Resources for preventing substance-related harms in youth

This page has practical tools and resources that school communities and community organizations can use to help prevent substance-related harms among youth.

For school communities

Blueprint for Action
Discover useful strategies that can help schools address substance-related harms and support student wellbeing.

For community organizations

Evaluation guide
Learn about community-based programs designed to prevent substance-related harms among youth, based on the implementation of the Icelandic Prevention Model in a Canadian community.

List of all resources

Format	Description	Audience	Published date
Publication	An evaluation guide to support community-based interventions to prevent substance-related harms in youth: Based on the implementation of the Icelandic Prevention Model in Lanark County, Canada	Communities	2022-06
Videos; Publication	Rethinking Conversation around Youth Substance Use	Schools; Youth	2022-05
Publication	Blueprint for Action: Preventing substance-related harms among youth through a Comprehensive School Health approach	Schools	2021-08
Publication	Preventing substance-related harms among Canadian youth through action within school communities: A policy paper	Schools	2021-08
Infographic	Blueprint for action: To prevent substance-related harms among youth	Schools	2021-08
Infographic	Preventing substance-related harms among youth: A blueprint for action – in short	Schools	2021-08
Infographic	Beyond health education: Preventing problematic substance use by enhancing students' well-being	Schools	2019-05
Research brief	Promoting well-being: Preventing problematic substance use through positive youth development	Schools	2019-05
Research brief	Welcoming environments: Preventing problematic substance use through positive youth development	Schools	2019-05
Research brief	Effective programming: Preventing problematic substance use through positive youth development	Schools	2019-05
Video	Preventing Problematic Substance Use Through Positive Youth Development - Promoting Well-Being	Schools	2019-04
Video	Preventing Problematic Substance Use Through Positive Youth Development - Welcoming Environments	Schools	2019-04
Video	Preventing Problematic Substance Use Through Positive Youth Development - Effective Programming	Schools	2019-04
Publication	The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2018: Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth	Schools, Communities, Parents, Health providers	2018-10