The 2021/22 ERASE School District (SD) Mentorship Grant program provides funding to support individual and group mentoring initiatives designed to counter gang recruitment and associated gang...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 12:00:00 AM
The Abbotsford Youth Crime Prevention (AYCP) Program was based on the Wraparound approach in order to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors to steer youth away from criminal/gang...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
ACCESS Open Minds - New Brunswick (NB) is a Canadian research project looking to find the best practices for providing mental health care to young persons. ACCESS Open Minds seeks to create and...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Addressing Risk Factors of Violence and Victimization for Black Youth project supports youth and families in educational workshops on violence and mental health. Youth will also build a youth-led...
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
Affinity 321 is a mentorship program for youth involved in the justice system, with a focus on youth serving secure or open custody sentences. The program pairs youth with community volunteers, who...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 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
Alluriarniq: Stepping Forward is a program that aims to assist Inuit adults and youth who are involved in prostitution or who are victims of sexual exploitation to safely exit the sex trade or reduce...
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 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
The Armoury Youth Centre (AYC) was created to address the issue of youth homelessness and associated activities such as drug use, violence, theft, vandalism, gang activity and victimization. The AYC...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
ASE is a community safety and crime prevention project, operated by the Africa Centre in Edmonton, that targets Black youth between the age of 12 to 24 to enhance their protective factors and...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Assessment Support Intervention and Success Team (ASIST) focuses on youth who have been expelled or are at risk of expulsion from their current school as a result of violent and/or anti-social...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Assisting Immigrant Mother’s Project (AIM) utilizes a two-tier wraparound services approach to build protective factors in immigrant youth and mothers living in Calgary Housing Company (CHC). AIM...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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
Blueprint Pathways, a program from the BluePrintForLife group, is an initiative that aims to empower youth in detention and custody facilities by using hip hop and group discussions on mental health...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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 project was conceived as a crime prevention initiative that would reduce crime and social disorder in and around the Stanley Milner A. Library, Edmonton (downtown). The premise was that security...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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
To address gang-involved youth and crime reduction in the South Cariboo Region of BC, the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre (CFEC) hired a Community Youth and Family Navigator (Navigator) position...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
In response to the escalation of gang-related violence in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, in partnership with the HRM Public Safety Office, implemented...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Changing Direction in Support of Aboriginal Youth is a program designed to reach out to Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis & Inuit) youth using the Wraparound approach. This program focuses on...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Chestermere Crime Reduction Partnership (CCRP) supports youth 12 – 24 years old who are involved in criminal activity or at risk of becoming involved in crime and/or gang activity. The social...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 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 Youth Intervention Program, based on the program Circle of Courage®, aims to provide culturally sensitive intervention to at-risk youth active in the criminal justice system...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Community Connections Programs provide youth who have been in contact with the criminal justice system with case management and access to supports and services that help address their unique risk...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
The Community Intervention Model (CIM) helps high-risk street gang-affiliated individuals exit gang-life and become successful in their communities by connecting them to supports that meet their...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
Community Justice Programs in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are managed by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) in partnership with the Aboriginal Justice Strategy (AJS). Community...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64), Seniors (65 and older) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Adult offenders, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Hubs/situation tables |
| 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 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 Co-ordinated Community Response to high risk/high danger domestic/intimate partner violence (CCR) is a partnership between government and community-based services to provide collaborative...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64), Seniors (65 and older) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Adult offenders, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Victims of crime |
| Topic: |
Family (domestic) violence/child maltreatment, Teen dating violence, Violence against women and girls |
| Implementation location: |
New Brunswick |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
This project amplifies and builds on the achievements of the highly successful Crime Reduction and Education Division (CRED) program, a youth gang intervention and prevention program that intervenes...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
Originally developed under the name CeaseFire Chicago in 2000, Cure Violence stops the spread of violence in communities by using the methods and strategies associated with disease control –...
UPDATED ON: 2021-05-14 12:00:00 AM
The Dixon Hall-Wanasah Mental Health Services for Black Youth Pilot Project is the fruit of a unique partnership between Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services and Wanasah Mental Health Service for Black...
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
The Durham Youth Gang Strategy (DYGS) is a comprehensive program developed by the Durham Family Court Clinic (DFCC) and the Murray McKinnon Foundation (MMF) to support prevention and intervention...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Eastside Aboriginal Space for Youth (EASY) program, otherwise known as Creating Healthy Aboriginal Role Models (CHARM), is a program designed to provide socio-recreational and life skills...
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
The ARCH program is targeted to youth serving open custody sentences at the Enviros ExCel Discovery Program and provides up to six months of post-discharge service through an individualized support...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Exit Doors Here: Helping Sex Workers Leave Prostitution program, implemented by Elizabeth Fry Toronto, aims to help women wanting to exit prostitution by providing them a time-based service...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64), Seniors (65 and older) |
| Population served: |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Sex workers |
| Topic: |
Prostitution, sex trade and/or sexual exploitation |
| Implementation location: |
Ontario |
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 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 Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program is a multistep intervention that targets youth who are at risk of, or already demonstrating, delinquency, violence, substance use, conduct disorder...
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
The Gang Prevention Strategy (GPS) is a gang prevention program aimed at identifying youth at risk of gang involvement and providing them with treatment to reduce their risk factors and ultimately...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Gang Reduction Program (GRP) is a comprehensive, integrated, and coordinated approach to preventing and reducing gang activity. The GRP is the current iteration of the Office of Juvenile Justice...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
The Girls Circle model is a unique gender-based program that addresses the needs of girls by focusing on increasing connections, building empathic skills, and developing resiliency. The Girls Circle...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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
Halftime is a youth-centred, strength-based program to promote the resiliency of racialized and Black youth from the Eastmall/Westmall/Capri area and Rexdale/ Kingsway neighborhoods in Toronto (i.e....
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
The Elsipogtog Healing to Wellness Court (HWC) is a specialized session of Provincial Court. It is a therapeutic court, an alternative to detention, intended to address underlying issues such as...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64), Seniors (65 and older) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Adult offenders, Individuals suffering from FASD, Persons with disabilities, Victims of crime, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Alcohol and/or drug use, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Recidivism |
| Implementation location: |
New Brunswick |
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The High Prairie Cadet Corp project engages Aboriginal youth in activities that build leadership skills, pride, and motivation to succeed. The project was designed to encompass weekly activities such...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Homes Fires Family Youth Program targets at-risk Aboriginal children/youth and their parents/caregivers. Participating youth and parents have been referred by other participants, other service...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Identity-Based Intervention: Preventing Criminal Gang Involvement of Youth from Immigrant Families is a program that works to prevent and/or reduce the involvement of youth from immigrant families in...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Immigrant and Refugee Mentoring Project is a partnership between the Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area (BGCBigs), the Canadian Council for the Advancement of...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
In It Together (IIT), previously known as Abbotsford Comprehensive Community Action for Gang Reduction, is based on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 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 Intercultural Youth Initiative (IYI; multi-site site youth intervention) is a single, innovative hybrid program intended for youth 11 years to 15 years of age who are at high risk of criminal...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The project provides support to victims of crime, particularly violent crime and domestic violence, in the community of Chateh (Assumption). Chateh is a First Nations community (Dene Tha' First...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Canada has one of the largest Somali populations in the Western world and nearly 20,000 members of the Somali community live in the Edmonton area. Children of immigrant and refugee families face a...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The LaSalle, mon quartier, ma gang, mon choix (LaSalle-Wrap) is a program that uses the Wraparound approach to target youth between the ages of 12 and 24 who reside in the LaSalle area, and who are...
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-30 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
Lighthouses program is a youth crime-prevention program supported by Manitoba Justice. It is an initiative of Neighbourhoods Alive (NA!)! NA! is a long-term, community-based, social and economic...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Looking After Children (LAC) is a program designed to improve the care provided to children and youth placed in foster families. By promoting youth development and resilience, the LAC program aims to...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Mentoring for Change. Mentoring for Good. program is a community-based mentoring program that helps referred youth resist or mitigate the risk factors of violence and enhance skills that lead to...
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 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 Multisystemic Therapy (MST) program is an intensive family- and community-based treatment intervention that focuses on working with families in the settings in which the problem behaviours occur...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 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 Northern Integration Initiative is a program that aims to reduce the high number of violent crimes and the number of violent re-offences for youth at risk of joining gangs or engaged in gang-like...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
The Abbotsford Police Department’s (AbbyPD’s) PATHWAYS program focuses on primary and secondary levels of prevention. PATHWAYS implements strategies that create positive pathways for at-risk youth in...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64) |
| Population served: |
Families, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Bullying/cyberbullying, Drug trafficking, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 12:00:00 AM
The Pathways to Education Program, otherwise known as Pathways, provides multi-faceted and long-term support to young people living in low-income neighbourhoods.
The program is centered on academic...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Peer Support Services for Abused Women Exiting Prostitution project is an initiative aimed at supporting women leaving prostitution and sex work by using a client directed perspective. This...
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 12:00:00 AM
Pohna: Keepers of the Fire was created in response to a request by the Edmonton Police Service for support from the community to find a way to intervene with groups of youth aged 11 to 17 involved in...
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
Red Deer has experienced a consistent increase in youth gang activities, availability of drugs/weapons and indicators of social disorder, such as graffiti, vandalism, prostitution and intoxication in...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The PréCrimAdo Program (Prévenir la criminalisation chez les adolescents à haut risque par l’application de l’approche de médiation en centre jeunesse) strives to prevent the criminalization of youth...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
Prevention Intervention Toronto (PIT) is a 36-week intervention cycle that is comprised of three distinct phases: Needs Assessment (8 weeks), Group Training (20 weeks), and Integration (8 weeks)...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Program for rapid and intensive intervention for families (Programme d’intervention rapide et intensive en milieu familial - PIRIMF), which was designed and tested by the Centre jeunesse de...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Programme cognitif-comportemental appliqué à des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse is a program that employs cognitive behavioural techniques to address problematic behaviours displayed...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The programme d’intervention en délinquance consists of two key interventions: Aggression Replacement Training (ART®) and PACIS (programme pour adolescents ayant commis des infractions sexuelles)...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Programme de suivi intensif de Montréal/Gangs de rue (PSI-MTL/GDR) works with teenagers and young adults who are involved in or at high-risk of becoming involved in criminal gang activity. This...
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 Projet Hypothèse Gaia is a program that is designed to reduce recidivism of sexual violence among youth and help these youth deal with the risk factors they are facing. The intervention of the...
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-30 12:00:00 AM
Projet SPHÈRES (formerly known as Mineur(e)s exploité(e)s sexuellement [Sexually exploited minors]) is an initiative aimed at facilitating the social reintegration of prostitutes in Montreal. The...
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
Re-Engaging Academically Disconnected Adolescents Respectfully (RADAR) is an initiative designed to fill gaps in support for Calgary youth aged 13 to 15 who are on the spectrum of homelessness and...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Raibow Youth Centre – Youth C.A.R.E is an initiative providing services to youth aged 11-19 years, using a holistic and well-being approach. Services are prevention-based and respond to the...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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 RCMP Intervention and Diversion Program operates at the level of extrajudicial measures and provides a community-based means of addressing youth offending. The program is based on the...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The REACH Aboriginal Leadership Circle (RALC) pilot project is a crime prevention program working to build a safe community for Aboriginal youth and families in Edmonton. The intention of this...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The REACH Immigrant and Refugee Initiative (RIRI) pilot project is a crime prevention program working to build a safe community for immigrant and refugee families in Edmonton. The intention of this...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The REBOUND Program is part of the Youth Diversion Program which was established in 1984. REBOUND works in partnership with the community to deliver quality programs to assist youth to make positive...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 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
The Edmonton John Howard Society began delivering the Ree*Start program (at the time called the Community Youth Work program) in 1997. The Ree*Start program (Resources, Education, Employment...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Regina Anti-Gang Services (RAGS) was developed in 2007 in response to the high level of gang activity in the North Central neighbourhood of Regina. It offered support to gang-involved youth in one of...
UPDATED ON: 2023-02-22 12:00:00 AM
The Saddle Lake Boys & Girls Club created a community engagement project to restore relational infrastructure and create safety for children and families through volunteerism, family outreach, and...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The SAFE eXiting from the Sex Trade (SAFEXST) project is an intervention aimed to help people involved in the sex trade exit safely. Implemented by the South Okanagan Women in Need Society (SOWINS)...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24), Adult (25-64) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Adult offenders, Homeless and/or runaway, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Sex workers, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Alcohol and/or drug use, Crime issues involving a mental health disorder or other health disorder, Prostitution, sex trade and/or sexual exploitation |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia |
UPDATED ON: 2023-01-09 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
The Selkirk Team for At-Risk Teens (S.T.A.R.T.) is a coordinated inter-agency case planning program for high-risk youth in Selkirk (Manitoba) and the surrounding area which utilizes community and...
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
The Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre (CAC), working with founding partners – Calgary Police Service (CPS), Calgary and Area Child and Family Services (CFS), Justice Calgary Crown Prosecutors’...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Solutions de rechange et acquisitions de compétences pour les 12-24 ans (SORACOM) is a program designed to reduce youth violence and youth gang activity in the Saint-Michel community in Montreal...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Souls Strong Project is a community-based intervention program implemented by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). This program, which is based on the Wraparound approach, is aimed at...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 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
"Take Back Your World" is joint initiative led by Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise. The project makes social services more accessible to Black youth providing employment readiness workshops, a...
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 12:00:00 AM
The Teen Centre grew out of a need identified by the Town of Whitecourt to reduce high-risk behaviours such as substance abuse, drug dealing, vandalism, shop lifting, bullying, family violence and...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Born to Fly program is an adventure-based club for girls, ranging from grades 3 to 8. The group is a safe place for them to come have fun, learn new skills, and receive tips on how to handle...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Enhancing Crime Prevention with South Asian Youth program is based on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model, and uses its comprehensive...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The Regina Intersectoral Partnerships (TRiP) is a three-component, multi-sector, collaborative and risk-driven initiative designed to improve community safety and well-being in Regina, Saskatchewan. ...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The project involved five specially trained Relentless Youth Workers who connected with high risk youth, carrying out “interruptions with a purpose”. The intent of these connections was to build...
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 Thunder Bay Youth Inclusion Program (YIP) is a neighbourhood-based initiative that aims to prevent crime and promote well-being through proactive engagement, programming, public education, and...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Homeless and/or runaway, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and two-spirit (LGBTQ2), Neighbourhoods/communities, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Academic issues, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Social/economic disadvantage |
| Implementation location: |
Ontario |
UPDATED ON: 2023-12-11 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
These integrated case management and employment readiness (or return to school) programs are exclusively for justice involved youth. Several programs fall under the ‘employment readiness’ category...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Urban Games Project reflected a collective commitment to address vulnerable youths’ disengagement from themselves, others, social systems, and the community. High-risk youth become disengaged in...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Velocity Adventure program, otherwise known as Velocity, is an adventure-based program for youth aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour, increasing attachment to school, and reducing substance...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Winnipeg YGPF Projects are five community-based projects that provide services and supports to gang-involved youth and those at risk of gang involvement:
Circle of Courage: Through cultural...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Government of Nunavut, in partnership with schools and local District Education Councils, the Department of Health, the RCMP, and community wellness organizations, are implementing the Working...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
Wraparound is an intensive, individualized care management program designed for youth with serious or complex emotional and/or behavioural problems. It is designed to prevent fragmentation and ‘gaps’...
| Age group: |
Adolescence (12-17), Young adult (18-24) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Families, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Aggressive/violent behaviours, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2021-05-14 12:00:00 AM
Wraparound Edmonton (WrapED), which is based on the Wraparound approach, is designed to help young people affected by violent crime move away from the threat of gangs and learn to thrive in their...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 12:00:00 AM
Wraparound Surrey utilizes the Wraparound approach which offers a comprehensive and holistic method to respond when children or youth experience serious mental health or behavioural challenges...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
YMCA Plusone Mentoring is a community-based mentoring program (traditional mentoring with a 1:1 adult to youth ratio) which places the young person at the centre of the intervention and takes into...
| Age group: |
Late childhood (7-11), Adolescence (12-17) |
| Population served: |
Aboriginal/Indigenous, Gang-involved (and/or at risk), Newcomers, immigrants and/or refugees, Placed out-of-home, Visible minority/ethnic group, Youth in contact with law enforcement (and/or at risk) |
| Topic: |
Academic issues, Aggressive/violent behaviours, Alcohol and/or drug use, Antisocial/deviant behaviours, Gang and/or related criminal activities |
| Implementation location: |
British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan |
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
iHuman’s Young Educated Long-Term Leaders (YELL) Girls Group was developed in response to a gap in services in Edmonton’s inner city. YELL’s primary focus was girls already involved in the criminal...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Advocate Program (YAP) is an intervention that addresses the risk factors that make youth vulnerable to gang influence and involvement, such as a lack of school attachment and positive role...
UPDATED ON: 2018-04-23 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Alliance Against Gang Violence (YAAGV), also known as the Warrior Spirit Walking program, is a community-based crime prevention program that focuses on the multiple determinants of criminal...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 12:00:00 AM
Youth at Risk Development (YARD Hamilton) is a youth gang prevention program implemented by the John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington and the neighbouring area in partnership with the Hamilton...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Youth at Risk Development (YARD) program is a city-wide program that focuses primarily on prevention and intervention, addressing the roots of gang involvement at the individual level by...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
YCPP provides a restorative, supportive relationship with youth so that they will make positive choices in their lives, not engage in crime, and will successfully participate with their family...
UPDATED ON: 2022-01-17 12:00:00 AM
The youth diversion program has existed in NB since 1984. In 2014, the New Brunswick youth diversion model, Extrajudicial Sanctions (EJS), was redesigned to provide effective, efficient and timely...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Inclusion Program (YIP) is a neighbourhood-based initiative that aims to reduce youth crime and antisocial behaviour by creating a safe place where youth can go to learn new skills, take...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
Over a three year period, the Youth Inclusive Neighbourhoods (YIN) project utilized the ‘Youth Inclusion Programme' model to bring the community together in order to address factors that put youth...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Intervention Program (YIP) program involves collaboration between Grande Prairie Crime Prevention, the RCMP, and partnering community agencies. It takes a preventative and intervention...
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
Youth Leading in a Good Way (Oshkiiwaadizag Mino Niigaaniiwad) is a program implemented by the West Region Child and Family Services (WRCFS) in partnership with the First Nations Inuit Health Branch...
UPDATED ON: 2020-03-12 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Mentor Connector Program was designed as a free program for youth aged 12 – 25 who are at risk of becoming involved or have been involved with criminal activity. This volountary program...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM
The Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP) – also known as the Philadelphia Youth Violence Reduction Partnership when it was the first initiative that was launched in 1999 by the Philadelphia...
UPDATED ON: 2021-04-29 12:00:00 AM