Additional Resources
Videos
End the Stigma by Healthy Canadians – Stigma is making it harder for people to get help.
End the Stigma – Transcript – Government of Canada
What is Addiction? [Gabor Mate] – Omega Point. Dr. Gabor Maté talks about the root causes of addiction and how to deal with them. This is taken from the Q&A part of TJ Dawe’s show – “Medicine”.
Transcript
The Best Explanation of Addiction [Gabor Mate]. FightMediocrity
The urgency of intersectionality | Kimberlé Crenshaw via Ted on YouTube. It’s important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias — and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.
SL Project Final – Nova Scotia Health – Stigma & Discrimination
Changing the Stigmatizing Language of Addiction to Support Recovery. CCSA / CCDUS Gord Garner, Chelsey June, and Jaaji of Twin Flames chat about using positive language when discussing recovery from addiction.
Additional Resources
- Changing the Language of Addiction (Fact Sheet)
A 2017 fact sheet created by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. - Language Matters
A combating stigma pamphlet created by the Canadian Commission on Mental Health. - Stigmatizing Language Fact Sheet
A 2018 fact sheet created by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. - Systemic Racism in Canada’s Healthcare System
A research paper written by B. Gunn, University of Manitoba. - Anti-Racism Resources
Created by the Public Service Alliance of Canada, hosted on the Public Service Alliance of Canada website, Anti-racism Resources page. - White Privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack first appeared in Peace and Freedom Magazine, July/August, 1989, pp. 10-12, a publication of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Philadelphia, PA.
Films Related to Cultural Competence
- Attenborough, R. [Producer/Director]. [DVD]. 1990. Gandhi. Burbank, CA: Columbia Tristar Home Video.
- Avildsen, J. G. [Director]. [DVD]. 1992. The Power of One. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (127 minutes)
- Caro, N. [Director]. 2015. [DVD]. McFarland USA. Burbank, CA: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.
- Eastwood, C. [Director/Producer]. 2008. [DVD]. Gran Torino. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (116 minutes)
- Frye, E. M. [Writer/Director]. 1993. [DVD]. Amos and Andrew. Burbank, CA: Castle Rock Entertainment. (96 minutes)
- Haines, R. [Director]. 2006. [DVD]. The Ron Clark Story. Atlanta, GA: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (90 minutes)
- Hancock, J. L. [Writer/Director]. [DVD]. 2008. The Blind Side. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (128 minutes)
- Lee, S. [Director]. [DVD]. 1998. 4 Little Girls. Burbank, CA: Time Warner Home Video. (102 minutes)
- McCarthy, T. [Director]. [DVD]. 2008. The Visitor. Burbank, CA: Anchor Bay Entertainment, LLC. (104 minutes)
- Schumacher, J. [Director]. [DVD]. 1996. A Time to Kill. Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Entertainment. (150 minutes)
- Washington, D. [Director]. [DVD]. 2007. The Great Debaters. Santa Monica, CA: The Weinstein Co., LLC.
- Yakin, B. [Director]. [DVD]. 1989. Remember the Titans. Burbank, CA: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (114 minutes)
Attribution
This Chapter is an adaptation of Exploring Substance Use in Canada by Julie Crouse is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Changes include adding material.
References
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. (2017). Changing the language of addiction factsheet. https://www.ccsa.ca/changing-language-addiction-fact-sheet
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. (2018). Stigmatizing language fact sheet. https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2019-05/CCSA-NAAW-Stigmatizing-Language-Fact-Sheet-2018-en.pdf
Gunn B. (n.d.). Ignored to death: Systemic racism in the Canadian healthcare system. University of Manitoba. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/IPeoples/EMRIP/Health/UniversityManitoba.pdf
Krenshaw, K. (2016). The urgency of intersectionality. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOe5-UsQ2o
McIntosh, P. (1990). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Independent School. https://hd.ingham.org/Portals/HD/White%20Priviledge %20Unpacking %20the%20Invisible %20Knapsack.pdf
Mental Health Commission of Canada (n.d.). Language matters. https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2020-08/language_matters_ cheat_sheet_eng.pdf
Nova Scotia Health. (n.d.). S.L. Project final. [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/235546598
Public Service Alliance of Canada. (n.d.). Anti-racism resources. http://psacunion.ca/anti-racism-resources
