Kora DeBeck

@koradebeck.bsky.social

Professor @SFUSPP, Research Scientist @BCCSU, CIHR Applied Public Health Chair, 2024 Dorothy Killam Fellow, Royal Society of Canada College Member, ARYS PI, settler, Mom. She/her

This photo was taken during the press conference for the opening of the consumption site at the RA Hospital in #yeg. The photographer caught me in a private moment reflecting how such a site could saved Danny. The closure of the SCS means more people suffer and more families mourn. #ABpoli

Photo of me (older white woman with blond medium-length hair) in the atrium of the RA hospital, wearing a red dress holding a photo of my late son Danny. My eyes are closer in silent reflection.

Pleased to see CPHA’s new position statement calling for evidenced-based action including setting goals and principles for a “coherent regulatory approach to psychoactive substances that centres a public health approach”. 🙌🏼

CPHA - ACSP@cpha-acsp.bsky.social · 2y ago

The toxic drug crisis is causing preventable deaths daily. CPHA's new position statement urges unified, evidence-based actions to save lives, reduce harms, and uphold dignity across Canada. Let’s prioritize solutions over stigma. Read more at: www.cpha.ca/toxic-drug-c...