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The Canadian Centre for Innovation in Child & Youth Mental Health & Substance Use
We are dedicated to generating innovative solutions to strengthening mental health and reducing substance use harms for children, youth, and their communities.
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This report, Transforming Substance Use Harm Prevention in Canadian Schools: An Examination of School Administrators’ Experiences and Perspectives, presents findings from a recent survey of Canadian kindergarten to 12th grade school administrators conducted as part of Wellstream’s Transforming Substance Use Harm Prevention in Schools initiative. The survey aimed to characterize current practices and identify needs related to substance use education and intervention in schools.
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Wellstream for Schools is dedicated to the mental health and substance use research and programming needs of the pan-Canadian K-12 school systems.
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In the News
Survey on substance use in schools
Feb 26, 2025 – Global News
Results from our national survey of school administrators highlights the strain that student substance use puts on educators and school resources (video).
Canadian schools need new approach to address student substance use, says new report
Feb 27, 2025 – CBC News
One in five survey respondents report that they are spending six hours a week dealing with student substance use (article).
Why can’t schools manage substance use?
Feb 26, 2025 – Mornings with Simi
Substance use is taking up an increasing amount of school administrators’ time (podcast).
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