Contribution: Substance Use and Addictions Program
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
$4,301,889.00
Building a Peer-led Program to Enhance Care for People Who Use Drugs During and After Acute Hospitalization
FY 2024-25 · 2024-11-15
Summary
This program will integrate people with lived and living experience into hospital care teams as peer workers to act as a bridge between patients and their health care teams. The peer workers will also provide individual and group-based peer support for patients in emergency departments and inpatient units across Hamilton.
Department
Program
Substance Use and Addictions ProgramSubstance Use and Addictions Program (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
Business Number
108026121
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2028-03-31
Agreement Number
2425-HQ-000060
Agreement Start Date
2024-11-15
Agreement Title
Building a Peer-led Program to Enhance Care for People Who Use Drugs During and After Acute Hospitalization
Agreement Title (French)
Building a Peer-led Program to Enhance Care for People Who Use Drugs During and After Acute Hospitalization
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$4,301,889.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This program will integrate people with lived and living experience into hospital care teams as peer workers to act as a bridge between patients and their health care teams. The peer workers will also provide individual and group-based peer support for patients in emergency departments and inpatient units across Hamilton.
Description (French)
Ce programme intégrera des personnes ayant une expérience vécue dans les équipes de soins hospitaliers en tant que travailleurs pairs pour faire le lien entre les patients et leurs équipes de soins de santé. Les travailleurs pairs apporteront également un soutien individuel et collectif aux patients des services d'urgence et des unités d'hospitalisation à Hamilton.
Expected Results
Targeted stakeholders and Canadians access evidence-informed information related to substance use and are equipped with the capacity (knowledge, skills and supports) to inform their decisions and actions related to substance use.
Expected Results (French)
Les intervenants et les Canadiens ciblés ont accès à des renseignements fondés sur des données probantes concernant la consommation de substances et ont la capacité (connaissances, compétences et soutien) d’éclairer leurs décisions et actions en matière de consommation de substances.
Organization Code
hc-sc
Organization
Health Canada | Santé Canada
Program Name
Substance Use and Addictions Program
Program Name (French)
Programme sur l’usage et les dépendances aux substances
Program Purpose
Health Protection and Promotion
Program Purpose (French)
Protection et promotion de la santé
Recipient Business Number
108026121
Recipient City
Hamilton
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Recipient Postal Code
L8N 4A6
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
O
Reference Number
271-2024-2025-Q3-00037
