Self Esteem

Facilitator guide meant to provide tools for communities and organizations in order to address violence prevention among youth, and especially girls.

antidote is an award-winning grassroots network and community-based organization of over 150 multiracial girls and women in Victoria, British Columbia.

Keep It Real is a manual for teachers and students who want to bring issues of Hip Hop, commodification and gender into the classroom.

Creative Alternatives is a non-profit Creative Arts Therapies Center who use art, drama, music, and dance, to raise awareness, propose alternatives, inspire healing, and motivate critical engagement in social change.

Teacher Resource for Promoting Healthy, Equal Relationship to Children and Youth. Includes lesson plans, online games, teacher workshops, resources and a fully interactive exercise designed to help teach and promote healthy, equal relationships.

Hardy Girls Healthy Women is an american non-profit organization dedicated to the health and well being of girls and women. Their vision is that all girls and women experience equality, independence, and safety in their everyday lives. Their online resource center includes workshops, guides, multi-media action kits, tons of links to other related sites and more.

Is a book exploring how to translate anti-oppressive theory into everyday social work practice and how to "do" politicized, transformative social work, this book brings together ten authors with extensive backgrounds in social justice and front line practice.

XS Stress: Teens Take Control

By Patricia Kearns, 2004, 28 min 5 s

In this short film, three youth draw on their own experiences to provide an essential guide to staying afloat while navigating the choppy waters of adolescence. It's a time when youth undergo big changes and assume new responsibilities, juggling school, family and friends. Throw in work, dating, exams, racist remarks and extracurricular activities, and it's no wonder teens get knocked off balance. Spoken word performer Kyra Shaughnessy and a diverse chorus of young voices provide running commentary, making XS Stress an insightful report from the teens of today.

Health Canada recognizes the need for taking care of yourself and has youth specific resources on lifestyle choices and building a network of support.

Shared Differences examines LGBT Students of Color Experiences in School.The report documents the experiences of over 2,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) middle and high school students of color who were African American or Black, Latino/a, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, and multiracial. The report also provides descriptions of the experiences of LGBT students of color in their own words.