This webinar, delivered in partnership with Alberta Health Services, explored the experiences of youth during COVID-19. Topics covered included the implications for substance use and mental health, mental health literacy, guidance for providing youth with mental health support and harm reduction messaging during the pandemic and beyond. This webinar was intended for parents, teachers, coaches, counsellors, healthcare professionals and anyone in a position to support and nurture open discussions with youth about substance use and mental health.
Watch the webinar recording here. Download the transcript. Download the French translation.
Presenters also shared Harm Reduction and Substance Use Resources mentioned in their presentations:
- COVID-19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use
- Cannabis: Health Effects and Use Responsibly
- Alcohol and the Immune System
- COVID-19 and Cannabis Smoking
- COVID-19 and Cannabis
- Drug Free Kids COVID-19 Support
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use
Mental Health Resources
- Mindfulness-Based Programs for Youth: A Toolkit for Youth Workers
- Coping with Stress, Anxiety and Substance Use During COVID-19
- What We Know about Stress
- Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Teen Mental Health COVID-19 Resources
- Children and Youth Living with Family Violence During COVID-19
Mental Health and Substance Use Resources
- Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support
- Coping During COVID-19: A Resource for Youth
Ressources sur la réduction des méfaits et l’usage de substances
- COVID-19 et usage d’alcool et de cannabis
- Cannabis : effets sur la santé et consommation responsable
- L’alcool et le système immunitaire
- COVID-19 et fumée de cannabis
- COVID-19 et cannabis
- Soutien COVID-19 de Jeunesse sans drogue
- Usage de substances et COVID-19
Ressources sur la santé mentale
- Mindfulness-Based Programs for Youth: A Toolkit for Youth Workers
- Composer avec le stress, l’anxiété et l’usage de substances pendant la COVID-19
- What We Know about Stress
- La santé mentale et la pandémie de COVID-19
- Teen Mental Health COVID-19 Resources
- Les enfants et les jeunes aux prises avec la violence familiale pendant la crise de la COVID-19
Ressources sur la santé mentale et l’usage de substances