.CAF_FCA has received $575,000 from the federal government to develop and implement an opioid harm reduction strategy for apprentices working in construction.
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum has received $575,000 from the federal government to develop and implement an opioid harm reduction strategy for apprentices working in construction.
“It is an important issue for CAF,” said Emily Arrowsmith, the CAF’s director of research and programs. CBTU executive director Sean Strickland said it’s important to develop a strategy to deal with the crisis based on research and evidence to better equip those in the industry to deal with what he termed a pressing societal issue.
“Their unique perspectives need to be better understood so communication materials can speak to their concerns as younger workers just starting out in their careers.” The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network research from last year detected a notable shift towards more opioid-related deaths among males after COVID hit. Seventy-six per cent of opioid-related deaths during the pandemic occurred among men, up from 71 per cent before the pandemic.
In 2020 the CAF reported on another survey of apprentices in which 552 members from the Apprentices in Canada ePanel responded.
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