This graphic recording was made during plenary dialogue at Summit 2016 exploring lessons learned from the Changing the Culture of Substance Use Project. The session explored: “What is culture? How do we raise consciousness of culture? How do we identify cultures around substance...
This is one in a series of resources meant to guide the development of specific tools to promote elements of a comprehensive approach to psychoactive substance use within a post-secondary institution’s community. This resource aims to dispel some of the haze. It considers the...
Balancing our Thinking around Drinking: Low-Risk Alcohol Use on Campus is one in a series of resources meant to guide the development of specific tools to promote elements of a comprehensive approach to psychoactive substance use within a post-secondary institution’s community....
Selkirk College has been hosting innovative dinner basket conversations related to substance use. This promising practice tool will help you organize a dinner basket conversation with guiding questions for facilitators, a reflection sheet for participants, recipes, and more!
This guide is one in a series of resources intended to serve a comprehensive approach to promoting healthier relationships with alcohol and other substances in post-secondary settings. Grounded in evidence and theory, it features ideas and suggestions for supporting the creation of a healthier...
The Drink with Class initiative was inspired from Thompson Rivers University’s involvement in Changing the Culture of Substance Use (CCSU), a project under Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses in British Columbia (BC). At Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Drink with Class has become a...
This guide addresses substance use from a health promotion perspective. Like food, sex and other “feel good” things in life, psychoactive substances (or drugs) change the way we feel. And just as food and sex help humans survive and thrive but can also get us into trouble—with our...
This report provides an overview of what the Changing the Culture of Substance Use Project (CCSU) is all about. Included is a conceptual model that outlines the theory of change in the project. You can also get a better sense of what participating campuses have been working on to change...
A short blog on how to use education to shift a culture of substance use on campus.
A graphic recording from the Case Conference: “Diagnosing” a Healthy Campus Community (Panel Discussion) at Summit 2012. This plenary session was a ‘double flip’ on the traditional critical incident response team case conference whereby we will be shifting the gaze to the broader...
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