Staff and Faculty

The Umbrella Project: A Harm Reduction Toolkit

Using a harm reduction approach, a socioecological framework and evidence based practices, The Umbrella Project was created to address mental health and substance use issues of emerging adults within a postsecondary institution. This toolkit includes the background and approach used at Algonquin College, an overview of the framework and examples of how each strategic area was incorporated on campus.

The Umbrella Project: A Harm Reduction Toolkit has been created with the purpose to assist and support other colleges and universities in building a harm reduction framework for their campus.

• Safer Cannabis Use
• Safer Drinking
• Safer Tripping
• Safer Cocaine Use
• Safer MDMA/Molly/Ecstasy Use
• You and Substance Use Harm Workbook
• Mixing Alcohol and Caffeine

2016 NCHA Results

The National College Health Assessment (NCHA) provides statistics on student health issues such as:

• Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
• Sexual health
• Weight, nutrition, and exercise
• Mental health
• Personal safety and violence

More than 25,000 students from 20 Ontario institutions participated in the 2016 NCHA.

View 2016 NCHA Results

Online Resources

• National Overdose Response Service
• Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse
• Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Healthy Minds/Healthy Campus
• FRANK
• Here to Help
• Gabor Mate, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts
• Reducing Alcohol Harms Among University Students
• LiveAnotherDay

Videos

• Nuggets (What addiction feels like on the inside)
• Roots of Addiction – Gabor Mate