5 Things We Learned from Behind The Scene: Meth and Sex MAX Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, in collaboration with Kontak Project and ACCM Montréal, hosted Daniel Laroche for our March edition. Daniel is the Kontak Program Coordinator at AIDS Community Care Montréal. He spoke about his personal and professional experience with chemsex and […]
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5 Things We Learned at Behind The Scene: PrEP School!
5 Things We Learned at Behind The Scene: PrEP School! At our February edition, Dr. Paul MacPherson from the Ottawa Hospital and Derek Cassidy, MAX Ottawa’s Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator, presented information for guys into guys to understand what PrEP is, how it works, and where to get it. 1)PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a daily […]
Read MoreMAX Ottawa Endorses the Undetectable = Untransmittable Consensus Statement
MAX (formerly the Ottawa Gay Men’s Wellness Initiative) seeks to address the unmet health needs of gay, bisexual, two-spirit, queer, and other guys who are into guys, whether cis or trans (GBT2Q), in the Ottawa area. We focus particularly on building resiliency, and creating a network of services able to support and promote GBT2Q men’s […]
Read More5 things we learned last week at Behind The Scene
1) Dr. Louise Balfour presented a useful self-help resource that could potentially offer you new skills to deal with some of life’s hard moments: http://www.comh.ca/publications/resources/pub_pchc/PCHC%20Workbook.pdf 2) We learned from Bryan that creating social connections can be a tough but rewarding exercise. Through his involvement in different social/sports groups he’s gained an incredible support network. To connect with different […]
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Read MoreOntario’s first GBT2Q men’s health organization is connecting guys into guys this Capital Pride
MAX Ottawa kicks-off their programming with a panel about GBT2Q guys of colour on Tuesday August 15th . Ottawa, August 10th, 2017 – MAX Ottawa, Ontario’s first stand-alone GBT2Q organization, is “getting guys into guys connected” this Pride season with a number of current and engaging community activities. The kick-off will take place next […]
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