Links

This is a page designed solely for the purpose of introducing you to what else is out there in terms of substance abuse prevention. You will find a myriad of helpful links for everything form ideas, to resources, to prevention strategies, to rehabilitation sites, to fun, educational links.

Have fun surfing these sites, but be prepared, there is so much to see, you’ll have to pack a lunch just to get through them all!

FOCUS Coordinators by Region

Central

Owen Sound and Brockton FOCUS Project
Barclay Marie Bruce Grey Owen Sound Health Unit 920 1st Ave. West Owen Sound ON N4K 4K5	Work Phone: 519-376-9420 x281 Fax Number: 519-376-1287 Email Address: mbarclay@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca Web Site: http://www.focus-alcohol.org
North Bay FOCUS
Billingsley Wendy North Bay Half Way House 393 Oak Street West North Bay ON P1B 2T2	Work Phone: 705-497-1779 Fax Number: 705-472-6442 Email Address: nbfocus@onlink.net Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/NorthBay.htm
RISK Project of MPS
Choquette Louise Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unit 34 Chaffey St Hunstville ON P1H 1K1	Work Phone: 705-789-8813 x225 Fax Number: 705-789-7245 Email Address: louise.choquette@mpshu.on.ca
Sudbury FOCUS
Sauve Tammy Sudbury and District Health Unit 1300 Paris St Sudbury ON P3E 3A3	Work Phone: 705-522-9200 x287 Fax Number: 705-677-9613 Email Address: sauvet@sdhu.com Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/Sudbury.htm
THINK CLEAR! /Simcoe County FOCUS
Shewfelt Velma Simcoe County DHU 575 West St. South Unit#12 Orillia ON L3V 7N6	Work Phone: 705-325-9565 x527 Fax Number: 705-325-2091 Email Address: vshewfel@simcoehealth.org Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/Orillia.htm

East

Greater Kingston Area Safe and Sober Comm Alliance
Edwards Cathy KFL & A Health Unit 221 Portsmouth Ave. Kingston ON K7M 1V5	Work Phone: 613-549-1232 x508 Fax Number: 613-549-7896 Email Address: cedwards@healthunit.on.ca Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/kingston.htm
Renfrew County District FOCUS Community Project
Forteath Cari Renfrew County and District Health Unit 180 Plaunt St. South Renfrew ON K7V 1M8	Work Phone: 613-432-5853 Fax Number: 613-432-3382 Email Address: cforteath@rcdhu.com Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/Renfrew.htm
Action Anti-Drogue
Toole Grant Maison Fraternite 297 Savard Ave. Ottawa/Vanier ON K1L 7S1	Work Phone: 613-748-9997 x 2 Fax Number: 613-748-3051 Email Address: gtoole@cscvanier.com
Smiths Falls FOCUS Community Coalition
Voakes Les Tri-County Addiction Services 88 Cornelia St. West, Unit A3 Smiths Falls ON K7A 5K9	Work Phone: 613-283-2051 x308 Fax Number: 613-283-9407 Email Address: voakes@tricas.on.ca Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/SmithFalls.htm

Near North

Wawa Healthy Lifestyle Coalition
Glanville Colleen Lady Dunn Health Centre 54 Broadway Ave., Ste. 4 Wawa ON P0S 1K0	Work Phone: 705-856-1867 Fax Number: 705-856-1199 Email Address: hlcwawa@xplornet.com Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/Wawa.htm
M'Chigeeng Healthy Lifestyle
Migwans Daughness M'Chigeeng Health Centre PO Box 308; Unit 689A Hwy 551 M'Chigeeng ON P0P 1G0	Work Phone: 705-377-5347 Fax Number: 705-377-5090 Email Address: focus@amtelecom.net Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/MChigeeng.htm
Sault Ste. Marie Anti-Drug FOCUS Coalition
Roberts Geri CAMH 421 Bay Street Suite 302 Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1X3	Work Phone: 705-256-6463 Fax Number: 705-256-8233 Email Address: Geri_Roberts@camh.net Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/SSM_FOCUS.htm

Northwestern

Norwest FOCUS Community Project
Borg Darren Norwest Community Health Centre 525 Simpson St Thunder Bay ON P7C 3J6	Work Phone: 807-622-8235 Fax Number: 807-622-3548 Email Address: dborg@norwestchc.org Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/TBay.htm
C.O.R.E. FOCUS
Broughton Jennifer Mary Berglund Community Health Centre PO Box 1170 or Hwy 17 & 599 Ignace ON P0T 1T0	Work Phone: 807-934-0058 Fax Number: 807-934-6552 Email Address: jbrought@lakeheadu.ca Web Site: http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/core2000/index.html
Red Lake/Ear Falls FOCUS Coalition
Kilgour Rob Northwestern Health Unit PO BOX 414 - 2 Discovery Rd. N. Red Lake ON P0V 2M0	Work Phone: 807-727-2626 Fax Number: 807-727-3001 Email Address: rkilgour@nwhu.on.ca Web Site: http://www.focuscoalition.ca/
Rainy River Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) Team
Mettam Hilary Northwestern Health Unit 396 Scott Street Fort Frances ON P9A 1G9	Work Phone: 807-274-9827 Fax Number: 807-274-0779 Email Address: hmettam@nwhu.on.ca Web Site: http://www.preventingtragedy.org/

Southwestern

Windsor FOCUS
Gard Stephen Teen Health Centre 1585 Ouellette Ave Windsor ON N8X 1K5	Work Phone: 519-254-6116 Fax Number: 519-254-0344 Email Address: sgard@windsorfocus.com
Pt Colborne/Wainfleet Healthy Lifestyles Coalition
Zanutto Janet Port Colborne General Hospital 260 Sugarloaf St. Port Colborne ON L3K 6C2	Work Phone: 905-834-4501 x2146 Fax Number: 905-834-0404 Email Address: pcwhlc@itcanada.com Web Site: http://www.healthylifestyles.ca/

Toronto

Regent Park FOCUS
Huggins Adonis CAMH 600 Dundas St. East, Rear Building Toronto ON M5A 2B9	Work Phone: 416-863-1074 Fax Number: 416-863-9440 Email Address: adonis_huggins@camh.net Web Site: http://www.catchdaflava.com/
YMCA O'Connor Focus Community
Jonayon Leticia YMCA of Greater Toronto 1386 Victoria Park Ave Toronto ON M4A 2L8	Work Phone: 416-750-2344 Fax Number: 416-750-3612 Email Address: leticia.jonayon@ymca.net Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/OConnor.htm
Parkdale FOCUS Community Program
Parkdale FOCUS Community Program St. Christopher House 1497 Queen St #103 Toronto ON M6R 1A3	Work Phone: 416-536-1234 Fax Number: 416-536-2859 Email Address: joannare@stchrishouse.org Web Site: http://www.frcentre.net/Communities/OConnor.htm
Black Creek FOCUS Program
Randall Lisa Jane Finch Community Centre 4400 Jane St. #108 Toronto ON M3N 2K4	Work Phone: 416-663-2733 Fax Number: 416-663-3816 Email Address: lisar@janefinchcentre.org

Against Drunk Driving (ADD)

Against Drunk Driving (ADD) is a Canadian non-profit registered charity comprised of volunters dedicated to reducing death and injury caused by impaired driving.

Alcohol Policy Network

The Alcohol Policy Network's online service devoted exclusively to Canadian alcohol policy issues.

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

A non-profit organization working to minimize the harm associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is a public hospital providing direct patient care for people with mental health and addiction problems. The Centre is also a research facility, an education and training institute and a community based organization providing health promotion and prevention services across the province of Ontario, Canada.

Centre for Health Promotion

The Centre for Health Promotion is an extra-departmental unit of the Department of Public Health Sciences, in the Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto. Established in 1989, its mission is to conduct research and educational activities as well as to provide service in the field of health promotion, defined as "the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health."

Fatal Vision

The mission of Fatal Vision¨ by Innocorp is to promote safety in our schools and communities and to contribute to the reduction of alcohol and other drug fatalities and injuries through innovative, interactive and fun educational programs. Fatal Vision¨ Simulator Glasses are a specially designed and manufactured pair of goggles that simulate the visual impairment caused by drugs or alcohol.

Focus Resource Centre

The FOCUS Resource Centre (FRC), supports the training, consultation, networking, and information/dissemination needs of FOCUS Community Projects across Ontario.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

The Mission of MADD Canada is to stop impaired driving and support the victims of this violent crime.

Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving

Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving (OCCID) was founded in 1989; is a provincial (Canadian) organization of individuals, groups, and associations with an anti-impaired driving focus. OCCID has members across Ontario, Canada.

Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership

The Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership (ODAP) is a Ministry of Health and Long Term Care funded program to support Drug Awareness Committees in Ontario with planning for drug awareness activities throughout the year including Drug Awareness Week.

Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse

The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse (OPC) is a non-profit organization with a multidisciplinary focus on health promotion and prevention activities across the province.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)

The OPP is dedicated to protecting the safety of the people of Ontario by providing front-line policing services to over 400 municipal and First Nations communities and ensuring safe travel on our province's highways, waterways, and snowmobile trails.

Links

Links

FOCUS Coordinators by Region

Owen Sound and Brockton FOCUS Project

North Bay FOCUS

RISK Project of MPS

Sudbury FOCUS

THINK CLEAR! /Simcoe County FOCUS

Greater Kingston Area Safe and Sober Comm Alliance

Renfrew County District FOCUS Community Project

Action Anti-Drogue

Smiths Falls FOCUS Community Coalition

Wawa Healthy Lifestyle Coalition

M'Chigeeng Healthy Lifestyle

Sault Ste. Marie Anti-Drug FOCUS Coalition

Norwest FOCUS Community Project

C.O.R.E. FOCUS

Red Lake/Ear Falls FOCUS Coalition

Rainy River Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) Team

Windsor FOCUS

Pt Colborne/Wainfleet Healthy Lifestyles Coalition

Regent Park FOCUS

YMCA O'Connor Focus Community

Parkdale FOCUS Community Program

Black Creek FOCUS Program