The Aboriginal Emotional Maturity Problem-Solving & Awareness Targeting Higher Impulse Control (EMPATHIC) Program is a school-based curriculum. It is based upon the Promoting Alternative Thinking...
UPDATED ON: 2021-05-14 12:00:00 AM
The Aggression Replacement Training (ART®) program is a cognitive behavioural multi-component intervention designed to target youth who display chronically aggressive and violent behaviour.
The...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Alternative Suspension (AS) is a program aimed at providing tailored interventions and support to youth who have been suspended from school or who are at-risk of being suspended; AS is designed to...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
Bamboo Shield is focused on positive youth development. The project was introduced to stem the tide of a growing number of Aboriginal and newcomer youth sliding into substance use and criminal...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Better Beginnings, Better Futures (BBBF) program is a comprehensive, community-based prevention initiative that is premised upon an ecological approach, using a combination of individual-...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
Blueprint Pathways Surrey is a youth gang prevention program targeting female and Indigenous youth aged 13 to 19 deemed high-risk for gang recruitment. It involves one full-time youth worker...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Building Bridges: Creating Resiliency program was created as a school/community-based outreach program for at-risk youth in Lethbridge and area. The program aims to increase resiliency of at-risk...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
These programs assist children and youth, between the ages of 3 and 18. who have been exposed to interpersonal violence or abuse, with a goal of preventing them from becoming victims or perpetrators...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Circle of Courage® is an approach of youth empowerment that integrates the best of Western educational, Indigenous cultures and emerging research on positive youth development. This approach is...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Connections Program provides targeted support services and interventions to students in grades 7 through 12 identified as being at risk of becoming involved with (or who already involved in) the...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Coping Power Program is a multi-component intervention program that targets youth who are in the process of transitioning to middle school. The program targets cognitive distortions among...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Eden Valley ART Program was created following an identified opportunity to engage youth in the community from grades 5-12 at the Chief Jacob Bearspaw School. These students, some of whom had had...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
In Calgary, high stress and social isolation of families with children is becoming more commonplace. Parents work all day and arrive home late and tired, which limits their opportunity for meaningful...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Fourth ‘R’: Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships (Fourth ‘R’) program is an interactive classroom curriculum that aims to reduce youth dating violence by addressing youth violence and...
Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous |
Topic: |
Alcohol and/or drug use, Bullying/cyberbullying, Teen dating violence |
Implementation location: |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Full Circle Mentoring Program (FCMP) teaches youth traditional Aboriginal culture through arts and crafts. The program was designed to serve youth in grades K-12 primarily focusing on First...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Future Forward project is a life skills and employment readiness program for young offenders and at-risk youth (ages 12-25). Within cohort settings (e.g. alternative schools, community outreach...
Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Homeless and/or runaway, Individuals suffering from FASD, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
Topic: |
Academic issues, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Recidivism, Social development, Social/economic disadvantage |
Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
G.I.R.L.S Empowered and Strong (GES) is a program specifically for teenage girls to address any issues they may have and help them become empowered to make positive choices for themselves and their...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) is a local and regional governance and service delivery framework that enables partners to better work together, using a coordinated and integrated approach to meet...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Intervention Différentielle en Partenariat (IDP) is a differential, needs-based intervention based on two main premises: intervention to correct behaviour and intervention carried out in...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Leadership and Resiliency Program (LRP) is a school- and community-based program for students that enhances youths’ internal strengths and resiliency while preventing involvement in substance use...
Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Visible minority/ethnic group |
Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use |
Implementation location: |
Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Quebec |
UPDATED ON: 2021-05-14 12:00:00 AM
Learning Through The Arts (LTTA) brings specially-trained dramatic artists, musicians, visual artists, dancers, and writers to work creatively with teachers and community program coordinators to...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The LifeSkills® Training (LST) program is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program developed over 30 years ago by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, a leading expert in substance abuse prevention...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Mentoring for Inclusion program is a crime prevention initiative designed to address the vulnerability of immigrant and refugee children and youth by building resilience through mentorship with...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Multi-Agency School Support Team (MASST) is an early intervention initiative that supports children who are exhibiting behaviour that puts them at risk for increased or ongoing criminal...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Multi-Modal Fluppy Program (Fluppy Program) is a school-based prevention program. It promotes the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural components of social competence and includes universal and...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Music Factory Project took place in Cold Lake, Stoney Nation, and Calgary. It was designed to enrich the lives of vulnerable, at-risk youth so that they may experience success, improve...
Age group: |
Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Social/economic disadvantage |
Implementation location: |
Alberta |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The PAX Good Behavior Game (GBG) is an evidence-based, childhood mental health promotion strategy which combines the science from PeaceBuilders, Good Behavior Game, and other studies. Altogether, the...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Positive Alternative to Youth Gangs (PAYG) program works with high risk, ethno-racial minority youth living in the Jane-Finch community of Toronto to prevent them from joining street gangs or...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) is a school-based program consisting of twelve 40- to 50-minute lessons that include motivational activities, social skills training, and decision-making...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Project Venture is an outdoor youth development program developed by the National Indian Youth Leadership Project (NIYLP) that is aimed to prevent substance abuse among Indigenous youth. The program...
Age group: |
Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours |
Implementation location: |
British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Project Youth Options for Success (Project YOS), is based on the Wraparound and the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.). Project YOS works with youth, the family, the school...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum is a program that promotes emotional and social competencies and reduces aggression and behaviour problems in elementary school–aged...
UPDATED ON: 2022-02-08 12:00:00 AM
The RAJO (Somali word for “hope”) Somali Youth Empowerment project is a multi-agency therapeutic crime prevention and intervention program that provides culturally sensitive services to high-risk...
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 12:00:00 AM
The foundation for a Hope-Focused Service Learning (HFSL) project is built on the premise that the prospect of hope encourages individuals to work toward a desired and possible future. The...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based classroom program that seeks to reduce levels of aggression among school children by raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. The...
Age group: |
Early childhood (0-6), Late childhood (7-11) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Neighbourhoods/communities, Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Visible minority/ethnic group |
Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Bullying/cyberbullying, Social development, Social/economic disadvantage |
Implementation location: |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The School Resource Officer (SRO) Program supports the placement of Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) Constables in elementary, middle and high schools within various school divisions in Winnipeg...
Age group: |
Early childhood (0-6), Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17) |
Population served: |
No specific targeted population |
Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Bullying/cyberbullying, Drug trafficking, Gang and/or related criminal activities, Property crime |
Implementation location: |
Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
School-Based Restorative Justice (SBRJ) programs are a community-based programs that aim to address bullying and conflict in schools. The program supports and respond to the needs of all youth so...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The REACH Schools as Community Hubs (SACH) pilot project was a crime prevention program working to build a safe community for children, youth, and their families in Edmonton. The intent of this...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
In 2009, Delburne, Trochu and Elnora, three rural communities in Central Alberta, came together to sponsor the School Resource Officer (SRO) project. The communities were concerned about an increase...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Start Smart Stay Safe Children and Families (S4) is composed of two complementary projects: one focused on children in schools (the S4 Children’s Project) and the second focused on children and their...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The SNAP® program is a gender-sensitive cognitive behavioural multi-component family-focused model (SNAP® Boys and SNAP® Girls). There is also SNAP® for Schools.
The SNAP® program employs a...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
New Roads is based on the Stop Now and Plan (SNAP®) evidence-based program for crime prevention with children under 12. New Roads educates and supports participants by offering an understanding of...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The SNAP® program is a gender-sensitive cognitive behavioural multi-component family-focused model (SNAP® Boys and SNAP® Girls). There is also SNAP® for Schools. The SNAP® program employs a...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Touchstone Family Association has implemented an integrated, wraparound approach to servicing vulnerable at risk youth. The StreetSmarts Mentorship Program (StreetSmarts) provides mentorship/outreach...
Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Homeless and/or runaway, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Persons with disabilities, Placed out-of-home, Visible minority/ethnic group |
Topic: |
Academic issues, Alcohol and/or drug use, Bullying/cyberbullying, Prostitution, sex trade and/or sexual exploitation, Self-harm/suicide, Social/economic disadvantage |
Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) aims to reduce problem behaviours, delinquency, alcohol and drug abuse in children and youth and to improve social competencies and school performance.
The...
Age group: |
Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17) |
Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Visible minority/ethnic group |
Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours |
Implementation location: |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
The Ally Intervention Program is a multimodal intervention program intended for youth who exhibit behavioural problems at school and at home and are considered to be at risk of school and social...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Way In was designed to be a wrap-around service delivery project that is based on a series of promotional, prevention, and intervention activities. The Aboriginal Commitment Coach (ACC) position...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Tools for Success program was implemented by the Alberta Somali Community Centre (ASCC) following the identification of the need to address the disengagement between the schools, Somali parents...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The WITS Primary Program is a community-based, school wide intervention that brings together schools, families, children, and communities to prevent bullying and peer victimization. The WITS acronym...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Youth from the Kainai (Blood) Reserve live in a community with some challenges, including poverty, drugs, alcohol abuse, and violence. These can be multi-generational issues which place some youth at...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM