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• National Framework for Action To Reduce the Harms
  Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and
  Substances in Canada

Substance Abuse and Schools Forum Presented
by Carolyn Franklin, Canadian Centre on
Substance Abuse November 17th, 2005
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Purpose

• To inform you about progress on the National
  Framework for Action To Reduce the Harms
  Associated with Alcohol Other Drugs and
  Substances
• To encourage you to support the Framework

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Contents

• BACKGROUND
• FRAMEWORK AT A GLANCE
• THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK IN ACTION
• A National Alcohol Strategy
• PRIORITY FOCUSING ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH

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Background - Calls For Action

• Calls for federal leadership
• Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs,
  (December 2002), Report of the Senate Committee
  on Illegal Drugs (September 2002), Office of
  Auditor General of Canada (2001)
• Clear message
• Need for a national plan
• Greater federal leadership and coordination
  needed in addressing substance use and abuse
  issues
• Renewal of Canadas Drug Strategy, May 2003
• Included 16.4 million over 5 years for
  leadership and related activities

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Background - Answering The Call

• April 2004, Health Canada with CDS partners join
  with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
  (CCSA) to lead a consultative, multi-stakeholder
  process to gauge level of support for developing
  a National Framework for Action together
• Envisioned a process where the development of a
  National Framework For Action would generate
  dialogue to
• Articulate a vision, principles and goals for
  national action
• Set out strategic priorities and directions that
  allow coherent planning, delivery and evaluation
  of activities
• Define and clarify the roles, responsibilities
  and accountabilities of the different
  jurisdictions and stakeholders
• Provide mechanisms to ensure coordination and
  facilitate collaboration and partnerships between
  jurisdictions and sectors
• Create an environment within which funding can be
  leveraged

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Considerations

• Need for federal leadership, not ownership
• Need for a national plan, not an expansion of
  Canadas Drug Strategy
• Ensure the contribution of many federal partners
• Seek commitment from numerous provincial,
  territorial, municipal, Aboriginal, and NGO
  stakeholders at various stages of readiness,
  levels of trust and with potentially very
  different philosophies
• Get buy-in where there is no promise of new
  funding, only the potential to better leverage
  existing funds
• Gauge the right pace - process key to success

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National Framework Circle of Partners
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Development Phases

• Phase 1 Gauging Commitment
• (May 2004 - June 2005)
• Purpose
• To measure interest and begin identifying goals,
  priorities for action, and guiding principles
• Cross Canada Consultations
• Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Fredericton,
  Whitehorse, Vancouver, Iqaluit, Montreal, Ottawa
  (NGOs), Ottawa (Federal Partners)
• Participants (450)
• Provincial officials in education, health, and
  Justice ministries, NGOs, Aboriginal service
  providers and policing/enforcement representatives

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• Phase 2 Focusing On Priorities
• (November 2004 and
  ongoing)
• Purpose
• To drill down on priority issues and identify
  strategic directions
• Thematic Workshops
• Alcohol policy, youth on youth issues, police and
  policing partners issues, Corrections, Addictions
  Workforce Development, FASD, Research, and Crack
  Cocaine and Hepatitis C Virus National Forum
• Future pharmaceuticals, language, public
  awareness, drug policy

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• Phase 3 National Framework Development
  Reaching Consensus
• (January 2005 September 2005)
• Wide consultation on a draft Framework document
• Revised Framework validated at National Forum
  (Montreal June, 2005) 100 key stakeholders from
  all sectors
• General consensus reached

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Endorsement Process

• Phase 4 Endorsement/Approval-in-Principle
  
• (Fall 2005 Fall 2006)
• All Stakeholders to seek endorsement from their
  respective ministers, boards or governing bodies
• Endorsement defined approval, acceptance,
  support a commitment to move ahead, to take
  action
• Complex multi-dimensional process involving
• NGOs
• Federal Departments Health Canada, PHAC,
  Justice and PSEPC
• Provinces, Territories and Municipalities
  health, enforcement, education
• Aboriginal Groups
• Private Sector

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Endorsement Process Contd

• Goal is to have endorsement phase significantly
  complete for FPT Ministers meeting next fall
• Health Canada and CCSA continue to act as
  informal secretariat
• to manage evolution of Framework and assist
  partners with endorsement process over the coming
  year
• to develop future governance options

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Phase 5 Developing National Strategies for
Identified Priorities (On-Going)

• Framework provides the umbrella under which
  strategies can be developed
  
• Leaders already emerging to take on specific
  issues
• Stigma and Public Awareness Addictions
  Foundation of Manitoba
• Workforce Development CCSA
• Alcohol Health Canada, CCSA, AADAC
• FASD Public Health Agency
• Pharmaceuticals - Health Canada
• Synthetic Dugs and Marihuana Grow Ops - PSEPC
• Research Health Canada
• Language Centre for Addictions Research of BC
  with Government of BC
• Strategy development involves key players and
  will recognize each role, including federal level

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The National Framework in Action Developing a
National Alcohol Strategy

• The Framework already providing significant
  impetus for action findings of the 2004
  Canadian Addiction Survey confirms need and
  Thematic Workshop held in November 2004
• Jointly chaired by Health Canada, CCSA and the
  Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission with 25
  NGOs and experts
• Five key Strategic Priorities identified
  screenings, policies to reduce chronic disease,
  drinking context and targeted interventions,
  alcohol taxes, culture of moderation
• Deliverable A National Alcohol Strategy,
  including short, medium and long term
  recommendations within 6 months

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Priority Area 3 Priorities to Address the
Needs of Key Populations

• Focusing on Children and Youth

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Considerations

• Reality of adolescent substance use Investments
• Focus on children and youth
• Messages prevention and health promotion v.
  glamour factual, age-appropriate, accessible,
  meaningful
• Youth engagement
• Parental and family involvement
• Long-term, sustained prevention and health school
• programs
• Availability of youth-specific treatment programs
• Implementation of public policies

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National Framework for Action - Secretariat

• Contacts
• Carolyn Franklin, CCSA
• [phone]
• CFranklin_at_ccsa.ca
• Marjorie Ward, Health Canada
• [phone]
• Marjorie_Ward_at_hc-sc.gc.ca