Urgent Support for Opioid/Fentanyl Crisis in Eglinton Avenue West Area - by Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow

There is a real and immediate need for medical intervention and support to help victims of opioid abuse. Efforts to address this crisis have been ongoing by Toronto Public Health, community organizations, local residents, along with the local police at 13 Division, but these efforts need to be reinforced by additional agencies and resources in a comprehensive and coordinated way.

a coordinated public health action plan focused on providing medical support and interventions for the victims of the opioid/fentanyl crisis; b. the deployment of a Community Safety Team (based on the model currently being used at the temporary hotel shelters) in the Eglinton Avenue West area where this opioid/fentanyl abuse crisis appears to be impacting individuals and the local community; c. the establishment of a permanent, storefront health clinic in the Eglinton Avenue West area to provide urgently needed medical intervention and supports to victims of substance abuse; and d. expanded outreach to the Provincial and Federal governments to explore programs and secure additional resources in support of the City's efforts to deal with the public health crisis caused by the opioid/fentanyl crisis.