Kids Help Phone: 24-hour, seven-day-a-week counselling service for young people. The service is available across Canada for a variety of issues including sexual assault and other violence. 1-800-668-6868.

Teens helping Teens: The award-winning website of the Sexual Assault Care Centre (part of the Grace Division of The Scarborough Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario) was designed and developed by teens for teens. The website explains what the Sexual Assault Care Centre is, what to expect when going to the hospital after experiencing sexual assault, and provides a list of additional places to go for help and counselling. The site also addresses some of the frustrations and fears that a victim of sexual violence may be feeling. An explanation of the Centre's services is available in 20 different languages.

Set up a Youth Dating Violence Prevention Project in your school: The Flamborough Information & Community Services website offers a manual to guide students and teachers in establishing their own Dating Violence Prevention Project. It includes how to build a committee, plan a teen summit, train your peers, and more. The manual costs $25.00 and can be ordered through the website.

Teen Handbook on Dating Violence: The website of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, includes a Teen Handbook on Dating Violence, which can be viewed online, and includes all sorts of important facts and tips, as well as contact numbers for emergency and community help.

Youth speak out about sexual violence: Learn about a dynamic young women's project to educate and empower youth. The Young Women's Anti-Violence Speakers Bureau offers interactive, empowering workshops to young women and men. The workshops - created and conducted by youth - include: dating violence, sexual assault/date rape and emotional abuse. This project is presented by METRAC (the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children).

Learn about violence in relationships: Women's Habitat in Toronto presents an interactive web site to teach youth about violence and relationships . It also can help them identify and deal with violence that may exist in their own relationships

Guys working to end violence against women: The White Ribbon Campaign offers information and resources for guys who want to get involved in ending violence against women.

The Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne (FESFO) is a non-profit organization that works with Franco-Ontarian youth between the ages of 14 and 19 years old. In Francophone high schools and their communities, FESFO offers workshops, regional forums and other activities - on topics including the prevention of violence and dating violence. FESFO's website has several print resources for teachers and students to download, including some on violence prevention

DisAbled Women's Network: Girls and young women with disabilities are especially vulnerable to sexual assault; they tend to experience higher rates of violence than their non-disabled peers. To help girls with disabilities increase their awareness and their safety, the DisAbled Women's Network Ontario (DAWN) has created "You Deserve To Be Safe: A Guide for Girls with Disabilities". This on-line resource defines different types of violence and describes the specific issues that girls with disabilities might face when confronted with this violence. Also available through DAWN is "You Deserve to be Safe: An Education Video" that can be used by your teachers along with the on-line guide.

 

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