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Planet Youth Lanark County chair David Somppi updated Upper Canada District School Board trustees at their May 10 meeting. This meeting sets the stage for

Planet Youth Lanark County chair David Somppi updated Upper Canada District School Board trustees at their May 10 meeting. This meeting sets the stage for

Planet Youth Lanark County survey findings show that 70% of Grade 10 students are getting less than 7 hours of sleep per night. This is

Community Goal Setting Workshop to prevent youth problematic substance use on June 1 in Carleton Place On Thursday, June 1, Planet Youth Lanark County is

On Thursday, November 24th, Planet Youth Lanark County and the Carleton Place Municipal Drug Strategy hosted a Community Action Meeting. It presented the results of

Lanark County is the first community in Canada to embrace a proven, evidenced-based method for preventing problematic substance use by youth. This effort is being

Read an article by Planet Youth Lanark County’s Brian Turner about why these committees are needed now more than ever (page 3).

This short video explains the origins of Planet Youth in Iceland, and how the model it developed revealed the importance of risk and protective factors

This Toronto Star article describes how, after long delays due to the pandemic, surveys asking “high school students are, how they are feeling, and what


Promoting youth mental health was an important topic before the pandemic. It is even more important as we enter the pandemic’s 4th wave. On Sept
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