemble.
Beyond Stigma: Nurturing Circles of Care (Captions in Inuktitut, Mi’kmaq, English, and French)
Stigma impacts all aspects of treatment for people living with opioid use disorder. This animated video explores how the impacts of stigma are further compounded for Indigenous peoples due to the effects of institutional racism and colonialism, and how we can work together to move beyond stigma.
Améliorer les cercles de soins (sous-titres en inuktitut, micmaq, anglaise, française)
Les préjugés affectent tous les aspects du traitement des personnes ayant un trouble lié à l’utilisation d’opioïdes. Cette vidéo d’animation explore comment leur incidence est encore plus grave pour les peuples autochtones en raison des effets du racisme institutionnel et du colonialisme, et comment nous pouvons travailler ensemble pour aller au-delà des préjugés.