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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Prescription Opioids: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know

An info sheet for parents and caregivers on the topic of prescription opioid misuse, including a focus on fentanyl. Includes information on preventing problems, and what to do if you suspect your child might be misusing opioids.

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies

This guide is intended to educate youth allies on how to have safe, unbiased, informed and non-judgmental conversations with young people about cannabis.

Pan Canadian Joint Corsortium for School Mental Health

Positive Mental Health Toolkit

A toolkit designed to promote positive mental health perspectives and practices in the school context. The toolkit is meant to facilitate a shift in practice and set in motion a process for engaging school and community strengths in fostering the positive development of children and youth.

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Centre for Parent and Teen Communication

The CPTC uses the best of science on youth development and parenting to support healthy family relationships and empower parents to effectively guide teens to be their best selves.

Mental Health Commission of Canada

HEADSTRONG Toolkits

This site has toolkits to assist schools in planning mental health related initiatives. The toolkits provide information and ideas to help schools design and implement an anti-stigma youth summit and create and sustain school-based activities.

Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research

Helping Schools

Helping Schools seeks to help educators stimulate students to think differently about drugs and to explore the meaning of drugs in human experience. These resources include evidence-based promising practices, tools to support positive school initiatives, and health education modules and resources such as iMinds.

Where You Are Podcast

Through real stories, expertise, and practical tips, this podcast helps families promote their mental health and wellness, navigating important topics to meet you where you are in your journey.

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