Youth & Marijauna Webinar Series: Part 1 - What Youth Think about Weed скачать в хорошем качестве

Youth & Marijauna Webinar Series: Part 1 - What Youth Think about Weed

Webinar objectives are: To identify key findings from the study “Canadian Youth Perceptions on Cannabis” related to what youth know, misconceptions, why youth use and other influences. To understand why youth may hold certain misperceptions about marijuana and how to use this information to inform their future choices. To learn practical examples of how to translate misconceptions into prevention messages. Daniel Dacombe has been a Rehabilitation Counsellor with the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba since 2010. He works in the Youth School-Based program and provides clinical and prevention services to students in southeast Manitoba. Part of his role is to develop and present youth-accessible resources on a variety of alcohol and drug related subjects, including Cannabis, and to help youth find healthy alternatives to substance use. Katie Fleming is a Knowledge Broker at the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, which has a legislated mandate to provide national leadership and evidence-informed analysis and advice to mobilize collaborative efforts to reduce alcohol- and other drug-related harms. In this role, Katie is responsible for developing relationships and networks with relevant stakeholders and partners by providing linkages and knowledge sources to organizations in CCSA’s network. She earned a MA in Criminology from the University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology in 2012. Her focus at CCSA is in the areas of cannabis use, drug-impaired driving, youth drug prevention and prescription drug misuse.