Refusal Skills Classroom Activities
This resource was developed to be used by educators for grades 4 to 8 to teach refusal skills to use when students face peer pressure.
This resource was developed to be used by educators for grades 4 to 8 to teach refusal skills to use when students face peer pressure.
Download this resource for schools in English and French
As the opioid crisis in Canada continues to escalate, youth need information to make informed decisions about harm-reduction substance use strategies versus an abstinence only approach.
It is important for youth to be informed of what is known about the harms alcohol use during adolescence can increase the risk of negative health outcomes and social harm.
OPHEA Healthy Schools Certification- (French Version) Certification is a way to help promote the health and well-being of students, staff, and the school community. Contact your schools nurse for more information on how they can support your school
Visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation - Impaired Driving website to learn more about the laws. Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is dangerous and illegal. Know what counts as impaired driving – and the penalties you could face for it – before you get behind the wheel.
School boards can set policy that influence the social & environmental norms students’ experience. Please refer to your specific school board and/or school’s policies and code of conduct on alcohol and substance use for further information. Individual schools should speak to their school boards about whether they can develop individual school policies.
Substance Use Dashboard
Opioids
This past weekend, 363 free naloxone kits were distributed to the congregations at a number of places of worship across Windsor and Essex County.
Program to enhance supports in the City of Windsor and Town of Amherstburg.
Alcohol is a depressant drug, which can slow down the parts of the brain that affect thinking, behaviour, breathing, and heart rate. Like the body, the human brain is still developing throughout adolescence and early adulthood, generally until about 25 years of age.