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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!

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 acrossÊ 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 provinceÕs highways, waterways, and snowmobile trails.Ê Ê

Ontario Student's Against Impaired Driving (OSAID)
OSAID Inc. is a youth-driven organization with chapter members in over 60 per cent of the secondary schools in the province of Ontario.

Ontario Trauma Registry
The Ontario Trauma Registry, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, was established in May 1992. The main goal of the Registry is to help reduce injury and death in Ontario by identifying, describing and quantifying trauma.

Ontario Public Health Association
The mission of OPHA is to strengthen the impact of people who are active in public and community health throughout .

Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition
The goal of the Safety Coalition is to develop and implement an effective injury prevention and safety program through an individual and community based level within the Rainy River District

Safe Communities
The Safe Communities Foundation works in partnership with theÊprivateand public sectors to improve the health and safety ofÊworkers and people throughout your community.

Smart Serve
Smart Serve, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and delivering responsible server training to all individuals who serve alcohol beverages or work where alcohol beverages are served in the province of Ontario.

Smartrisk
SMARTRISK helps people see the risks in their everyday lives and shows them how to take those risks in the smartest way possible so that they can enjoy life to the fullest.

Substance Abuse Network of Ontario
The Substance Abuse Network of Ontario is dedicated to providing information related to addiction, substance abuse, substance abuse prevention, health promotion, alcohol and drug policy to the people of Ontario.

Take Action on Impaired Driving (TAID)
Take Action on Impaired Driving Inc. (TAID) is an initiative that grew out of a desire by Ontario youth and adults to coordinate their efforts in the fight against impaired driving.

United Native Friendship Centre
The United Native Friendship Centre is dedicated to enhancing the lives of native and non-native people in the Rainy River district.


A Northwestern Health Unit Partnership Initiative

FOCUS Coordinators by Region

Central

Owen Sound and Brockton FOCUS Project

Barclay Marie Work Phone: 519-376-9420 x281
Bruce Grey Owen Sound Health Unit Fax Number: 519-376-1287
920 1st Ave. West Email Address: mbarclay@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
Owen Sound ON N4K 4K5 Website: www.focus-alcohol.org


North Bay FOCUS

Billingsley Wendy Work Phone: 705-497-1779
North Bay Half Way House Fax Number: 705-472-6442
393 Oak Street West Email Address: nbfocus@onlink.net
North Bay ON P1B 2T2 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/NorthBay


RISK Project of MPS

Choquette Louise Work Phone: 705-789-8813 x225
Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unit Fax Number: 705-789-7245
34 Chaffey St Email Address: louise.choquette@mpshu.on.ca
Hunstville ON P1H 1K1 Website:


Sudbury FOCUS

Sauve Tammy Work Phone: 705-522-9200 x287
Sudbury and District Health Unit Fax Number: 705-677-9613
1300 Paris St Email Address: sauvet@sdhu.com
Sudbury ON P3E 3A3 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/Sudbury


THINK CLEAR! /Simcoe County FOCUS

Shewfelt Velma Work Phone: 705-325-9565 x527
Simcoe County DHU Fax Number: 705-325-2091
575 West St. South Unit#12 Email Address: vshewfel@simcoehealth.org
Orillia ON L3V 7N6 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/Orillia


East

Greater Kingston Area Safe and Sober Comm Alliance

Edwards Cathy Work Phone: 613-549-1232 x508
KFL & A Health Unit Fax Number: 613-549-7896
221 Portsmouth Ave. Email Address: cedwards@healthunit.on.ca
Kingston ON K7M 1V5 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/kingston


Action Anti-Drogue

Toole Grant Work Phone: 613-748-9997 x 2
Maison Fraternite Fax Number: 613-748-3051
297 Savard Ave. Email Address: gtoole@cscvanier.com
Ottawa/Vanier ON K1L 7S1 Website:


Renfrew County District FOCUS Community Project

Forteath Cari Work Phone: 613-432-5853
Renfrew County and District Health Unit Fax Number: 613-432-3382
180 Plaunt St. South Email Address: cforteath@rcdhu.com
Renfrew ON K7V 1M8 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/Renfrew


Smiths Falls FOCUS Community Coalition

Voakes Les Work Phone: 613-283-2051 x308
Tri-County Addiction Services Fax Number: 613-283-9407
88 Cornelia St. West, Unit A3 Email Address: voakes@tricas.on.ca
Smiths Falls ON K7A 5K9 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/SmithFalls


Near North

Wawa Healthy Lifestyle Coalition

Glanville Colleen Work Phone: 705-856-1867
Lady Dunn Health Centre Fax Number: 705-856-1199
54 Broadway Ave., Ste. 4 Email Address: hlcwawa@xplornet.com
Wawa ON P0S 1K0 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/Wawa


M'Chigeeng Healthy Lifestyle

Migwans Daughness Work Phone: 705-377-5347
M'Chigeeng Health Centre Fax Number: 705-377-5090
PO Box 308; Unit 689A Hwy 551 Email Address: focus@amtelecom.net
M'Chigeeng ON P0P 1G0 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/MChigeeng


Sault Ste. Marie Anti-Drug FOCUS Coalition

Roberts Geri Work Phone: 705-256-6463
CAMH Fax Number: 705-256-8233
421 Bay Street Suite 302 Email Address: Geri_Roberts@camh.net
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 1X3 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/SSM_FOCUS


Northwestern

Norwest FOCUS Community Project

Borg Darren Work Phone: 807-622-8235
Norwest Community Health Centre Fax Number: 807-622-3548
525 Simpson St Email Address: dborg@norwestchc.org
Thunder Bay ON P7C 3J6 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/TBay


C.O.R.E. FOCUS

Broughton Jennifer Work Phone: 807-934-0058
Mary Berglund Community Health Centre Fax Number: 807-934-6552
PO Box 1170 or Hwy 17 & 599 Email Address: jbrought@lakeheadu.ca
Ignace ON P0T 1T0 Website: www.angelfire.com/oh4/core2000/index


Rainy River Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) Team

Mettam Hilary Work Phone: 807-274-9827
Northwestern Health Unit Fax Number: 807-274-0779
396 Scott Street Email Address: hmettam@nwhu.on.ca
Fort Frances ON P9A 1G9 Website: www.preventingtragedy.org/


Red Lake/Ear Falls FOCUS Coalition

Kilgour Rob Work Phone: 807-727-2626
Northwestern Health Unit Fax Number: 807-727-3001
PO BOX 414 - 2 Discovery Rd. N. Email Address: rkilgour@nwhu.on.ca
Red Lake ON P0V 2M0 Website: www.focuscoalition.ca/


Southwestern

Windsor FOCUS

Gard Stephen Work Phone: 519-254-6116
Teen Health Centre Fax Number: 519-254-0344
1585 Ouellette Ave Email Address: sgard@windsorfocus.com
Windsor ON N8X 1K5 Website:


Pt Colborne/Wainfleet Healthy Lifestyles Coalition

Zanutto Janet Work Phone: 905-834-4501 x2146
Port Colborne General Hospital Fax Number: 905-834-0404
260 Sugarloaf St. Email Address: pcwhlc@itcanada.com
Port Colborne ON L3K 6C2 Website: www.healthylifestyles.ca/


Toronto

Regent Park FOCUS

Huggins Adonis Work Phone: 416-863-1074
CAMH Fax Number: 416-863-9440
600 Dundas St. East, Rear Building Email Address: adonis_huggins@camh.net
Toronto ON M5A 2B9 Website: www.catchdaflava.com/


YMCA O'Connor Focus Community

Jonayon Leticia Work Phone: 416-750-2344
YMCA of Greater Toronto Fax Number: 416-750-3612
1386 Victoria Park Ave Email Address: leticia.jonayon@ymca.net
Toronto ON M4A 2L8 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/OConnor


Black Creek FOCUS Program

Randall Lisa Work Phone: 416-663-2733
Jane Finch Community Centre Fax Number: 416-663-3816
4400 Jane St. #108 Email Address: lisar@janefinchcentre.org
Toronto ON M3N 2K4 Website:


Parkdale FOCUS Community Program

Reynolds Joanna Work Phone: 416-536-1234
St. Christopher House Fax Number: 416-536-2859
1497 Queen St #103 Email Address: joannare@stchrishouse.org
Toronto ON M6R 1A3 Website: www.frcentre.net/Communities/OConnor


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