Cumulus Project

Cumulus’s mission is to prevent drug addiction by taking a global approach and focusing on the individual by taking actions that encourage the autonomy of the individual. Empathy, openness and respect are important values in Cumulus’ interventions.

Programs and Services

Outreach Work

The role of the outreach worker at Cumulus is to provide drug prevention
services to youth outside of the traditional settings such as a school. By acting as a common thread between the different living environments of the youth (school, youth center, community organizations, parks, etc.), community workers are able to meet young people and their needs where they are.

School Workshops

Elementary School: A program of 5 workshops aimed at prevention. Topics
include: The Human Body, Natural and Artificial Drugs, Peer Influence, The
Influence of Advertising, Communication and Emotions.
High School: A program of 5 ongoing workshops aimed at prevention, students receive a different workshop each year. Topics include: The Law of Effect, Pleasure, The Cycle of Habits, Drugs and Sexuality, After Prom-Festive Events.

Individual Intervention

Cumulus offers for the students the possibility of receiving confidential and
individual interventions from the age of 14. The youth aged 13 and under can still benefit from this service, but with a parental consent form signed by their parents.The student has the opportunity to discuss issues related to substance use and can take place during class hours.

Ad modus Vivendi Program

This program, which was created by Celine Lefebvre, presents a series
of 5 workshops that aims to prevent young people, aged 15-17 who are
part of a special education group, from developing an undesirable lifestyle
based on overconsumption, psychotropic substances or any other form of addiction (psychological dependence).

Parent Program

This workshop aims to present tools to enable parents to discuss with their
children about the usage of psychoactive substances. In addition, this gives parents an awareness of the various issues related to the consumption of psychoactive substances among young people.