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§ PAD Parent and Community Handbook
Now in its 5th edition, this resource provides up-to-date facts on tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other drugs and important discussion of substance abuse prevention. There are twelve sections, covering topics such as "If you suspect drug use." And "What can you do to help prevent drug problems?" New in this edition:
extended section: Facts about Cannabis
Women and Alcohol / Women and Smoking
Websites for more information
Now available in French.
§ Parent Action Pack
An information kit offered to parents to help them
understand and face the challenges of teenage use of alcohol and other
drugs. It includes:
"The Facts About Parent Action on Drugs" describing who we are and what we do.
"What Can I do? Parents Need to Know..." How to help our kids stay away from problems wiht tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.(also available in French)
"When You Have Concerns... About Your Child's Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drug use": This informative pamphlet offers practical suggestions for parents who have concerns that their child may be using tobacco, alcohol or another drug. (also available in French)
"Info Topics" - Quick References for Parents on alcohol and marijuana.
"True or False" a quiz to help you learn the facts about tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
§ An Early Start
This pamphlet was written for parents of children up to age 7. It is meant to give parents an early start in helping their children avoid problems with alcohol and other drugs..
It is also available in French called Premiers Pas.
Is a teenage girl you care about at risk for Breast Cancer in her future?
Evidence says - she could be.
To order the Hook up to Breast Cancer Prevention - Caring Women's Brochure, click here to email PAD to request one.
To open a pdf file of the Hook up to Breast Cancer Prevention - Caring Women's Brochure, click here to open.
To open a pdf file of the Hook up to Breast Cancer Prevention - Caring Women's Brochure in French, click here to open.
TAKING CHARGE: Young Women, Alcohol, and Sexual Assault
Parent Action on Drugs talked to over 200 young women about sexual assault and alcohol. Whether they had been sexually assaulted or not, most girls said they would not come forward because…
They would feel ashamed and humiliated.
They would feel that they let it happen.
If they had said yes at any time, then the guy would not be responsible.
Friends would cut them out.
There could be reprisals from the boy.
They would never be forgiven by their parents.
Based on the information from young women and professionals, this tool kit was developed for health professionals to support and inform young women. Available in English and French, the Tool Kit fits into a variety of settings and curriculum programs and contains four parts:
1. A Guide to the Taking Charge project in 4 sections:
The Taking Charge Project: Rationale, Process, Key Findings and Frequently Asked Questions
Responding to Disclosure
Educational Activities
Supporting Parental Involvement (parent information brochure included)
2. A CD of handouts and resources.
3. A poster to encourage young women to think about the subject and talk about it with peers and adults they trust.
4. Keychains with the logo to hang on backpacks, keys, or cell phones.
For an order form for the Taking Charge Guide and resources, click here, or click here to contact PAD for more information.
Young Women, Alcohol & Sexual Assault: Why Mothers are the last to know
This brochure helps mothers understand the facts about alcohol and sexual assault in order to open up a discussion on the topic with their daughters.(aussi disponible en français)
WHAT'S WITH WEED
The What’s With Weed Kit was developed from a two-year project aimed at reducing problematic marijuana use among youth in Ontario.
The kit includes:
A Program Coordinator’s Guide: a manual which provides a step-by-step approach to recruiting and training senior students, and facilitating peer delivered workshops for junior groups. It includes activities, explanations, handouts and a CD of power point presentations for working with senior students in the recruitment process and peer leaders in the training and review process. It also introduces the Stages of Change model.
What’s with Weed DVD with a series of interviews between a Youth Counsellor and five marijuana users or former users.
Youth resource (matchbook) promoting the website www.whatswithweed.ca
Parent resource (the Facts postcard on problem marijuana use).
Marijuana Risks and Realities pamphlet with background information on marijuana and key education challenges for youth.
For an order form for the What's With Weed Guide and resources, click here, or click here to contact PAD for more information.
RISKY DRINKING
§ Now Available: The Summary Report And Resource Kit
This Package contains information pertaining to the conference organization, implementation and evaluation, including:
Flyers and conference applications
Information packages given to the youth participants
The detailed agenda and media release
Biographies about each of the guest speakers
Team work exercises
Slide show print outs
The Marketing to Youth survey and results
The ads and key concepts created and drawn out by the participants
The transcript for the play written to use theatre to deliver messages
The zine group’s magazine
The conference evaluation, results and lessons learned
A CD rom includes: the power point presentations given David Jernigan PhD, Nancy Miller, Mike Farrel and Tim Keenlyside
A DVD of the conference documenting the whole process including a showcase of the icebreakers, presentations from the guest speakers, and the creative process involved in developing the key messages. The DVD also features interviews with the youth delegates expressing their thoughts and opinions.
§ Acting Responsibly A Supplementary Unit for Dramatic Arts with a focus on alcohol and other drug use and peer leadership
Parent Action on Drugs and Trinity Theatre worked together to apply our shared experiences with and commitment to peer leadership. Together we developed and tested a peer-based dramatic arts program that would create safer communities, increase responsible and respectful social interactions and decrease the problems caused by alcohol and other drug use among youth.
This supplementary unit was designed to support the Grades 10, 11 and 12 Dramatic Arts course profiles.
“[This experience] was a huge eye opener for many of us… we all realized how serious our actions are when we make a choice to drink or do drugs”
Nicole A.; drama student, Turner Fenton S.S.
“I liked the guide. I think the Acting Responsibly document supports a number of different ways of approaching this topic… I’m very excited to work with this program again. At this drama level the students are mature enough and the distance to Grade 9 is sufficient to make an impact.”
Roberta Belfry, Dramatic Arts teacher, George S. Henry Academy
Cost:
Acting Responsibly - $20.00 (charge includes shipping and handling)
§ Peers and Parties… plus Ontario Curriculum Support Resource For Grades 8 and 9 classrooms
FEATURING Skeletons in the Closet - a 25-minute video about the motives, risks and consequences of young teens and parties.
This teacher- friendly resource package explores the challenges that youth face related to their peers and parties, plus the many other influences and pressures they experience as they make the transition to high school. These challenges are explored in seven interactive and compelling activity-modules for a possible total of 360 minutes.
Each activity module includes:
Objective and overview
Teaching / learning strategies
Summative response journal
Assessment / evaluation
Accommodations
Planning notes
Appendices (black line masters) The package also contains extensive teacher, student and parent resources on Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana and other drugs.
The document is available in
CD-ROM with cross-reference links between table of contents, teaching strategies and appendices (all pages can be printed right from the file)
Hardcopy manual - 102 pages
in a bound format for easy access and photocopying
The Skeletons in the Closet video accompanies all orders.
Note: there is swearing in the video. Teacher may choose to prepare students for the incidences of swearing or use an edited (swearing removed) version.
§For
The Record:
The reality video of a grad party (PAD/ODAP)
In June 2000, a young filmmaker witnessed an incident
of alcohol poisoning at his "after-grad" party. The video replicates
the event as well as the confusion around how to respond appropriately.
The video and guide have been produced to help youth, and the people
who work with them, develop safety strategies to reduce their risks.
The guide will support the teacher/facilitator in examining some
key issues and lead youth in coming up with "safer partying" plans.
Cost: $25.00
(plus shipping and handling)
To download order form click Here
