# Youth Substance Use - Part 2: Functions of Substance Use in Youth

  

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   Subject:  [Substance Use & Addictions](/taxonomy/term/52) 

 Format:  [Online Courses](/taxonomy/term/57) 

This free, introductory course provides a foundation of frameworks and best practices with a focus on substance use, including the social determinants of health, harm reduction principles, and concurrent disorders-informed practice.

**Course Highlights:**

- Open-access, self-directed
- Approximately 5-6 hours of content
- Interactive, text-based course

**Topics covered:**

- Key principles and practices for working with youth who use substances
- Identity, social location, and bias: Factors that impact youth and service providers
- Applying theory into practice: Youth substance use in context

**How to Register:**

This course is hosted on Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario’s learning management platform, YWHO Learn. New users will be prompted to create an account on the platform before they can enroll in the course. Follow these steps to register:



1. Click registration link below
2. Login into or register new account on YWHO Learn
3. Click ‘Browse Catalogue’ in menu bar at top
4. Select desired course to open screen and click register
5. Once enrolled you can select “Launch” to begin course

[**Click Here to Register**](https://ywholearn.noverant.com/protected/equivalency/a7fc5c15-9bfe-42e9-b8cc-4da9e33bfca3/learner)