Overdose is now the leading cause of death for adolescents in British Columbia, and of increasing concern nationally and internationally.
Our cluster unites an interdisciplinary team of world-leading experts dedicated to overdose prevention. Guided by principles of community trust and meaningful engagement, we collaborate closely with Youth and Family Advisory Councils, as well as Indigenous Elders and Cultural Facilitators, ensuring our work is informed by lived experiences and cultural wisdom.
Art by Sophie McKenzie, inspired by the Living On experimental film project.
The UBC Youth Overdose Prevention Research Cluster meets and collaborates on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Our work brings together members living and conducting research across many territories throughout what is colonially known as British Columbia, Canada, and the United States. We honour the Indigenous peoples and Nations who have cared for these lands since time immemorial, and we recognize the ongoing impacts of colonialism on the health, wellbeing, and safety of Indigenous youth.