Knowledge Translation
Keep checking back to learn more abut the findings from the Atlantic COAST Study. Click on the categories below to view more.
Community Reports
Click on the links below to view a summary of the study findings:
Phase 1:
Phases 2 and 3:
Coming soon.
Presentations
Click on the links to view past presentations:
2. Jackson, L., MacIsaac, C., Mathias, H., and Atlantic COAST Study Team. (2020, May 1-2). Challenges to accessing drug addiction treatment: The perspective of people who use substances living in Atlantic Canada [Poster presentation]. 29th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, Quebec City, QC. (**Presented virtually due to COVID-19)
3. Jackson, L., MacIsaac, C., Mathias, H., and Atlantic COAST Study Team. (2020, May 1-2). A time of vulnerability: People who use substances' emotional lives and substance use when unable to access or stay in addiction treatment [Poster presentation]. 29th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, Quebec City, QC. (**Presented virtually due to COVID-19)
Publications
1. Mathias, H., Jackson, L.A., Buxton, J.A., Dubé, A., Kiepek, N., Martin, F., & Martin, P. (2024). What features of drug treatment programs help, or not, with access? a qualitative study of the perspectives of family members and community-based organization staff in Atlantic Canada. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00602-0
2. Jackson, L.A., Mathias, H., Martin, F., Buxton, J.A., Dubé, A., Kiepek, N., MacDonald, J., & Strike, C. (2022). Accessing drug treatment programs in Atlantic Canada: The experiences of people who use substances. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2022.2102461
Community Forum and Workshop
1. Jackson, L. [presenter], Mathias, H [moderator], & Atlantic COAST Study team (Bailey, D., Baker, J., Buxton, J., Dingwell, J., Dube, A., Gahagan, J., Kiepek, N., Leonard, L., Martin, F., Martin, P., MacDonald, J., Porter, C., Smith, J., Strike, C, Touesnard, N., Warren, D., Yetman, G.). (2022, November 8). Accessing Drug Treatment Programs in Atlantic Canada: What does and does not help people who use substances? [Online workshop]. Substance Users Network of the Atlantic Region, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Jackson, L. [presenter], Mathias, H. [moderator], Martin, P. [panelist], Porter, C. [panelist], Touesnard, N. [panelist], Yetman, G [panelist] & Atlantic COAST Study team (Bailey, D., Baker, J., Buxton, J., Dingwell, J., Dube, A., Gahagan, J., Kiepek, N., Leonard, L., Martin, F., MacDonald, J., Smith, J., Strike, C., Warren, D.) (2022, June 16). Accessing Drug Treatment Programs in Atlantic Canada [Online forum]. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.