Safe Schools and Youth Justice
The following summary of Canadian initiatives, activities and reports on safe schools and youth justice has been prepared and maintained through project funding from the Youth Justice Policy Division of Justice Canada to the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. The purpose of this “briefing book” is to provide an on-going snap shot of activities across Canada. Items will be added or deleted on a regular basis. If your organization would like to add information to this ongoing summary, please contact us at dmccall@netcom.ca. The information in this summary is categorized by federal departments, provinces/territories and national organizations. Wherever possible, we have created links to documents and to contact people for the items that are listed under these headings
¨ Major Initiatives
¨ Community-School Cooperation and Coordinated Programs
¨ Coordinated Support Services Delivery (Interagency Cooperation)
¨ Positive School Climate
¨ Instructional Programs
¨ Parent and Adult Involvement
¨ Security Precautions
¨ Youth Justice/ Troubled Youth
¨ Monitoring, Assessments, Evaluation and Research
¨ Other Issues and Activities
Major Initiatives on Safe Schools and Youth Justice
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
Justice Canada has announced that it will be re-tabling the changes to the Young Offenders Act and continuing its preventive approach to youth justice. This approach emphasizes partnerships with several sectors of the community. A symposium on partnerships was held in 2000. Updates on the Youth Justice Renewal Initiative are contained in a regular series of electronic Bulletins. The Department is interested in funding projects on innovative, alternative ways to deter youth crime and has called for proposals. Contact: youth-jeunesse@justice.gc.ca (Added on 02-25-01)
The National Crime Prevention Centre, funded by Justice Canada, has funding programs on community mobilization, major research projects, mobilizing the business community and national partnerships The Centre also publishes policy papers and supports communications networks. The approach of the NCPC is articulated in position papers such as Clear Limits, Real Opportunities, a policy framework for 0-12 year olds, a policy framework for 12-16 year olds, a paper on Crime Prevention through Social Development The Centre has also published a compendium of prevention approaches on their web site and maintains an electronic newsletter that is available to the public. See their list of publications. The NCPC site also has a full listing and descriptions of all their funded projects. Contact: psenecal@justice.gc.ca (Added on 02-25-01)
The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence has an extensive library and produces regular reports and research summaries. The Clearinghouse has published a listing of prevention resources.
(Added on 02-25-01)
The objective of the RCMP National Youth Strategy is to reduce youth crime and victimization. The RCMP National Youth Strategy promotes crime prevention through social development, and encourages members to work in partnership with other community members -including young people themselves. Contact: Jharna.Chatterjee@rcmp-grc.gc.ca (Added on 02-25-01)
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The Caring
and Respectful Schools Initiative in Saskatchewan was announced on October 16, 2000. The
initiative includes curriculum resources, prevention activities, staff development and
more. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The Nunavut Education Ministry
is developing its Education Act, which will include a reference to a school code of
conduct. The ministry is investigating the Alaska Cultural Standards as part of its
approach to promoting positive school climates. Contact: MJoyce@gov.nu.ca
(Added on
02-25-01) The Manitoba
Education Ministry Initiative on Safe Schools is coordinated by Dennis Lucas The general
emphasis is on instructional support and support for students with emotional/behavioural
disorders. Incentive
funding has been provided to school boards on best practices in behaviour intervention
strategies Contact: dlucas@edu.gov.mb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The PEI Department of Education has
cooperated with the Eastern School
Board to promote an anti-bullying program. The Department also cooperates with Peaceworks to promote conflict
resolution programs. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The BC Education Ministry and the
Attorney-General’s Ministry co-fund the BC
Safe Schools Centre as part of a comprehensive provincial strategy to promote safe
schools. Activities as part of this strategy include a Safe School District Contacts
Network, Responding to Critical
Incidents Guide, Safe School Regional Training Sessions, Regional training sessions, a
Safe School Planning Guide and Resource Catalogue,
Peer Mediation Guides, Focus on Bullying: A Prevention Program for Elementary School
Communities and Keeping Schools Safe: A Practical Guide for Principals and
Vice-Principals. The BC Ministry is also supporting the use of the Effective Behaviour Support
(EBS) program, with training, a listserve and performance standards. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The New Brunswick Department of
Education is implementing its Positive
Learning Policy with an extensive set of activities, summer institutes, incentive funds, materials, training and other
support. Five million dollars has been set aside each year to implement the policy
throughout the province. Each school district is required to have an annual plan to
implement the policy. Contact: Robert.Gerard@gnb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The New Brunswick Department of
Education and Public Safety work together closely on a number of school programs as part
of the province’s safer
communities initiative. Contact: Robert.Gerard@gnb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Nova Scotia Department of Education
is following up on the recommendations of an Advisory Committee on School Code of Conduct,
is funding the NS League of Peaceful Schools in cooperation with the Halifax School Board,
preparing a guide to promoting positive school climates and is revising its school
discipline handbook. Contact: spearsbm@gov.ns.ca (Added on
02-25-01) Alberta Learning is sponsoring the Safe and Caring Schools
Initiative involves education partners in projects to: develop and implement
prevention resources to support teaching and identify the nature and extent of violence in
Alberta schools and examine related issues about governance. The Initiative has published
a set of principles,
developed an information-sharing
protocol, funds a project through the Alberta Teachers Association, funded
research on disruptive
behaviours, a listing of local Alberta school,
community
and combined
programs An annotated list
of recommended teaching and learning resources is being complied by Alberta Learning and
will be available in Winter, 2000. As well, the ministry has selected a set of authorized resources for teachers. Contact: Paula.Coombs@gov.ab.ca (Added on
02-25-01) An overview of
Ontario activities to promote safe schools cites a number of recent provincial
initiatives. Ontario safe school activities include a Safe Schools Act
(giving Principals and teachers more authority to suspend students) and an ensuing directive to school
districts that includes a required Code of Conduct
for schools. The Code is seen as part of a series of
reforms to the Ontario school system. The education ministry has also encouraged
Parent Councils to consider the use of student uniforms.
A new health and physical education curriculum
includes components related to personal safety. An earlier 1993 ministry directive had
required school boards to adopt safe
school policies and mandatory procedures to report incidents. .Earlier funding had
been provided to a safe school
task force. The Ontario Premier is
actively involved with corporate leaders and others in Ontario’s Promise, a voluntary
effort to ensure that all children have
access to a trusted adult and a safe place after school. Contact: Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec education ministry division
responsible for student services has published a listing of the ministry documents
and resources related to safe schools. This
listing includes policy documents on student services, health and social services, safety
and security of schools, drug abuse and sexual abuse. Action guides cover individual
education plans, school violence prevention and school responses to behaviour problems,
student activities and other topics. Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec Superior Council, an
advisory committee to the education minister, has issued a report with recommendations
on students with behaviour problems in February, 2001. An English version of the summary is
available. (Added on
02-25-01) The Yukon Department of Education has
published an implementation guide and action plan on conflict resolution. Contact: jmmcinty@gov.yk.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Newfoundland education department
has published a comprehensive
guide on safe schools, school discipline and related issues. The curriculum address the
development of safety related skills and knowledge. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The Canadian Association of Principals (CAP), in
cooperation with other national organizations, has developed a gateway web site on safe and healthy
schools. Contact dmccall@netcom.ca (Added on 02-25-01) The Canadian School Boards Association has
undertaken several projects on youth justice issues. Contact: kjulien@cdnsba.org (Added on 02-25-01) The Canadian
Parks and Recreation Association is leading a project sponsored by an inter-provincial
council of sports and recreation ministries on at risk youth.. This initiative
is a follow-up to research on the benefits of
recreation for at-risk youth. There is also a listserve and database available on recreation programs. Contact: sjollimore@cpra.ca (Added on 02-25-01) The Public Legal Education Association of Canada
sponsors youth activities, research projects and school-based programs Contact: surtees@plea.org (Added on 02-25-01) The Alberta
Association of Resource Officers is one of two police organizations in Canada whose
members work with schools. (Added on 02-25-01) The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
maintains a listing of publications on youth
and substance abuse as well as an accessible
database of Canadian materials. Contact: groberts@ccsa.ca (Added on 02-25-01) The Youth Justice
Education Partnership has published an evaluation framework
for community and listed learning
aids and offers on-line conferences.
The Access to
Justice Network, ACJNet, is funded by Justice Canada
to offer information on justice issues. The Network has compiled links and documents on youth
and schools.
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Community-School
Cooperation and Coordinated Programs
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
The Youth Justice Policy Division
of Justice Canada sponsored a series of Forums on partnerships, including one on education. Contact: Nicole.Lafleche-Marchand@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding a demonstration
project on community coordination in Waterloo, ON, led by a local crime prevention
association. A similar demonstration project is being funded in Durham, ON,
where the leadership in community collaboration is coming from the school board. Another
is being funded in Charlottetown,
PE, through a local youth group. Other large scale projects are being funded by the
NCPC in British
Columbia, with ten high need communities, on fetal alcohol in Surrey, BC,
with faith communities in Regina, (Added on
02-25-01) A large scale
project in Vancouver
BC is being funded by the National Crime Prevention Centre to develop materials on
making communities youth friendly. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded an inventory
of resources and research on school-community crime prevention. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded the Atlantic Crime Prevention Resource Centre to
develop a demonstration project to establish a prototype for a crime
prevention information service (CPIS) which is an easy-to-use "best match"
Internet mechanism. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The Aqsarnit
school in Iqaluit has developed an innovative approach to school safety, with cooperation
and funding from several sources. Contact: MJoyce@gov.nu.ca (Added on
02-25-01) Manitoba
Education sponsors a Council for Secure Schools to promote coordination and cooperation.
Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) Alberta Learning has funded the
development of a web list of
Alberta organizations concerned about violence prevention. Contact: Paula.Coombs@gov.ab.ca (Added on
02-25-01) Alberta
education has also funded the development of a set of principles for safe and
caring schools through the ATA project. The Quebec education ministry is part
of a provincial coalition
to prevent violence in schools. The ministry has published guides for secondary and elementary programs and
activities that promote a comprehensive approach to school safety. English versions of these
guides are also available. Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) |
A number of national organizations have
developed a Consensus
Statement on Positive Learning Environments. The statement captures the latest
research and expresses a positive, holistic approach to promoting safe schools. The
project was funded by the National Crime Prevention Centre. Contact dmccall@netcom.ca (Added on 02-25-01) |
Coordinated
Support Services Delivery (Interagency Cooperation)
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
The Youth
Justice Policy Division of Justice Canada has funded a research paper on
police-agency cooperation of young offending children. Other papers have examined
interagency cooperation on sharing
qualitative information and general information sharing
among agencies, the role
of the criminal justice system, legislative approaches to preventing emotional abuse
and the paramountcy of the well-being
of the child in child welfare legislation. All of these papers can be fond at the same
web page. Contact: sylvie.bourgault@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Youth
Justice Policy Division has also funded a publication from the Canadian School Boards
Association on the need to know
for school authorities. As well, the Youth Justice Division sponsors an award for police
officers working with youth. Contact: Contact: youth-jeunesse@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The
Solicitor-General of Canada funded an inventory of exemplary
school-police programs. The SGC also funded a case study of a
community-school approach with police cooperation in Toronto. Contact: yumansc@sgc.gc.ca The
Solicitor-General of Canada has published a guide on police, agency and
community coordination on drug abuse. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding a demonstration
project on coordinated services for high risk youth in Windsor, ON. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded the development of multidisciplinary
training curriculum on approaches, methods and tools for improving
safety and preventing crime. (Added on
02-25-01) |
Manitoba Education has developed an interdepartmental protocol and training program for police and schools for Emotional and Behaviour Students. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The Nova
Scotia Department of Education supports the use of the Comprehensive Guidance &
Counselling Program. The department has also developed guidelines on individualized
education plans as part of its Special Education
policy. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) Alberta
Learning has funded a Student Health
Initiative to improve access to and enhance the provision of integrated health and
related support services for children with special health needs, including
emotional/behavioural disabilities. (Added on
02-25-01) The Ontario
education ministry has required and funded school districts to establish Teacher Advisor programs to
guide students in their academic programs. Contact:
Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Ontario
education and attorney general ministries have published a model
school-police protocol. Contact: Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec education ministry
has cooperated with other ministries and other organizations to prepare a protocol on police-school cooperation.
Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The
Newfoundland Education Department has published guidelines for individual student service plans. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The Canadian School Boards Association Handbook Project will result in a handbook
for school boards wishing to review their existing policies, protocols and relationships
with their community partners or wishing to initiate cooperation and collaboration
strategies. Contact: kjulien@cdnsba.org (Added on 02-25-01) |
Positive
School Climate
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
The Youth
Justice Policy Division of Justice Canada has funded a Forum on racially motivated Youth
Crime. Contact: Nicole.Lafleche-Marchand@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Health
Canada Children & Youth Division is developing an online student survey/school
planning guide that will identify student concerns about the school and then provide a
customized, comparative report to the school. Contact: Mary_Johnston@hc-sc.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) In 1995, the
Solicitor-General of Canada funded a discussion paper on zero
tolerance policies in schools. (Added on
02-25-01) The National Crime Prevention Centre
has published a position
paper on bullying and victimization. ‘ (Added on
02-25-01) The National Crime Prevention Centre is
funding an
online training program for crime stoppers that includes a student version of the
training. (Added on
02-25-01) Canadian Heritage sponsors March 21, an
annual youth activities program to combat racism and a youth web page. The department
has also funded many research
projects. (Added on
02-25-01) Health Canada
is the lead department for Canada’s
Drug Strategy. It has published a number of reports on youth and drug abuse, including
analysis of high
risk youth needs, tips for working with
youth on community projects, peer helper programs for street youth. The
department is developing a compendium of best practices in youth substance abuse
prevention. Contact: Jim_Anderson@hc-sc.gc.ca. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The BC Education Ministry will be
publishing a booklet on harassment and intimidation. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The New Brunswick Department of
Education has spelled out the duties of educators to maintain a positive learning
environment through a code of
conduct for staff and students. Contact: Robert.Gerard@gnb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Nova
Scotia Department of education is revising its school discipline guidelines and preparing
a booklet on positive school climates. Contact: spearsbm@gov.ns.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Ontario
education ministry has established a Task Force on
Effective Schools, that will link effective school practices to school achievement. An earlier 1993 directive to school boards
requires them to have anti-racism
policies and procedures A Task Force on extra-curricular
activities was established in early 2000
to encourage more student activities. .Schools in Ontario will be required to have
students sing the national anthem.
Contact: Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec ministry of education
activities on safe schools include, a guide on peaceful schools. Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Newfoundland Department of
Education is implementing a School
Development Initiative that links school climate with achievement. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The Canadian Association of Principals has prepared
an analytical report for the Youth Justice Policy Division of Justice Canada on Zero
Tolerance Policies in schools. Contact dmccall@netcom.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The League of Peaceful Schools, based in
NS, PEI, SK and currently extending its membership across Canada, has a network of trained
and experienced facilitators, has set criteria for a peaceful
school and has been evaluated as an
effective program. Contact: caviccmj@staff.ednet.ns.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association has large-scale
projects and resources on playground safety
and preventing harassment on the
playground. (Added on
02-25-01) The Canadian
Teachers Federation has published a series of
essays on racism in Canadian school systems. Contact: dsolo@ctf-fce.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Canadian
Teachers Federation has published a 1992 study on the quality of work life for teachers in Canada.
Contact: dsolo@ctf-fce.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Canadian Teachers Federation
cooperates with Canadian Heritage to sponsor the Mathieu de Costa program to celebrate the
contributions made by Canadians of Aboriginal and diverse ethno-cultural origins to the
building of Canada. Contact: dsolo@ctf-fce.ca (Added on
02-25-01) |
Instructional Programs
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
Justice
Canada has funded the development of lesson
plans on the law. (Added on
02-25-01) Justice
Canada has funded the development of a program for children on
child sexual abuse. (Added on
02-25-01) Justice
Canada has funded a study
on youth knowledge of the Young Offenders Act. (Added on
02-25-01) Justice
Canada funded a study
in 1995 on the impact of instructional programs in preventing violence and crime. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded the development of a pilot
instructional program for boys to prevent male violence. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding a demonstration
project in Fort McPherson, NWT that uses innovative outdoor education for aboriginal
students. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded the Science
Alberta Foundation to build a nation-wide strategy to
protect children against Internet crime, by designing a preventative program
linking police services, libraries, parents and children/youth across Canada. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding the development of a assessment
tool to help school administrators choose among the many programs designed to improve
youth social skills. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded the development of a self esteem
program for primary schools (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to develop
public education, learning and
resource materials on the issue of joyriding, aimed at youth. (Added on
02-25-01) The RCMP
supports the use of DARE and Lion’s Quest programs in schools. Contact: Jharna.Chatterjee@rcmp-grc.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The RCMP
supports the website www.deal.org, a site that includes
online learning for students. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The Nunavut Education Ministry
is having the DARE program translated and adapted for use in northern schools. The
ministry is also developing a law course for
the Grade 7-12 Personal/Social Development Program called Aullajaaqtut. Contact: MJoyce@gov.nu.ca
(Added on
02-25-01) The BC Education Ministry is
funding the prevention program, Focus on Bullying: A Prevention Program for Elementary
School Communities. The ministry also supports Live Violence Free, a multi-grade
instructional program. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) Yukon
Education is co-sponsoring an online project on
safety. (Added on
02-25-01) The ATA Safe
and Caring Schools Project, part of the Alberta education initiative, has developed a cross-curriculum resource to and a teacher training program promote
safe schools. |
The Media Awareness Network is implementing a large
scale Web Awareness Strategy
in cooperation with several national organizations and provincial/territorial education
ministries. The MAN also has a collection of lessons and resources on violence. (Added on
02-25-01) The Public Legal Education Association of Canada
has a set of teacher resources
available through its website. \ (Added on
02-25-01) The Canadian
Teachers Federation has produced a video
to prevent racism and a set of lessons to
prevent violence against women. Contact: dsolo@ctf-fce.ca (Added on
02-25-01) |
Youth Engagement
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
The Youth
Justice Policy Division of Justice Canada has funded a demonstration project (Y4K) that
encourages older youth to share their artistic, recreational and sport interest with
younger children. Contact: Nicole.Lafleche-Marchand@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Youth Justice Policy Division of
Justice Canada is funding a project, Youth for Youth Re-Integration through the National
Youth in Care Network. Contact: Nicole.Lafleche-Marchand@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The National Crime Prevention Centre
has funded Tools
for Change is a project which supports community-based youth mobilization by providing
youth in and from child welfare care with the information and tools they need to effect
positive change in their lives. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded an innovative non-profit news service
that publishes/ disseminates news articles, youth columns and feature stories developed by
young people who work in concert with professional journalists and educators. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime prevention Centre has funded YouCAN!, a youth group, to research, develop and
disseminate a healthy
relationships website for youth. (Added on
02-25-01) The RCMP
sponsors a number of youth action programs, including a website www.deal.org. The site includes a “know-zone, youth
for youth tips and other youth friendly information. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The PEI
Education Department encourages older youth working with youth, through a number of peer
mentoring programs, including Peer Education on Drugs, Project LOVE and others. Contact: sjmorrison@gov.pe.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The BC Ministry of the Attorney General
has funded several
youth projects to prevent violence and crime, including Youth Interactive Workshops
(841-KOZ -Eight For One Cause, TCO2 -Taking Care of Ourselves- Taking Care of Others, TROO
-Total Respect Of Others), Youth Action Teams, Youth Against Violence Line, Nights
Alive!/Summers Alive!/Weekends Alive, All Together Now!, British Columbia Youth Police
Network, Taking a Stand: Youth Crime and Violence Prevention Tool Kit and Youth Taking
Action. Contact: Jamie.Lipp@ag.gov.bc.ca, (Added on
02-25-01) The BC Education Ministry will be
publishing a guide on peer mediation in schools> Contact (Added on
02-25-01) Two studies
funded by Alberta Learning examine the perceptions
of students about school policies and violence. Contact: Paula.Coombs@gov.ab.ca (Added on
02-25-01) Students are
taking a leadership role in promoting safe and caring schools through resources and skills
training developed by students. Calgary School Board;c Schools, in partnership with
stakeholders around the province, is providing leadership in this project. Contact: Paula.Coombs@gov.ab.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Ontario education ministry has
published a safe
schools idea book for students to use in planning school and community activities.
Ontario has a compulsory credit requirement for students in community service. Contact: Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec education ministry sponsors acti-jeunes, a web site and student/youth network
promoting student action and activities. Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) |
YouCan, a
youth organization, has prepared tips
for youth on starting a peer mediation program. (Added on
02-25-01) The Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada has a number of
national programs that
engage youth and prevent violence. These include Take it Easy, Youth to Youth and Youth
Challenge to Racism. The BGCC is also initiating a national program with Sears Canada on
after school programs. Contact: hsproule@bgccan.com (Added on
02-25-01) The Council
of Ministers of Education, Canada is conducting a review of the potential of after school
programs to enhance learning and reduce antisocial behaviour among youth. Contact: Douglas.Hodgkinson@gems7.gov.bc.ca |
Parent
and Adult Involvement
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded and reported on several local examples
of programs aimed at parents and families. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded a family-school Families and Schools Together
(F.A.S.T.) demonstration
project. (Added on
02-25-01) Health Canada
has published a resource for parents, Nobody’s
Perfect. A similar publication is also available in French, entitled Être
parent au gré temps. (Added on
02-25-01) |
Alberta
Learning has funded a case study
into adult volunteer mentors. Contact: Paula.Coombs@gov.ab.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Ontario education ministry has
published guidelines for schools on safe arrivals of students.
Contact: Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec education ministry has
published a guide on school-family
cooperation. (Look under collaboration-ecole-famille). Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) Saskatchewan Education has published a
position paper
and plan on involving parents and the communities in schools. (Added on
02-25-01) |
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Security
Precautions
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
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The New
Brunswick Department of Education has published a guide on security precautions
and other topics entitled Keeping our Schools Safe: A Protocol for Violence Prevention and
Crisis Response. Contact: Robert.Gerard@gnb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) |
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Youth
Justice/ Troubled Youth
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
The Youth Justice Policy Division
of Justice Canada has commissioned a series of research papers on troubled
youth issues. (Added on
02-25-01) The Youth
Justice Policy Division of Justice Canada has funded a research paper on
legislative and treatment approaches to Children Under 12 Committing Offences. The Youth
Justice Division has also published a research paper on situations of risk for
youth. Contact: sylvie.bourgault@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The National Crime Prevention Centre
has funded a demonstration
project on an alternative school working with its community (Added on
02-25-01) In 1996, the
Solicitor-General of Canada funded a discussion paper on diversion
strategies for troubled youth. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding a demonstration
project, Prevention and Early Intervention of Sexually Exploited Children and Youth,
in Victoria, BC. This project targets children and youth aged 12 to 18 years old,
particularly females, who have been newly recruited or are at risk of being recruited into
prostitution. Similar project is being funded in Vancouver, BC
and Edmonton,
AB. (Added on
02-25-01) Another major
NCPC demonstration project is the Restorative
Justice project in Nova Scotia This project focuses on young offenders, victims and
situations, including those from Black and Aboriginal communities in both urban and rural
settings. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding a project research, develop and produce a resource
sheet and a free guide to help parents as well as adults working with children and
their families in early childhood environments to deal with children with challenging
behaviours. (Added on
02-25-01) A training
program for professionals working with children under 12 who are in conflict with the law
is being funded by the National Crime Prevention Centre in Toronto, ON. (Added on
02-25-01) Justice
Canada has published an overview of effective treatment and
intervention strategies for delinquent youth. Contact: Jasmine.Brown@justice.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) |
The
Children’s First Secretariat, a cross ministry mechanism within Nunavut, is
organizing a Forum on youth suicide in February, 2001. Contact: MJoyce@gov.nu.ca (Added on 02-25-01) Manitoba
Education has developed a guide for Behaviour
Intervention Planning Contact: dlucas@edu.gov.mb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The BC
Education Ministry has published a guide to encourage the use of alternatives to
suspensions called Focus on Suspensions. Contact: Jeff.Hopkins@gems2.gov.bc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The BC
Education Ministry will be publishing a guide to restorative justice for schools. Contact:
Jeff.Hopkins@gems2.gov.bc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The New Brunswick Departments of
Public Safety and Justice have formed an inter-departmental committee on restorative
justice programs. Contact: Robert.Gerard@gnb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The New
Brunswick Department of Education is developing guidelines for alternative educational
programs to troubled youth. Currently, all school districts offer such programs. As well,
the Education and Health Departments work together on the Youth Treatment Program. Senior
secondary students can obtain course credit for tutoring struggling readers in Grade
10/11. Contact: Robert.Gerard@gnb.ca Qualitative
studies funded by Alberta Learning help to develop an understanding of students grow
to resist in schools. Contact: Paula.Coombs@gov.ab.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Ontario
education ministry has called for proposals on schooling programs for
students who have been expelled from regular schools. This follows an earlier decision
to provide more funding to a Toronto based
program for expelled students. The education ministry also requires that each student
with special needs have an Individual
Education Plan. Contact: Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec education ministry has
published several reports on
behavioural problems in schools. The most recent is on attention deficit disorder, with an
action plan and reports from an advisory committee. Earlier reports include a review of
the literature, a guide for managing students with behaviour disorders and a teacher
training guide. The ministry also publishes a teacher magazine on students
at risk. The magazine is also available in English. Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) Saskatchewan
Education has published guidelines on
integrated services for high needs students. The ministry is also implementing its
responses to a recent review
of special education. (Added on
02-25-01) The Manitoba education ministry has published guidelines on interventions for students with emotional behaviour disorders. Added
03-24-01- The Western
School Board in PEI is organizing a conference on student profiling in cooperation with
then the local police department. ( Added 03-24-01) |
The Canadian
School Boards Association Handbook Project
will result in a handbook for school boards wishing to review their existing policies,
protocols and relationships with their community partners or wishing to initiate
cooperation and
collaboration strategies. As well, n August, 2000, CSBA published The Need to Know: A Guide for Timely and Ongoing Information
Sharing Between School Officials and Justice System Personnel with the Youth Criminal
Justice Act. Contact: kjulien@cdnsba.org (Added on
02-25-01) The Council
of Ministers of education, Canada sponsored a research forum on at-risk youth and
commissioned a series of
papers. |
Monitoring,
Assessments, Evaluation and Research
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
Justice
Canada funded a survey
in 1994-95 on the status of law related education programs in schools in Canada. (Added on
02-25-01) Justice
Canada funded a study
in 1995 on the impact of educational programs in preventing violence and crime. (Added on
02-25-01) Human
Resources Development Canada funds the National Longitudinal Survey
on Children and Youth. This youth, parents and educator survey includes several
questions on pro-social and antisocial youth behaviour and student engagement in schools. (Added on
02-25-01) Health Canada
funds a regular, international youth survey (Health
Behaviours of School-Age Children) that provides Canada-wide results that include
questions on school climate, bullying and other topics. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The Canadian Community
Health Survey includes some questions on social attachment and safety in its survey of
Canadian households that includes youth. (Added on
02-25-01) The General Social Survey done
by Statistics Canada includes questions of 15 year olds and older on their perceived
personal; risk. (Added
on 02-25-01) Justice
Canada and Statistics Canada monitor youth crime and other behaviours through Juristat, a regular
publication of the Canadian Centre on Justice Statistics Most of these reports are taken
from the responses to the Uniform
Crime Reporting Survey that collects and analyzes administrative data from most police
departments in Canada. (Added on
02-25-01) In 1995, the
Solicitor-General of Canada funded a survey and analysis of
school board policies and school-based prevention programs. (Added on 02-25-01) The
Solicitor-General of Canada has funded a discussion paper on the
measurement of violence crime in Canada. This paper called for a more comprehensive set of
data monitoring crime and prevention activities in Canada. (Added on
02-25-01) The RCMP is
working to extract data on youth crime in schools from its database. Contact: Jharna.Chatterjee@rcmp-grc.gc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre is funding a network
of researchers on domestic violence. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded the Canadian Youth Foundation to provide concise, on-line
summary information on the most prominent youth issues that have been consistently
linked to young people’s initial and continued involvement with the criminal justice
system. (Added on
02-25-01) The National
Crime Prevention Centre has funded the a Quebec-based project is intended to validate
and standardize an existing tool for evaluating the quality of the school environment,
to create a guide to analyzing and interpreting the results, and develop a standardized
training program for the use of the tool by stakeholders. (Added on 02-25-01) The National
Family Violence Initiative funded an overview of the impact of child abuse
prevention programs. (Added on
02-25-01) |
The Nunavut Education Ministry
will be surveying students and parents on school safety as part of the territory Community
Profile project. Contact: MJoyce@gov.nu.ca
(Added on
02-25-01) The PEI
Department of Education is beginning to collect baseline data on students’
perceptions of school safety. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) In 200, the
BC Auditor general evaluated the progress of BC schools in preventing violence in a major report. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The BC
Education Ministry has developed performance
standards for social responsibility for students. Contact: The BC
Education Ministry surveys students, parents and others in many ways about their
perceptions of school safety. Contact: (Added on
02-25-01) The New
Brunswick Department of Education has recently surveyed students, parents, teachers and
administrators in a School Perceptions Survey. The data is returned to the school district
for use in their planning. Contact: Robert.Gerard@gnb.ca (Added on
02-25-01) Alberta Learning has funded research on
the extent
and nature of disruptive behaviours, the psychopathology
of school violence, an environmental
scan of programs and resources in Alberta, an overview
of research being done in Alberta. As well, a comparative
study of prevention policies in Alberta, Finland and Scotland was funded. A series of
papers on the perceptions of school violence among teachers, administrators and
students Contact: Paula.Coombs@gov.ab.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Ontario
education ministry requires that school districts report all
serious incidents to the ministry. These requirements are in addition to those that
require school districts to report all prolonged absences, including
suspensions. The implementation of the Ontario Code of Conduct for students is part of the
ministry’s thrust towards greater
accountability. Contact: Irene.Macdonald@edu.gov.on.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Education
Quality and Accountability Office of Ontario and the Canadian Safe Schools Network are
preparing a survey of students and educators
on the perceptions and programs related to school safety. Contact: cssn@interlog.com (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec
education ministry has published status
reports on the activities, polices and programs used by schools to prevent substance
abuse. (Look under prevention-promotion) Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Quebec
Superior Council, in a February 2000
report on students with behaviour problems, called on the Education minister to
develop indicators of school safety and for schools to collect data on program monitoring.
Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The
Newfoundland manual on safe schools includes and recommends an appendix on measuring the
school’s social climate. Newfoundland has also established a School Report system that includes
data on school climate. (Added on
02-25-01) The Manitoba
Education ministry is conducting a longitudinal study of senior high school students that
includes a
question on the perceived safety of schools. (Added 03-24-01) The NWT
Education ministry conducted a School Relationships Survey in 1995-96 that included data
on student
behaviours. |
The Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
has published a 1999 survey of
youth victimization in Alberta. Contact:jtgomes@ucalgary.ca (Added on
02-25-01) The Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
has published several monographs on youth violence issues, including a police reference manual, and
a study on the nature of youth crime. Contact:jtgomes@ucalgary.ca (Added on 02-25-01) The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
is conducting a review of current Canadian practices at the provincial/territorial, local
and national levels in collecting statistics and policy/program status information
relating to youth behaviours, learning and school social climate. Contact:
Douglas.Hodgkinson@gems7.gov.bc.ca |
Other Issues and Activities
Federal Departments |
Provincial/Territorial
Ministries |
National Organizations |
The Youth Justice Policy Division of
Justice Canada has funded a research
paper on aboriginal youth and offending behaviour. (Added on 02-25-01) The Solicitor-General of Canada has
funded a literature
review and study of aggression among girls in Canada. (Added on 02-25-01) The Solicitor-General of Canada has
funded a discussion paper
on crime prevention in aboriginal communities. (Added on 02-25-01) The National Crime Prevention Centre has
funded a report on the Fort Smith
Youth Centre Project, as well as an aboriginal demonstration
project in Whitehorse, YK. (Added on 02-25-01) The National Family Violence
Initiative has funded a discussion paper
on boys as victims of violence. (Added on 02-25-01) |
The Quebec education ministry is part of
a cross governmental campaign to prevent domestic violence.
Contact: Charles.Robitaille@meq.gouv.qc.ca (Added on 02-25-01) |
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