is a campaign developed by Health Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society that helps young adults quit smoking and stay smoke-free. The Break It Off website provides educational content about cigarettes and nicotine, and their health impacts, as well as tips and tools to use during the quitting process. These tips and tools include guidance for creating a quit plan, a cost calculator, etc.
Mental Health, Technology and Substance Use
Supports for Families
We all want our children to grow up physically and mentally healthy, build meaningful relationships, and successfully navigate life鈥檚 challenges. This web page contains links for parents/caregivers and families to information and services that you can trust, focused on well-being and building positive coping strategies, recognizing possible mental health concerns and connecting to available supports, vaping/substance use, and cell phone/technology use.
Prevention and Intervention Resources
By Your Side Hub
designed to help parents and caregivers navigate important topics related to substance use and addictive behaviors.鈥�
This expert-led series will provide insights and practical strategies on:
- How to talk about substance use at home鈥�
- The intersection of addictions and mental health鈥�
- Recognizing signs of substance use and behavioural addictions鈥�
- Current鈥痶rends in student substance use in Ontario 鈥� What parents/caregivers need to know鈥�
- Technology overuse and problematic gaming鈥�
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罢丑别鈥� 鈥痳esource hub is supported by Ministry of Education funding, to focus on increasing mental health awareness, promoting wellness, and reducing stigma related to mental health concerns for parents/caregivers of Ontario students.听听