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Public Health Agency of Canada Launches National Program of Proposals for New Youth Substance Use Prevention Program
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Communities across the country have been impacted by the current tragic overdose and poison drug crisis. Many young people across Canada continue to face substance use problems. The Government of Canada continues to take urgent action to save lives and prevent harm caused by the production of illegal drugs, as we work to end this national public health crisis.
Today, the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Deputy Minister of Health, announced the launch of an open call for proposals under the new Substance Use Prevention Programme. Public Health Agency of Canada’s Substances Among Youth, focused on supporting communities to build their capacity. implement and adapt the Icelandic prevention model. This model, known around the world for its collaborative approach to preventing substance use-like harm among young people, is based on the basic principle that it will be necessary to involve the entire network to have an effect on young people’s habits. youth.
The deadline for organizations to submit programs is January 15, 2024. Organizations that work largely with schools or serve youth populations disproportionately affected by substance-related harm are encouraged to apply for funding. The Youth Substance Use Prevention Program is just one of the moves that the Government of Canada is taking as a component of a comprehensive and continuum of care to combat the illegal source of poisonous drugs and the overdose crisis.
Minister Saks announced the launch while attending the Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addictions Conference on Substance Issues. Minister Saks took the opportunity to commemorate National Addictions Awareness Week and highlighted recent federal moves to address the crisis, adding the renewed Canadian Drug and Substance Strategy.
The Government of Canada will continue to work with all levels of government, partners, Indigenous communities, stakeholders, others with lived and lived experience, and network painting organizations across the country to save lives and harm associated with the use of substances.
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“Young people across Canada are facing an addiction and intellectual fitness crisis and it is imperative that they get what works best for them, when and where they need it. I am grateful for all the work frontline organizations are doing to help reduce substance abuse problems. I urge you to learn more about the Icelandic Prevention Model as a new and collaborative strategy you can adopt to address the issues that make young people more likely to experience substance-related harm.
The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Deputy Minister of Health
Fast Facts
The Government of Canada has committed more than $1 billion since 2017 to improve access to evidence-based redress and damage repair services; funding awareness-raising, prevention and stigma alleviation activities; and aid studies and follow-up projects to tell our story.
In the 2023 budget, the Government of Canada committed $359. 2 million over five years to a revamped Canadian strategy on drugs and substances, which included $20. 2 million over five years for the Public Health Agency of Canada for a new community-based program to prevent substance use and similar harm among young people.
Studies on Icelandic prevention style have shown a decrease in substance use among young people. For 11 years (1995-2006), studies show that in Iceland:
The proportion of adolescents who reported smoking fell from 23% to 12%;
The percentage of teens who reported being intoxicated one or more times in the past 30 days fell from 42% to 25%; and
The proportion of adolescents who reported ever using hashish fell from 17% to 9%. 1
Related Links
Canadian Drug and Substance Strategy
Opioid and Stimulant-Related Harms in Canada
Substance use
Stigma of drug use
Federal Opioid Actions to Date
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Sigfusdottir, Inga D. et al. ” Trends in Substance Use Among Icelandic Adolescents, 1995-2006. ” Drug Treatment, Prevention and Policy 3 (2008): 1-9.
SOURCE Public Health Agency of Canada
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