BACKGROUND
Overview
- SafePoint officially opened on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023, serving clients 7 days per week between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- In order to ensure transparency related to SafePoint operations, the Board of Health will be provided with regular updates.
Application Status
- In July of 2023, Health Canada authorized the WECHU’s exemption request to operate SafePoint as a Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) site.
- The approval from Health Canada was shared with the Ontario Ministry of Health to complete the provincial application to operate a fully funded CTS site.
- The Ministry of Health application for CTS funding continues to remain under review. An announcement was made that a review of the safety components of all operating sites is underway and that until such time that this is completed, all pending applications for funding will be placed on hold.
CURRENT INITIATIVES
Operational Data
It has been six months since SafePoint opened on April 26th and there has been a total of 859 client visits and 182 unique clients to date, with no overdoses reported on-site to date. Additional details about the services provided at SafePoint during the month of October are presented in Tables 1-3.
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Total Unique Clients: 33 |
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Demographic |
Number of Unique Clients |
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Age |
Under 25 |
2 |
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25-64 |
30 |
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65+ |
1 |
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Gender |
Man |
23 |
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Woman |
9 |
| Not list | 1 | |
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Race |
White |
23 |
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Indigenous |
4 |
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Black, African, or Caribbean |
4 |
| Race not listed | 2 | |
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Total Number of Client Visits: 258 |
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Indicator |
Number of Visits |
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Visit by Time of Day |
10:00 – 11:59 a.m. |
60 |
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12:00 – 2:59 p.m. |
105 |
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3:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
93 |
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Type of Visit |
Consumption |
101 |
| Other | 157 | |
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Consumption Visits Reported |
Crystal methamphetamine |
42 |
| Morphine | 4 | |
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Dilaudid |
7 |
| Fentanyl | 22 | |
| Ritalin | 23 | |
| Speedball Crystal/Fentanyl | 3 | |
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Consumption Visits by Method of Consumption |
Injection |
101 |
| Intranasal | 1 | |
| Oral | 0 | |
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Total Number of Client Visits: 258 |
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Indicator |
Number of Times Service Offered |
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Drug Checking |
On-site fentanyl drug checking |
5 |
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Basic Care |
First aid |
20 |
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| Wound/abscess | 47 | ||
| Foot care | 3 | ||
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Wraparound Services |
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On-site |
Referral |
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Addictions treatment |
2 |
8 |
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Mental health |
1 |
5 |
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Primary care |
39 |
20 |
| Social services | 223 | 12 | |
Client Experience Narrative
Beyond the number of client visits recorded in the month of October, SafePoint continues to demonstrate that the services being offered are having a positive impact on clients, as highlighted through the following client experience narrative:
Anonymous Client
Staff from SafePoint, Canadian Mental Health Association’s Safe Beds Program, Hôtel Dieu Grace Healthcare’s Withdrawal Management Service, Family Services Windsor-Essex, Windsor Regional Hospital, and the Toldo Neurobehavioural Institute (TNI) all coordinated to ensure a client’s successful access to the TNI for stabilization and substance use support.