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  • Friday, December 2, 2011
  • For Immediate Release

    Honouring Our Strengths: A Renewed Framework to Address Substance Use Issues
    Among First Nation People in Canada

    Tuesday November 8, 2011 – The National Native Addictions Partnership
    Foundation (NNAPF) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), today announced the
    release of a national framework addressing substance use issues among First
    Nation people in Canada during the AFN National Health Forum in Ottawa, ON.

    Tuesday, November 8, 2011
  • The National Youth Solvent Abuse Committee, the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, and the University of Saskatchewan are pleased to announce that Debra Dell, Carol Hopkins and Colleen Dell and colleagues have published two articles in a special issue of the journal Substance Use & Misuse, supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program. The special issue of the journal was released June 18 during the NIDA International Forum and College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Scientific Meeting.

    Monday, June 20, 2011
  • The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation (NNAPF) has been co-hosting/sponsoring a series of regional forums engaging stakeholder’s representative of the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP). The purpose of the forums have been to advance knowledge translation on research priorities specific to NNADAP addictions and mental health both community and treatment centre-based (Atlantic 2009, ON/QC 2010, SK/MB 2010 and BC/YK/AB/NWT to be completed March 2011).

    Friday, February 25, 2011

About NNAPF

On January 31, 2000, the National Partnership Committee was incorporated as the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation Inc (NNAPF). This corporate form legally facilitates the Partnership's capacity to actively pursue other sources of funding to assist in moving forward with the Implementation plan arising from the NNADAP Review Recommendations. NNAPF is committed to facilitate a process to empower First Nations and Inuit in developing their capacity to address addictions and related issues.