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Ideas For School Staff

Review Prevention Research

Review Treatment & Rehabilitation Research

Improve Instruction

Identify, Counsel, Refer Students

Create Safe, Caring Schools

Improve Student Engagement

Involve Parents

School Staff Can Improve Instruction about Drugs

This series of web pages describes how schools and school staff can work with parents to prevent substance abuse. This page describes steps that schools can take to ensure that their curriculum, instruction and teaching/learning materials match the available research evidence.

Go to these resources for more information on best practices:

-                    Strengthening drug education in school communities - Best Practice Handbook and A Practical Guide (New Zealand Government) includes a Practical Guide and Best Practices Handbook

-                    Drug Education in Secondary Schools. Australian Drug Info Clearinghouse

School-based education for drug abuse prevention (UN YouthNet Program)

Compendium of Best Practices in Preventing SA among Youth

(Health Canada)

Principles for School Drug Education

(Australian Gov’t)

Links to SA Lesson Plans

(Canadian Association for School Health)

Resources for Teachers and Schools

(CAMH)

Lesson Plans

(AAFAC)

Curriculum Supplement

(Gov’t of NS)

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