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Resources for Youth: Breakthrough Winter 2004

Youth Addiction Services (YAS)

This service helps youth with primary addiction problems, with or without concurrent mental health issues. Youth Addiction Services follows a harm reduction model approach.

Included in the target population are families, parents and concerned significant others. A family component for treatment is available and often encouraged to be made use of in the overall treatment plan. Youth addiction services also provide addiction therapy for special populations who are connected with other services, working with the case manager.

There are many components to this service: First Contact: A Brief Treatment for Youth; Coping Skills Group; Youth Support Group; Youth Interpersonal Group; Xtreme Challenge: Adventure Therapy Group; and REACH Day Therapy Program, and Youth Outreach. For more information, contact: Youth Addiction Services at (416) 535-8501 ext. 1730.

Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian & Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY)

SAPACCY provides support and counselling to Black youth and their families who are dealing with problem substance use. Our programs include:

  • Therapy: one-on-one therapy to assist youth in reducing harm, moving toward recovery and making the best choices for themselves and their family.
  • Group Therapy: the program offers separate group therapy for youth and their parents.
  • Early Intervention and Prevention: we work with community groups across Toronto to teach them about the effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs on our bodies, our lives and our communities.

Contact: Lew Golding at (416) 535-8501 ext. 6767 or 7055 to learn more.

Virtual Party

Virtual Party is an interactive web-based resource, created and developed by youth, for youth. The web site is an educational tool that offers youth information in an interactive story, promoting healthy choices and reducing risky behaviour related to alcohol use. It is targeted to youth 13-19 years of age. Story lines are related to alcohol and other drug use as well as concurrent disorders.
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