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Port Alberni Community Action Team

Island Health

The Port Alberni Community Action Team is a community-led initiative in response to the overdose crisis.

Our four guiding principles are to:

1. Harm Reduction

2. Ending Stigma

3. Networking in the community that supports treatment and recovery

4. Working to improve social stabilization that assists people in substance disorder recovery

Port Alberni Community Action Team

CAT AT-A-GLANCE

Formed in:

2018

Number of members:

30

Communities served:

Port Alberni

Unique features:

Peer driven, working collaboratively with emergency services and first responders with a focus on family support, strong relationships with local Indigenous partners and First Nations Health Authority

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