What is the Ontario Health, Education and Enforcement in Partnership (HEP)?

The objective of the Health, Education, Enforcement in Partnership (HEP) network is the development and implementation of an Ontario Drug Strategy - a strategy led by the Government of Ontario, but inclusive of the key provincial government and non-government sectors that play a significant role in addressing substance use: addiction treatment providers; public health, education and health promotion professionals; the enforcement and criminal justice communities; and others. The strategy will constitute a comprehensive framework for preventing and reducing harmful substance use in Ontario.

HEP work across the country is supported by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) and the Canadian Executive Council on Addictions (CECA). In Ontario, HEP work is coordinated by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

For more information, please contact:

Reggie Caverson, Senior Health Promotion Consultant & Health Education Enforcement Partnership (HEP) Coordinator - Ontario
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
reggie_caverson@camh.net

HEP Documents

Ontario Drug Strategy Framework (PDF), April 2008
Ontario Health, Education and Enforcement in Partnership (HEP) Presentation (PDF), April 2008
Alcohol, Other Drugs and Related Harms in Ontario -- A Scan of the Environment (PDF), January 2008