Educating Students about Drug Use and Mental Health - Grades 9 to 10: Additional Resources - Campaigns

(Materials are often available in French)

National Addictions Awareness Week, Annually, Third week of November. Each province has an awareness campaign. Call Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership, 1-866-202-2146 for names of provincial bodies outside Ontario.
Visit the web site at http://www.odap.org or e-mail odap@on.aibn.com

National Non-Smoking Week, Annually, Third week in January. Again each province has groups which co-ordinate campaigns. In Ontario, call the Ontario Tobacco-Free Network (OTN) at 1-866-922-2238.

World No-Tobacco Day, May 31 Annually. In Ontario, call the Ontario Tobacco-Free Network (OTN) at 1-866-922-2238.

Drug Awareness Week, (Ontario), Annually, Third Week of November. Many Drug Awareness Committees across the province have planned activities. Call Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership (ODAP) at 1-866-202-2146 for the committee nearest you.
Visit the web site at http://www.odap.org or e-mail odap@on.aibn.com .

“Arrive Alive” Campaign, Annually, usually in the summer, beginning with the first long weekend of the year. In Ontario, contact is OCCID (Ontario Community Councils Against Impaired Driving) at 416-485-4411 or e-mail occid@bellnet.ca

National Students Against Impaired Driving Day, Co-ordinated through BACCHUS, the Alcohol Education Group.
Visit the web site at http://www.osaid.org/  or   http://www.bacchus.ca/  or e-mail bacchus@bacchus.ca

AIDS Awareness Week, Annually, usually in late September or early October.

World AIDS Day, Annually, early December. Co-ordinated through local AIDS Committees or Public Health.

 

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