Safe and Healthy Communities

The strategy outlines recommendations that aim to:

• Delay or prevent substance use 
• Keep individuals safe and healthy while respecting their unique choices
• Ensure individuals have access to timely, adequate services and are treated with dignity and respect
• Reframe addiction from a criminal justice issue to a public health issue

From the beginning, the Brantford-Brant Community Drugs Strategy has been a community effort; countless individuals provided thoughtful and critical feedback. This strategy will serve as a roadmap to work together.

A four pillared approach ensures planning and actions around subsance use are done in a holistic and intregrated way.

• Prevention and Education
• Treatment and Recovery
• Enforcement and Justice
• Harm Reduction

Brantford-Brant Community Drug Strategy Update - February 2019

Harm Reduction

The Brant County Health Unit provides harm reduction services in our community, including naloxone kits and training, and harm reduction supplies.

Safe Needle Disposal

Needles and Sharps are a growing problem within municipalties. Needles are used for people with specific health conditions, and specific addictions. The County of Brant wants to esnure the safety of all residents with support in disposing of found needles/sharps.

If you find a needle on municpal property, for example a public park or a street,  please contact Community Services, 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday to Friday at 519-442-1818 EXT 3200.  

If you find a needle of private property please click here for Safe Disposal Guidelines

24-hour Needle Drop Box:

Community Services

15 Curtis Ave North
Paris, ON

There are a number of support services for Brant residents within Mental Health & Addictions services.

For more information, please see listing below; 

Resources:

Brant Communinty Healthcare System
St. Leonard's Community Services
Canadian Mental Health Association Brant
Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services