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General
Canadian Public Health Association - Mind Over Violence Everywhere (M.O.V.E)
M.O.V.E is a series of youth-directed workshops that use art, improvisational theatre, sports, music, and group work to deal with themes of violence prevention. Participants will have the opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, communication, and peer mediation. Using a variety of engaging techniques, the program stresses rights and responsibilities, assertiveness training, and community relations.
Canadian Red Cross - Beyond the Hurt
This course promotes safe and healthy environments for children and youth, free of bullying and harassment. For adults who work with or care for children and youth, this course will increase your understanding of the dynamics of bullying and harassment and will equip you with tools to effectively prevent and respond to incidents in your school or organization. This course is offered for a fee.
Common sense education – digital citizenship curriculum
Digital citizenship curriculum offers content for lesson planning on topics such as media balance and well-being, privacy and security, digital footprint and identity, cyberbullying, digital drama and hate speech. Content is provided in forms of lesson slides, videos, customized resources, and bilingual materials. Browse lessons by grade and topic on this webpage.
Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet)
PREVNet is a national research and knowledge mobilization hub that partners with researchers and organizations focused on fostering healthy relationships among children and youth. Examples of the resources featured in this hub are tip sheets for educators, parents, kids, and teens, classroom activities, short videos highlighting bullying issues for teens, and bullying prevention facts and tools for schools. Share resources in this hub with students, parents, and incorporate them into your curriculum.
The Fourth R is an evidence-based English program, for a fee, built into the high school curriculum to reduce risk behaviors such as violence, bullying, unsafe sexual behaviour, and substance use. The program focuses on relationships, as there is often an overlap of risky behaviors with relationships and their influence on an individual’s decision-making. The Fourth R also offers free lesson plans on critical media literacy for educators, students, and parents.
Alberta
Government of Alberta – bullying prevention resources
Bullying prevention resources include but are not limited to training materials, fact sheets, tip sheets, and a bullying helpline card. Some of these resources are available in eleven languages. Examples of the topics covered are bullying prevention in sports, cyberbullying, homophobic and transphobic bullying prevention, indigenous bullying prevention, and cultural diversity bullying prevention. In addition, a list of bullying supports including online chat and 24/7 reporting helplines are featured on the website.
Ontario
School Mental Health Ontario (SMHO) – healthy relationship skills
Healthy relationship skills is an online guide that aims to help students understand and appreciate diverse perspectives and identities, empathize with others, and resolve conflicts respectfully. This guide outlines six different skills with each including multiple practices and activities that can be facilitated by educators in a classroom setting. Simple instructions, time needed, target grade level, and supplementary resources are provided for each practice.
Prince Edward Island
Community Legal Information PEI – Sexting, Cyberbullying, and the Criminal Code
Community Legal Information PEI provides resources regarding sexting and cyberbullying to increase knowledge about the legal ramifications of sexualized cyberviolence for victims, bystanders, and perpetrators. The Sexting and the Law page shares videos for youth and parents/caregivers on topics such as Girl Talk and Privacy. In addition, the Sexting and the Law document shares information about consent, sexting, the potential harms of sexting and cyberviolence and important legal information.
Health PEI – CAST Program
The Coping and Support Training (CAST) program is an evidence-based group skills program that helps at-risk youth with substance misuse (drinking or using drugs), mental well-being, and school performance. This program has been proven to have a positive and lasting impact on youth and how they cope with stressors. This program is offered to youth aged 13 to 18 and can be hosted at schools at no cost upon their request.
Bridge the gap Youth – Bullying
PEI Bridge the gap Youth is an online resource designed to support the mental wellness of youth by providing a service directory, a knowledge center, online programs, and a toolbox. Resources on this platform cover a variety of topics including but not limited to bullying, family, stress/anxiety, suicide prevention, healthy eating, and eating disorders. The bullying webpage provides information for youth on what to do if you or someone you know is being bullied is outlined and includes external resources, hotlines, and videos for support.
211-PEI - Help Lines
211-PEI is a navigation service that connects PEI residents with social, community, government, and human services available throughout PEI. Amongst their resources is the addictions and mental health page that addresses topics such as addiction treatment, mental health treatment, support groups, and supportive housing. In addition, among the 24/7 help lines is a link to Bullying Canada and other programs and supports for individuals experiencing bullying.