Holly Mathias
@hollymathias.bsky.social
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Public Health PhD candidate at University of Alberta. 2023 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar and 2024 Killam Laureate. Interested in all things related to drug policy, rural health and gender. Bluenoser 🌊
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Great work by @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social to highlight the views of #yeg mayoral candidates on key substance use and housing issues 👏🏽
cssdpedmonton.bsky.social
Survey Results from Mayoral Candidates: part 1

#yegcc #yegmunicpalelections #yegelections2025 #yegmayor #yegmunicipalelections2025
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pwhrcanada.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @hollymathias.bsky.social for shining a spotlight on why Canada must invest in women’s health research. Your voice reminds us: when women’s health thrives, so does society.
 
Read her powerful guest blog here:🔗 bit.ly/pwhr-op-ed-holly-mathias

#WomensHealth #PWHR
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nsgov.bsky.social
⚠️Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency is responding to a fire in the woods near Susie Lake.

As a precaution, evacuation of Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre has begun. All remaining appointments are cancelled today and patients and the public should avoid the area.
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hfxgov.bsky.social
Tuesday, Aug. 12 | 3:40 p.m. - Police are assisting Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency with the response to a fire in the area of Susie Lake in Halifax.

Police are asking the public to avoid the Bayers Lake area. Evacuations and street closures are underway.
Image of police car with blue tint overlay with message that reads AVOID THE AREA
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momsstoptheharm.bsky.social
Join us on August 9 for a special virtual event dedicated to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren due to substance use-related harms.

Register for this Zoom event using this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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cjphrcsp.bsky.social
Just published online first @cjphrcsp.bsky.social Expanding supervised consumption services in rural Canada: Bridging gaps (@hollymathias.bsky.social‬, @ehyshka.bsky.social‬ et al.) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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crackdownpod.bsky.social
Alberta is the involuntary treatment capital of Canada. On episode 54, we meet Angie & her son Brandon. When Brandon got wired as a teen, Angie had a difficult choice to make: should she force him to sober up? If she did, what would happen to their relationship? www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 54: Get Sober or Get Dead — Crackdown Podcast
Alberta is the involuntary treatment capital of Canada. Since 2006, the province has encouraged parents to waive their children's rights and force them into detox as part of the Protection of Children...
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hollymathias.bsky.social
Very excited to see the first paper from my dissertation work in print!

We hope our experiences from the past 4 years provide insight and inspiration for others embarking on rural community-based research with families of PWUD 🌾
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thetyee.ca
The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Apr 17
Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8% in British Columbia between 2023 and 2024.

“[This] shows us what we are doing, particularly in the area of harm reduction, is helping."
Harm Reduction Credited for Reducing Indigenous Fatalities | The Tyee
First Nations people are still dying at 6.7 times the rate of non-Indigenous people in BC, the FNHA says.
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hollymathias.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of chatting with Shaye Ganam @globalnews.ca this morning about the CYSP cancellation and potential impacts for young Albertans.

Check it out here:
megaphone.link/CORU8801722428
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ctheriault.bsky.social
New report from ACWS finds nearly 32,000 people were turned away from Alberta shelter's due to a lack of space last year, with 40% of them being children.

That's a new provincial record.

#yeg #yyc #ableg

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Strength in Numbers 2024 - Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters
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hollymathias.bsky.social
Out today from @kokumsarah.bsky.social and I.

Last week’s sudden cancellation of the CYSP will have ramifications on many Albertan children and families. There is a moral imperative for the province to be scaling up supports for families - not rolling them back.

Read more here:
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Saskatoon's only supervised consumption site closing for 11 days to give exhausted staff a break

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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hollymathias.bsky.social
Looking forward to speaking at this event with @reclaimcollective.bsky.social!

Join us for a free screening of Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy on Monday March 24th at 6:30 pm in Wetaskiwin.

More info in the link: bit.ly/kmoedoc