Prison Outreach Program
The Prison Outreach Program (POP) delivers HIV/AIDS treatment information, advocacy and support to Federal and Provincial inmates throughout BC.
Each month, POP volunteers conduct regular outreach visits to numerous institutions to provide support to HIV+ inmates. HIV+ inmates are assisted by the attendance of POP staff and/or volunteers at Parole Hearings. Training workshops on wellness promotion, harm reduction and peer counselling are scheduled throughout the year at Institutions and Correctional Centres.
The POP line, BCPWA's toll-free telephone hot line at 604-525-8646, has assisted hundreds of inmates with support, counselling and information relating to HIV/AIDS and their incarceration. For further information or to enquire about the programs, please contact the POP Coordinator at 604-893-2283.
Resources
- [ Supporting an Inmate with HIV/AIDS and and Hepatitis C ] - Helpful tips for staff to better support inmates with HIV/AIDS.
- [ Safer Tattooing ] - Information on risk and disease tranmission for tattooing in prison. Helpful harm reduction and aftercare techniques.
- [ Tattooing In Prisons ] - A fact sheet about underground tattooing in the prison system and techniques and proposals for safer methods to prevent HIV transmission.
- [ HIV Myths ] - The truth about HIV.
Contact:
- Address: 1107 Seymour St, Vancouver BC V6B 5S8
Toll Free Telephone: 1.800.994.2437
Phone: 604.893.2283
Fax: 604.893.2249
Email: pop@bcpwa.org
BCPWA Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch of the Provincial Government for the Prison Outreach Program.
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