Durham Region P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) Program

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In the spring of 2020, thanks to the dedicated work of a Heads Up! Durham sub committee, Durham Region became an official site for Sunnybrook Hospital’s P.A.R.T.Y. program!!
                                                               
P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) started at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto as result of the initiative of a Sunnybrook Hospital nurse, Judy Radford, who lived in Port Perry at the time. Teens had approached Judy with concerns about the number of car crashes in the area that resulted in the injury or death of their peers. Sunnybrook Hospital took up the call to action and P.A.R.T.Y. started in 1986.
This program is a vital component of the growing community effort to reduce death and injury in alcohol, drug and risk-related crashes and incidents.
PARTY operates in 150 global sites (USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Germany and Japan) reaching 50,355 students worldwide.

Locations world-wide (per 2019-2020 Annual Report)

Durham Region P.A.R.T.Y. is a countermeasure of Durham Region’s Vision Zero initiative.
 
Due to the pandemic, work is underway to offer Durham Region P.A.R.T.Y. online.
Moving forward, when it is safe to do so, our P.A.R.T.Y. program will be offered at the LHEARN Centre, Lakeridge Health Oshawa.

​Meet the Team - Durham Region P.A.R.T.Y. is the result of the concerted effort of:

​*Linda Lowery (Chairperson)
Chairperson, Heads Up! Durham

Chris Jones
Clinical Director, Emergency Services, Critical Care and Central East Prehospital Care Program, Lakeridge Health

Kyle Shermet
Patient Care Manager, Bowmanville Emergency/Critical Care, Lakeridge Health

*Jennifer Hammond
CEO, March of Dimes

Danielle Oliveira
Chapter Admin Assistant, MADD - Durham

*Melissa Brabant
Regional Marketing Planner; Peel, York and Durham Road Safety Marketing Office, Ministry of Transportation Ontario

Michael Stewart
Community Relations Specialist, Government and Community Relations, CAA

Peter Mohyla
Community Safety officer, Transit Safety, Safety and Security, GO Transit.

Amanda Spencer
Coordinator, Vision Zero; Project Manager, Road Safety & Data Management Group, Regional Municipality of Durham

*Heather Hofmann
Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Durham

Sarah Ginn
Volunteer/Injury Prevention Advocate; Speaker, Sunnybrook and Markham Stouffville Hospitals

Bethany Benson: Volunteer; Injury Prevention Advocate

*Garrett Bell
Injury Prevention Advocate; Co-founder, Heads Up! Durham

*Michelle O’Brien
Neuropsychologist, Mental Health Program, Lakeridge Health Oshawa

Charles Senior
Former P.A.R.T.Y. Program Communications Coordinator

*Peter Arnott
Facilitator – The Arts & Health and Physical Education; DDSB

*Pat Costello
Teaching and Learning Services, Extra-curricular & Community Programs (K-12) ; Durham Catholic District School Board

Detective Constable Jeffrey Williams
Tactical Flight Officer Air Support Unit, DRPS

Joanne Warren
Coordinator, Ajax Fire

Liaison:
Dale Button
Advanced Care Paramedic; Coordinator, Paramedic Program, Durham College

Kevin Griffin
-Paramedic Alternate
Advanced Care Paramedic; Comprehensive Program Review (CPR) Facilitator, Paramedic Program, Durham College
 
                *Also on Heads Up! Durham Steering Committee
 
Sincere appreciation is extended to the financial sponsors of Durham Region P.A.R.T.Y.:
  • Ontario Ministry of Transportation
  • Durham Region Vision Zero