Learning & Acting Together- Perinatal Substance Use Webinar Series: Resource List - Resource List Topics

Integrated treatment programs were developed to address the diverse needs of women, by offering a holistic and comprehensive mix of services that are trauma- and violence-informed, and focus on maternal and child health promotion and the development of healthy relationships. [...] Doorways to Conversation: Brief Intervention on Substance Use with Girls and Women Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health This resource focuses on approaches to brief intervention with girls and women in the preconception and perinatal period, on a range of substances including alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and opioids. [...] The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Clinical Practice Guideline – Substance Use in Pregnancy The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada This guideline reviews the use of screening tools, general approach to care, and recommendations for clinical management of substance misuse in pregnancy. [...] A strong focus of this chapter is to elaborate on the emotional needs of mothers in early recovery as they enter into the parenting role and on the needs of substance-exposed newborns and their role in fragile infant-parent dyads. [...] Supporting Families at Sheway and Beyond – Self, Recovery, Family, Home Lenora Marcellus This longitudinal evaluation was developed to follow a previous evaluation of the impact of targeted funding received from the BC Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance (MEIA) to enhance housing specific and non-housing specific supports for Sheway clients and their children.