Healthy Schools

Youth and Relationship Violence

Healthy relationships are based on respect, caring, empathy, trust, and dignity, and thrive in an environment in which diversity is honoured and accepted.


Resources & Information for:

Resources

Lessons and Classroom Activities

School Campaigns and Social Media

  • WECHU - Healthy Schools Party Safer Toolkit: Contains links to social media messaging to share within a school community, party safe resources for teens and educators, information on sexual violence and consent, and a resource for parents/caregivers to talk to teens about partying.
  • White Ribbon: Campaign that engages people through the creative use of social and mobile tools to inspire people to speak out against gender-based violence.   
  • Don't Get Sextorted (French version): Online campaign to prevent sextortion by sending memes or gifs instead of intimate images. 
  • Ontario Dress Purple Day: which is in October has prevention resources for elementary schools such as lesson plans and activities to make the day meaningful.

Ontario’s Ministry of Education: Policy and Program Direction

School Board Policies

  • School boards can set policies that influence the social & environmental norms that students experience. Please refer to your specific school board and/or school’s policies and code of conduct on violence for further information. Individual schools should speak to their school boards about whether they can develop individual school policies.

Support in the Community

Additional Resources and Support

  • Kids Help Phone: Provides free and confidential 24/7 counselling and information service for young people in Canada.
  • PREVNet - Preventing Youth Dating Violence: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know: Resources for parents/caregivers on how to support and help build skills around healthy relationships and discussing dating violence.
  • NeedHelpNow.ca: For youth and parents/guardians that need guidance on the removal of pictures from the internet, dealing with cyberbullying, understanding the laws in Canada around these cases, and seeking emotional support. 
  • Fem'aide: Provides support to French-speaking women in Ontario, as the availability of French language services can vary by community/region. You can speak to someone that will help create a safety plan, listen, and network with other service providers for access to services.
  • Cybertip.ca: (Canada’s National Tipline for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children): Information on how what to do if your intimate image is being shared; online luring; sextortion; online sexual violence; online safety resources and fact sheets.

Support in the Community

Additional Resources and Support

  • Kids Help Phone: Provides free and confidential 24/7 counselling and information service for young people in Canada.
  • PREVNet - Preventing Youth Dating Violence: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know: Resources for parents/caregivers on how to support and help build skills around healthy relationships and discussing dating violence.
  • NeedHelpNow.ca: For youth and parents/guardians that need guidance on the removal of pictures from the internet, dealing with cyberbullying, understanding the laws in Canada around these cases, and seeking emotional support. 
  • Fem'aide: Provides support to French-speaking women in Ontario, as the availability of French language services can vary by community/region. You can speak to someone that will help create a safety plan, listen, and network with other service providers for access to services.
  • Cybertip.ca: (Canada’s National Tipline for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children): Information on how what to do if your intimate image is being shared; online luring; sextortion; online sexual violence; online safety resources and fact sheets.

School Campaigns and Social Media

  • WECHU - Healthy Schools Party Safer Toolkit: Contains links to social media messaging to share within a school community, party safe resources for teens and educators, information on sexual violence and consent, and a resource for parents/caregivers to talk to teens about partying.
  • White Ribbon: Campaign that engages people through the creative use of social and mobile tools to inspire people to speak out against gender-based violence.   
  • Don't Get Sextorted (French version): Online campaign to prevent sextortion by sending memes or gifs instead of intimate images. 
  • Ontario Dress Purple Day: which is in October has prevention resources for elementary schools such as lesson plans and activities to make the day meaningful.

Support in the Community

Additional Resources and Support

  • Kids Help Phone: Provides free and confidential 24/7 counselling and information service for young people in Canada.
  • PREVNet - Preventing Youth Dating Violence: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know: Resources for parents/caregivers on how to support and help build skills around healthy relationships and discussing dating violence.
  • NeedHelpNow.ca: For youth and parents/guardians that need guidance on the removal of pictures from the internet, dealing with cyberbullying, understanding the laws in Canada around these cases, and seeking emotional support. 
  • Fem'aide: Provides support to French-speaking women in Ontario, as the availability of French language services can vary by community/region. You can speak to someone that will help create a safety plan, listen, and network with other service providers for access to services.
  • Cybertip.ca: (Canada’s National Tipline for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children): Information on how what to do if your intimate image is being shared; online luring; sextortion; online sexual violence; online safety resources and fact sheets.