Author: DIY: Digitally Informed Youth
Type: Support Services
Audience: Elementary and Secondary educators, Students, Parent(s)/Caregiver(s)
Description: This resource lists information and links to Canadian-based support services available to help young people who have experienced online harms. Individuals accessing the website can filter supports by language, location, and identity.
Topic(s): Bullying, Mental Health, Sexual Violence, Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, Personal Safety and Injury Prevention, 2SLGBTQ+ Youth
Curriculum Expectations
Grade 6:
- A1.1 Identification and Management of Emotions
- A1.2 Stress Management and Coping
- A1.4 Healthy Relationships
- A1.5 Self-Awareness and Sense of Identity
- A1.6 Critical and Creative Thinking
- D1.3 Sexually explicit media
- D1.4 Seeking help – professional helpers
- D1.5 Connecting thoughts, emotions, and actions
- D2.3 Safe and positive social interaction, conflict management
- D2.6 Decision making, consent
- D3.2 Responsibilities, risks – care for self and others, safety practices
- D3.3 Stereotypes and assumptions – impacts, strategies for responding
Grade 7:
- A1.1 Identification and Management of Emotions
- A1.2 Stress Management and Coping
- A1.4 Healthy Relationships
- A1.5 Self-Awareness and Sense of Identity
- A1.6 Critical and Creative Thinking
- D1.1 Benefits and dangers – technology
- D1.2 Mental health, substances; supports
- D1.6 Mental health, mental illness
- D2.2 Impact of bullying/harassment
Grade 8:
- A1.1 Identification and Management of Emotions
- A1.2 Stress Management and Coping
- A1.4 Healthy Relationships
- A1.5 Self-Awareness and Sense of Identity
- A1.6 Critical and Creative Thinking
- D1.5 Gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, self-concept
- D2.2 Assessing situations for potential danger
- D3.2 Impact of violent behaviours; supports
- D3.4 Societal views, impact of stigma
Grade 9:
- C1.2 Technology – benefits and risks, safe use
- C3.3 Responding to bullying/harassment
Grade 10:
C2.3 Conflict – within oneself and with others, resolution strategies
Grade 11:
- C1.2 Actions, risks, influencing factors
- C2.1 Strategies for making safer choices
- C3.2 Behaviours associated with risk – social impacts, costs, ways of preventing
Grade 12:
- C1.1 Harassment, violence, abuse – effects, legal implications, responses
- C2.2 Using living skills and supports to reduce vulnerability to harassment, violence, abuse
- C3.2 Harassment, violence, abuse in local and global contexts – resources, supports, responses
Find Support: List of Sexual Assault Centres
Author: Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres
Type: List of sexual assault centres
Audience: General
Description: This resource lists various support centres that someone can access if they are in need of support. Support centres are listed by location in Ontario. Individuals accessing the website can also explore support by categories including Shelters for Women and Children, Abortion Resources, Francophone Support, and Support for Indigenous Peoples.
Topic(s): Sexual Violence, Personal Safety and Injury Prevention, Community Resources
Curriculum Expectations
Grade 6:
- D1.1 Benefits of inclusion, respect, and acceptance
- D1.3 Sexually explicit media
- D1.4 Seeking help – professional helpers
- D1.5 Connecting thoughts, emotions, and actions
- D2.3 Safe and positive social interaction, conflict management
- D2.5 Understanding of puberty changes, healthy relationships
- D2.6 Decision making, consent
- D3.3 Stereotypes and assumptions – impacts and strategies for responding
Grade 7:
- D2.2 Impact of bullying/harassment
- D2.4 Sexual health and decision making
- D3.3 Relationship changes at puberty
Grade 8:
- D1.4 Decisions about sexual activity; supports
- D1.5 Gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, self-concept
- D2.2 Assessing situations for potential danger
- D2.3 Decision making considerations and skills
- D3.2 Impact of violent behaviours; supports
- D3.3 Relationship and intimacy
Grade 9:
- C1.4 Preventing pregnancy and STIs
- C1.5 Factors affecting gender identity and sexual orientation; supports
- C2.2 Relationships – skills and strategies
- C2.3 Thinking ahead about sexual health, consent, personal limits
- C3.3 Responding to bullying/harassment (including sexual harassment, gender-based violence, homophobia, racism)
Grade 10:
- C2.3 Conflict – within oneself and with others; resolution strategies
- C2.5 Decision making, communication, healthy sexuality
- C3.4 Misconceptions relating to sexuality
- C3.5 Relationships – effects on self and others
Grade 11:
- C1.2 Actions, risks, and influencing factors
- C2.1 Strategies for making safer choices
- C3.4 Skills for dealing with stressful situations
Grade12:
- C1.1 Harassment, violence, abuse – effects, legal implications, and responses
- C1.3 Skills and strategies for evolving relationships
- C2.2 Using living skills and supports to reduce vulnerability to harassment, violence, abuse
- C3.2 Harassment, violence, abuse in local and global contexts – resources, supports, and responses
- C3.4 Bias and stereotyping in media portrayal of relationships
Grades 6-8: Strand A, Social Emotional Learning
- A1.1 Identification and Management of Emotions
- A1.2 Stress Management and Coping
- A1.4 Healthy Relationships
- A1.5 Self-Awareness and Sense of Identity
- A1.6 Critical and Creative Thinking
Grades 9-12: Living Skills
- Personal Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Critical and Creative Thinking
Author: Egale
Type: PDF Guide and Template
Audience: Parent(s)/Guardian(s)/Caregivers
Description: This resource is meant to help guide you and your child in the Ontario education system. In it, you will find an introduction to gender identity development, an outline of what schools are responsible for, what rights your child has, an exploration of some of the issues that gender diverse students face, and a guide to transition planning.
Topic(s): 2SLGBTQ+ Youth
Curriculum Expectations
Grade 1:
- D1.2 Safe practices - personal safety
- D1.3 Body parts
- D2.4 Safety at school
- D3.1 Potential risks at home, in the community, outdoors
Grade 2:
- D1.1 Personal safety home, online and outdoors
- D1.4 Stages of development
- D1.5 Body appreciation
- D1.6 Body and brain - responses and feelings
- D2.3 Consent, standing up for yourself and others
- D2.5 Knowing when to seek help
- D3.1 Relating to others
Grade 3:
- D1.4 Healthy relationship, bullying, consent
- D1.5 Physical and social-emotional development
- D2.2 Safety guidelines outside of class
- D3.2 Real and fictional violence
- D3.3 Visible, invisible differences, respect
- D3.4 External factors that contribute to stressful feelings
Grade 4:
- D1.3 Bullying, abuse, and non-consensual behaviour
- D1.5 Puberty – changes; emotional, social impact
- D2.2 Decision making – assessing risk
- D3.3 Stress management (cognitive, behavioural)
Grade 5:
- D1.1 Supports – injury prevention, emergencies, bullying, violence
- D2.2 Strategies – threats to personal safety
- D2.4 Self-concept, sexual orientation
- D2.5 Emotional, interpersonal stresses – puberty
- D2.6 How to help others, when to seek help
- D3.2 Actions, self-concept
Grade 6:
- D1.1 Benefits of inclusion, respect, and acceptance
- D1.4 Seeking help-professional helpers
- D1.5 Connecting thoughts, emotions, and actions
- D2.3 Safe and positive social interaction, conflict management
- D2.5 Understanding of puberty changes, healthy relationships
- D2.6 Decision making, consent
- D3.2 Responsibilities, risks – care for self and others, safety practices
- D3.3 Stereotypes and assumptions – impacts and strategies for responding
Grade 7:
- D2.2 Impact of bullying/harassment
- D3.3 Relationship changes at puberty
Grade 8:
- D1.5 Gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, self-concept
- D2.2 Assessing situations for potential danger
- D2.3 Decision making considerations and skills
- D3.2 Impact of violent behaviours; supports
- D3.3 Relationships and intimacy
- D3.4 Societal views, impact of stigma
Author: Rainbow Health Ontario
Type: Resource Library
Audience: Elementary and Secondary educators, Parent(s)/Caregiver(s)
Description: The library collects and shares the most relevant and reliable 2SLGBTQ+ health resources for Ontario’s 2SLGBTQ+ communities, service providers and others invested in 2SLGBTQ+ health.
Topic(s): 2SLGBTQI+ Youth, Personal Safety and Injury Prevention, Community Resources
Curriculum Expectation
Grade 1:
- D1.2 Safe practices - personal safety
- D1.3 Body parts
- D2.4 Safety at school
- D2.5 Hygienic procedures
- D3.1 Potential risks at home, in the community, outdoors
Grade 2:
- D1.1 Personal safety home, online and outdoors
- D1.4 Stages of development
- D1.5 Body appreciation
- D1.6 Body and brain - responses and feelings
- D2.3 Consent, standing up for yourself and others
- D2.5 Knowing when to seek help
- D3.1 Relating to others
Grade 3:
- D1.4 Healthy relationship, bullying, consent
- D1.5 Physical and social-emotional development
- D2.2 Safety guidelines outside of class
- D3.2 Real and fictional violence
- D3.3 Visible, invisible differences, respect
- D3.4 External factors that contribute to stressful feelings
Grade 4:
- D1.3 Bullying, abuse, and non-consensual behaviour
- D1.5 Puberty – changes; emotional, social impact
- D2.2 Decision making – assessing risk
- D2.4 Puberty – personal hygiene and care
- D3.3 Stress management (cognitive, behavioural)
Grade 5:
- D1.1 Supports – injury prevention, emergencies, bullying, violence
- D1.3 Reproductive system
- D1.4 Menstruation, spermatogenesis
- D2.2 Strategies – threats to personal safety
- D2.4 Self-concept, sexual orientation
- D2.5 Emotional, interpersonal stresses – puberty
- D2.6 How to help others, when to seek help
- D3.2 Actions, self-concept
Grade 6:
- D1.1 Benefits of inclusion, respect, and acceptance
- D1.4 Seeking help-professional helpers
- D1.5 Connecting thoughts, emotions, and actions
- D2.3 Safe and positive social interaction, conflict management
- D2.5 Understanding of puberty changes, healthy relationships
- D2.6 Decision making, consent
- D3.2 Responsibilities, risks – care for self and others, safety practices
- D3.3 Stereotypes and assumptions – impacts and strategies for responding
Grade 7:
- D1.3 Delaying sexual activity
- D1.4 Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs)
- D1.5 STBBIs and pregnancy prevention
- D2.2 Impact of bullying/harassment
- D2.4 Sexual health and decision making
- D3.3 Relationship changes at puberty
Grade 8:
- D1.4 Decisions about sexual activity; supports
- D1.5 Gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, self-concept
- D2.2 Assessing situations for potential danger
- D2.3 Decision making considerations and skills
- D3.2 Impact of violent behaviours; supports
- D3.3 Relationships and intimacy
- D3.4 Societal views, impact of stigma
Type: Tipsheet
Audience: Elementary and Secondary educators, Parent(s)/Caregiver(s)
Description: Tipsheet that includes resources, programs, and information on disability, sexuality, relationships, and gender identity.
Topic(s): 2SLGBTQI+ Youth, Personal Safety and Injury Prevention, Community Resources
Curriculum Expectations
Grade 1:
- D1.2 Safe practices - personal safety
- D1.3 Body parts
- D2.4 Safety at school
- D2.5 Hygienic procedures
- D3.1 Potential risks at home, in the community, outdoors
Grade 2:
- D1.1 Personal safety home, online and outdoors
- D1.4 Stages of development
- D1.5 Body appreciation
- D1.6 Body and brain - responses and feelings
- D2.3 Consent, standing up for yourself and others
- D2.5 Knowing when to seek help
- D3.1 Relating to others
Grade 3:
- D1.4 Healthy relationship, bullying, consent
- D1.5 Physical and social-emotional development
- D2.2 Safety guidelines outside of class
- D3.2 Real and fictional violence
- D3.3 Visible, invisible differences, respect
- D3.4 External factors that contribute to stressful feelings
Grade 4:
- D1.3 Bullying, abuse, and non-consensual behaviour
- D1.5 Puberty – changes; emotional, social impact
- D2.2 Decision making – assessing risk
- D2.4 Puberty – personal hygiene and care
- D3.3 Stress management (cognitive, behavioural)
Grade 5:
- D1.1 Supports – injury prevention, emergencies, bullying, violence
- D1.3 Reproductive system
- D1.4 Menstruation, spermatogenesis
- D2.2 Strategies – threats to personal safety
- D2.4 Self-concept, sexual orientation
- D2.5 Emotional, interpersonal stresses – puberty
- D2.6 How to help others, when to seek help
- D3.2 Actions, self-concept
Grade 6:
- D1.1 Benefits of inclusion, respect, and acceptance
- D1.4 Seeking help-professional helpers
- D1.5 Connecting thoughts, emotions, and actions
- D2.3 Safe and positive social interaction, conflict management
- D2.5 Understanding of puberty changes, healthy relationships
- D2.6 Decision making, consent
- D3.2 Responsibilities, risks – care for self and others, safety practices
- D3.3 Stereotypes and assumptions – impacts and strategies for responding
Grade 7:
- D1.3 Delaying sexual activity
- D1.4 Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs)
- D1.5 STBBIs and pregnancy prevention
- D2.2 Impact of bullying/harassment
- D2.4 Sexual health and decision making
- D3.3 Relationship changes at puberty
Grade 8:
- D1.4 Decisions about sexual activity; supports
- D1.5 Gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, self-concept
- D2.2 Assessing situations for potential danger
- D2.3 Decision making considerations and skills
- D3.2 Impact of violent behaviours; supports
- D3.3 Relationships and intimacy
- D3.4 Societal views, impact of stigma
