Item - 2021.QS4.4
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee on December 8, 2021 and was adopted with amendments.
QS4.4 - Actions to Respond to the Drug Poisoning Crisis in Toronto
- Decision Type:
- Presentation
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee:
1. Requested the Executive Committee to direct the Medical Officer of Health and the Associate Director, Toronto Drug Strategy Secretariat to:
a. create a specific Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Drug Strategy as a component of the Toronto Drug Strategy;
b. incorporate the Committee’s feedback into the creation of the strategy and consult with Sherbourne Health, AIDS service organizations, The 519 and other Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer health service providers;
c. create educational materials and campaigns with the objective of promoting sexual health as it relates to the strategy and ending the stigma and discrimination that members of the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community face; and
d. request the Provincial and Federal Governments to invest in the development and implementation of the strategy.
2. Endorsed and supported the Actions to Respond to the Drug Poisoning Crisis in Toronto.
3. Recommended that the Associate Director, Toronto Drug Strategy Secretariat, present an update on implementation of the Toronto Drug Strategy to the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee in 2022.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Alicia Neufeld, Associate Director, Toronto Drug Strategy Secretariat gave a presentation to the Committee.
Summary
The Associate Director, Toronto Drug Strategy Secretariat, will give an overview of actions being taken to respond to the drug poisoning crisis.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/qs/bgrd/backgroundfile-174097.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/qs/comm/communicationfile-142286.pdf
Motions
That the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee:
1. Request the Executive Committee to direct the Medical Officer of Health and the Associate Director, Toronto Drug Strategy Secretariat to:
a. create a specific Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Drug Strategy as a component of the Toronto Drug Strategy;
b. incorporate the Committee’s feedback into the creation of the strategy and consult with Sherbourne Health, AIDS service organizations, The 519 and other Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer health service providers;
c. create educational materials and campaigns with the objective of promoting sexual health as it relates to the strategy and ending the stigma and discrimination that members of the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community face; and
d. request the Provincial and Federal Governments to invest in the development and implementation of the strategy.
That the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee:
1. Endorse and support the Actions to Respond to the Drug Poisoning Crisis in Toronto.
2. Recommend that the Associate Director, Toronto Drug Strategy Secretariat, present an update on implementation of the Toronto Drug Strategy to the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Advisory Committee in 2022.