The Strength in Structure Project, through the Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity (CCYP) would like to invite Black serving and Black led organizations that are based in and around Nova Scotia to take part in a focus group!

Time: Thursday September 16th, 2021 from 2pm to 4pm EST The focus group should last no longer than one and a half hours to two hours.

The Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity's Strength in Structure Project is looking for 30 youth (aged 15-29) who:

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The Canadian Public Health Association's annual conference, Public Health 2021, will be held virtually from October 6-8.

The preliminary program has been announced and is available on the conference website. Topics include several sessions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous sessions on stigma, and more!

The Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness put together a Myths and Facts page for your use and distribution in your networks and communities. Check out the Myths Versus Facts on Encampments attachment below.

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The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is presently running a Digital Media Contest that challenges youth (ages 18 – 25) to create a video or poster discussing how cannabis use affects youth brain development, and we were wondering if you’d be willing to help us choose a winner by joining the Contest Organizer’s Jury (CO Jury).

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Are you a leader of an organization serving immigrants and refugees? Would you like to inform the content for a new leadership course that is being developed?

The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project (IRMHP), with funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is creating a leadership 101 course for leaders of organizations serving immigrants and refugees.

York Region – (August 3rd, 2021) Addiction Services for York Region (ASYR) is pleased to announce it has launched a free and confidential single-session counselling service that allows people to connect with a counsellor through video link or over the phone within one or two business days.Rather than waiting for more intensive, multi-session addiction treatment programs, single-session counselling allows adults and youth aged 12 and up to get faster help for their questions and concerns about substance use and addiction.

The Canadian Public Health Association has launched the Canadian Substnace Use Resource & Knowledge Exchange Centre (SURE) to support a public health approach to substance use. Access knowledge exchange products and resources at www.substanceuse.ca

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