Collaboratively working towards a safer, healthier, and equitable approach to substance use in our community.

The Peterborough Drug Strategy (PDS) is committed to the ongoing development and implementation of community-based initiatives that aim to reduce the harms related to substance use in the City and County of Peterborough.

A Question of Care (QoC) is an ongoing community training initiative coordinated by the Peterborough Drug Strategy.

See our upcoming workshop & events below!

Learn more about the Peterborough Drug Strategy

A Question of Care (QoC) is a Peterborough Drug Strategy capacity-building initiative focused on building and strengthening skills, knowledge, and awareness to address the intersections between substance use, stigma, mental illness, and trauma.

Learn more about A Question of Care

Upcoming Question of Care Workshops & Events

Fri, Feb 07
Sission Room | Lions Club | Peterborough
Understanding & Providing Neurodiversity-Affirming Clinical Care
Feb 07, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sission Room | Lions Club | Peterborough, James Stevenson Park, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join Ruth M. Strunz, RP, CCC, for a 3-hour workshop that will provide clinicians with a clear understanding of neurodiversity-affirming clinical environments, communication and accommodations.
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Thu, Mar 13
Sission Room | Peterborough
A TRIP Through the Unknown: Spotlight on Hallucinogens
Mar 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Sission Room | Peterborough, Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St, Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5, Canada
Join us as we explore the growing world of hallucinogens. This workshop will help prepare adults involved in youths’ lives to have difficult conversations about substance use with kids, teens and young adults.
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