Make Your Shared Housing Spaces in BC Safer
with Overdose Detection Devices Funded by BC Housing
BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) has committed $1 million to empower housing organizations to prevent and reverse potentially fatal overdoses. Brave was chosen as a key technology provider for this initiative.
You can use BCNPHA funds to implement Brave Buttons and Brave Sensors in your shared housing spaces. Our Overdose Detection devices:
- Help residents connect with on-site staff when there’s an overdose.
- Support safe(r) drug use among residents who use drugs while alone.
- Protect frontline staff from trauma and burnout.
BC Overdose Prevention Technology Funding Initiative
Eligible housing organizations in BC can apply for funds to cover Overdose Detection devices in supportive housing buildings and emergency shelters across the province.
BCNPHA will allocate $1 million proportionally between two phases.
Phase 1
- For organizations with 1 eligible supportive housing building or emergency shelter.
- Applications closed on February 21, 2024.
For more info about how funding works, visit BCNPHA’s website. You can also email them at odtechfund@bcnpha.ca.
Devices Designed to Make Your Spaces Safer
Brave Overdose Detection devices are built for supportive housing, shelter, community, and drop-in centres. Through our partnership with BCNPHA funds, we’ll equip your spaces with:
Brave Buttons
Small safety buttons placed in housing units that allow residents to alert staff for immediate assistance in an emergency.
- Easy-to-install
- Wireless with simple wall mounting
- Two alert modes: Regular and Emergency
- Long-lasting rechargeable battery
- No internet connection required
Brave Sensors
Reverse-motion sensor systems that passively monitor single occupancy and multi-stall restrooms for signs of overdose and other emergencies.
- Ceiling-mounted with cellular connectivity
- Customizable sensitivity to reduce false alarms
- Battery-operated door sensor
- Easy-to-maintain
- No internet connection required
Brave Overdose Detection Devices Work
buttons installed
sensors activated
overdoses reversed
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“It's a good thing to have the button, because you feel safer. I completely feel safer with it there. En-garde, I have a button!”
“Normally, we wouldn’t know if [tenants] were using. They would maybe just need someone to talk to. So [the button] brought us closer... It brought relationships out that normally we wouldn’t have had. People invited us into their space and room, at moments where they wouldn’t have previously.”
"[The Brave system is] incredible. I just love the peace of mind it’s given me, especially on graveyard [shifts]. It’s given the whole building more of a sense of security."
"Covenant House Vancouver is grateful for the peace of mind the Brave Sensors bring to our Drop-In Centre. Thank you, Brave, for this innovative tool that will help us serve our community."