March 6, 2025 | Ottawa, Ontario |
Public Health Agency of Canada
No community in Canada has been left untouched by the toxic illegal drug supply and overdose crisis. Efforts to prevent substance use, especially among youth, are critical and this means reaching out to young people who may be struggling with targeted support right in their communities.
Today, the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced $6 million in funding to support a targeted call for proposals under the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Youth Substance Use Prevention Program (YSUPP).
YSUPP funding aims to help communities implement and adapt the Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM). We are inviting select organizations who have already begun implementing the IPM in their communities to apply for funding over three years to continue and expand on their work in this implementation. This model, which is recognized internationally for its collaborative approach to preventing substance use harms among youth, applies a community-driven approach to address the root causes of substance use.
The YSUPP is just one of the tools being used to help prevent and decrease substance use-related harms. We will continue to work with all levels of government, partners, Indigenous communities, stakeholders, people with lived and living experience, and organizations in communities across the country to save lives and reduce substance use related harms, through YSUPP and other supports like the Emergency Treatment Fund and the Substance Use and Addictions Program.
Source: canada.ca/en/
Resources for preventing
substance-related harms in youth
These are the practical tools and resources that school communities and community organizations can use to help prevent substance-related harms among youth.
For school communities
Blueprint for Action
Discover useful strategies that can help schools address substance-related harms and support student wellbeing.
For community organizations
Youth Substance Use Prevention Program
Learn about our community-based funding program designed to support communities to help prevent and delay substance use among youth.
All resources
Youth Substance Use Prevention Program
Learn about our community-based funding program designed to support communities to help prevent and delay substance use among youth.
Source: canada.ca/en/public-health/services
