Court as a health intervention to advance Canada’s achievement of the sustainable development goals : a multi-pronged analysis of Vancouver’s Downtown Community Court

Court as a health intervention to advance Canada’s achievement of the sustainable development goals : a multi-pronged analysis of Vancouver’s Downtown Community Court

Abstract Background The increase in problematic substance use is a major problem in Canada and elsewhere, placing a heavy burden on health and justice system resources given a spike in drug-related offences. Thus, achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 3.5 to ‘Strengthen the preven...

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Main Authors: Regiane A. Garcia, Kristi Heather Kenyon, Claire E. Brolan, Juliana Coughlin, Daniel D. Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Globalization and Health
Subjects:
Sustainable development goals
SDGs
Health and human rights
Harm reduction
Opioid crisis
Problematic substance use
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0511-9

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