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

 

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)

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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 mattershttps://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 resourceshttp://psacunion.ca/anti-racism-resources

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