Vardy_Graham

Graham Vardy (BES/M.Ed©) currently coordinates the Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviour Program (PMAB) and Partnering to Prevent Aggressive Behaviour program (PPAB) at CAMH, with Education Service for the past 9 years. He is completing his Masters of Education at OISE/UofT). Previously, he was the Director of Training and Development with the Canadian Training Institute (CTI). Over the past twenty five years, Graham has developed numerous training and applied research projects aimed at reducing violence and aggression in hospitals, schools, and in the workplace. At CTI, he also coordinated the Breaking the Cycle Youth Gangs Exit Strategy under the National Crime Prevention Centre. Graham worked as the Methadone Program Consultant with the Ontario Substance Abuse Bureau. He was the manager of the HIV/AIDS and Addictions program at the former Addiction Research Foundation (ARF). Graham started The Works, Toronto’s first needle-syringe exchange program for the City of Toronto in 1989. Graham also managed Youthlink – Inner City, a street based walk-in and street outreach service for street-involved youth. Graham is an active self protection instructor, and endurance athlete, and running instructor, recently completing his third Marathon.