{"id":43568,"date":"2022-06-22T00:19:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T04:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?page_id=43568"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:30:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:30:33","slug":"cannabis-and-mental-health-learning-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/cannabis-and-mental-health-learning-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis and Mental Health Learning Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43568\" class=\"elementor elementor-43568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12cc895b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12cc895b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39bcaa45\" data-id=\"39bcaa45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27897737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27897737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cannabis and Mental Health Learning Resources<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabisandmentalhealth.ca\/course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cannabis and Mental Health \u2014 Course<\/a><br>Created by youth for youth, this free 90-minute online course provides evidence-based, experiential, and engaging knowledge about the relationship between cannabis use and mental health. Its 4 modules address many key issues, such as why people choose to use cannabis, understanding the endocannabinoid system, the impact of cannabis legislation on communities, harm reduction basics, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabisandmentalhealth.ca\/mentor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cannabis and Mental Health \u2014 Mentor Guide<\/a><br>Developed for educators, program leaders, and mentors working with youth ages 12-18, the guide offers fun ways to help youth build resilience and skills to stay balanced and thrive. These skills include the ability to understand and manage stress, problem solve, think critically, communicate, and collaborate with others.<\/p>\n<p>A joint initiative by the <a href=\"https:\/\/schizophrenia.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schizophrenia Society of Canada&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youthrex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouthRex<\/a>&nbsp;project and the MHCC.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/effective-cannabis-education-an-evidence-based-youth-led-partnership-project\/\">webinar<\/a> on the Cannabis and Mental Health project, created to give youth the education, tools and support they need to make informed and healthy decisions&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannabis and Mental Health Learning Resources Cannabis and Mental Health \u2014 CourseCreated by youth for youth, this free 90-minute online course provides evidence-based, experiential, and engaging knowledge about the relationship between cannabis use and mental health. 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