Community partner spotlight: Chronic pain support

The Power Over Pain Portal provides free, science-backed online resources for the management of chronic pain and related mental health and substance use challenges through two websites:

• Adult website
• Youth website

The adult website offers:

• Educational resources (articles, videos, self-directed courses, and more)
• Peer support (communities and phone services)
• Live workshops and events (plus recordings)

The youth website includes:

• 20-plus modules on pain
• The Canadian pain community
• Podcast with youth empowering youth with rheumatic disease
• Apps and more

Eligibility: The portal is designed for the one-in-five Canadians who live with chronic pain and their family members or caregivers.

Access:

• For the adult website, many resources are available without an account, but creating an account allows access to self-directed courses, self-assessments, resource suggestions, and progress tracking.
• For the youth website, an account is required to access its resources.

You can download their toolkit of brochures, posters, and more to share with your patients.

Open the toolkit

You can find and reference previously spotlighted services in the community partner spotlight archive.