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
