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Title:

Conversion of opioid de-stigmatization material into an e-learning awareness module for Canadian law enforcement

Agreement Number:

21175

Agreement Value:

$83,984.75

Agreement Date:

Jul 29, 2019 - Mar 19, 2021

Description:

CPKN will be responsible for converting Public Safety Canada's opioid destigmatization awareness material into an interactive and bilingual e-learning module for Canadian law enforcement training that will provide officers with the skills and tools to better interact with people with problematic substance use. Once completed, the e-learning module will be hosted on CPKN's leaning management portal and made available to all Canadian law enforcement personnel free of charge for a period of two years following the live online web launch.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Short-term:
- Create and interactive e-learning module, providing skills and tools to better interact with people with problematic substance use and their families, for the Canadian law enforcement community to complete;
- Offer free of charge, new e-learning module to the law enforcement community via CPKN's learning management web portal;

Medium-term:
- Shift in attitude towards people with substance use disorder from requiring law enforcement interventions to needing health and social care solutions;

Long term:
- More coordinated and consistent approach amongst first responders interacting with people with lived and living experience.

Location:

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CA C1A 7K7

Reference Number:

214-2020-2021-Q3-0059

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

The agreement was amended to reduce the overall project funding due to cost-saving measures from $124,500.00 to $83,984.75
Final signature: December 14, 2020.

Amendment Date

Dec 14, 2020

Recipient's Legal Name:

Canadian Police Knowledge Network

Program:

(PDCP) Policy Development Contribution Program

Program Purpose:

PDCP supports strategic projects undertaken by the Department's stakeholders that contribute to policy making and improved service delivery, in the areas of public safety and emergency management.

Amendments:

See Amendments