Information about Children, Youth and Family - Research & Best Advice Papers

Ontario Student Drug Use Survey  (OSDUS)
A population-based survey of Ontario students in grades 7 to 12. The OSDUS began in 1977 and is the longest ongoing school survey in Canada. This self-administered, anonymous survey is conducted across the province every two years with the purpose of identifying trends in student drug use, mental health, physical activity, and risky behaviour (e.g., violence, gambling), as well as identifying risk factors.

Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Young People: A Compendium of Best Practices
This project was a collaborative effort between CAMH, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and the Canadian Association for School Health Association. Funded by Health Canada, this compendium features effective substance abuse prevention programs for youth.

Alcohol and Drug Prevention Programs for Youth: What Works?
This position paper outlines research-based strategies for effective youth substance abuse prevention programs. 

Antisocial and Violent Youth, Volume II
Dr. Jalal Shamsie has selected clinically relevant articles, from more than 70 professional journals, on antisocial and violent behaviour in youth, and offering this summary of the latest research findings.

School Culture
A research project designed to increase our understanding of how the school environment influences substance use, deviant behaviour and mental health outcomes with the intention of developing an intervention based on our findings aimed at improving school climate and culture among secondary school students.

Youth Scoop
This is a free series of tip sheets for child and youth serving professionals that summarize the latest research related to addiction and mental health issues. Topics include: Ontario Student Drug Use Survey findings; characteristics of effective prevention programs; violence prevention in youth and concurrent disorders. Available online in PDF format only.

Alcohol, other drug problems & your family
Every family can take action to prevent and deal with alcohol and other drug problems.  Want some tips on how your family can prevent alcohol and other drug problems? Want to talk to your family about the use of alcohol but don't know how? Need more information about how to cope better with problems your family may be having?
You can take action now!  These webpages will help. They list things you can do right away - and it doesn't matter if you're a mom, a dad, a kid, a grandparent, or just someone who cares about a special family you know.

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