Virtual Party

Publisher:

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Regularly updated

Availability:

Free
English, French, Brazilian and Portuguese
www.virtual-party.org

Format:

Interactive website

Audience:

Grades 7-12 (approximately 12-18 years of age)

Preparation time:

None

Resources required:

Computers with internet

Approach:

Interactive website

Get ready to get real about partying! The Virtual-Party is written by a group of young people. It is an interactive resource for youth about alcohol, other drugs and mental health. Youth choose a character, and then are faced with situations for which they must make a decision. Each decision they make has consequences. The website also contains resources and background information on substance use and abuse.

Application/relevance to curriculum:

Substance Use and Abuse, Mental Health, and Risk-Taking Behaviour expectations of the Healthy Active Living Education curriculum.

Comments:

Students will follow the story of their character, based on their input. Suitable for classroom or home use.