Youth

Beyond the Label
Beyond the Label is a compilation of resources that focuses on the stigma (prejudice and discrimination) associated with having concurrent mental health and substance use problems. A CD of digital handouts is included. Read more...

Antisocial and Violent Youth: Volume II
Antisocial and Violent Youth: Volume II is a collection of accessible abstracts of research documents that have appeared in professional journals from 1998 to 2002. Read more...

Youth & Drugs and Mental Health: A Resource for Professionals
This extensive and important resource on youth and concurrent mental health and substance use disorders is a well-researched and practical tool for all professionals working with youth. Read more...

First Contact: A Brief Treatment for Young Substance Users
First Contact combines elements of cognitive-behavioural and motivational interviewing approaches. The program can be a first step for youth with substance use problems, fostering motivation for change before addressing more specialized or long-term needs. Read more...

TAPP-C: Clinician’s Manual for Preventing and Treating Juvenile Fire Involvement
This guide is designed to address firesetting and all other types of inappropriate fire involvement by children and adolescents. It provides a conceptual framework and useful techniques for mental health clinicians working with children, teens and their families. Read more...

Freedom to Act: The “Harm Reduction for Rural Youth” Project Experience
This project guide provides activities and ideas for supporting rural youth as they address issues related to alcohol and other drug use among their peers. The resources and strategies of this case study could be applied equally to rural youth service agencies and to urban secondary schools. Read more...

Let ’Em Go: How to Support Youth in Creating Their Own Solutions
Let ’Em Go demonstrates the value in empowering youth to take initiative and responsibility, and to get behind social issues that mean a lot to them. The book chronicles the story of the Street-Involved Youth Harm Reduction Project (SIYHRP), which brought together a diverse group of people interested in education, action and social change. Read more...

Acting Out: Understanding and Reducing Aggressive Behaviour in Children and Youth
Are you one of the thousands of Canadians who work or volunteer with children and youth? It describes the causes of aggressive behaviour in young people, and discusses approaches to handling it. Read more...

What Parents Need to Know about Teens: Facts, Myths and Strategies
As a parent, you want practical, accurate and user friendly information to help raise your teen. You want to know what’s considered normal adolescent behaviour, how to determine whether your child is on a good path, how to encourage your teen’s healthy development, and how to get help when problems arise. What Parents Need to Know about Teens is an easy-to-read book that addresses these issues. Read more...

Growing Up Resilient: Ways to Build Resilience in Children and Youth
Resilience is a much-talked-about topic these days. The ability for children and youth to bounce back from today’s stresses is one of the best life skills they can develop. Growing Up Resilient is a must-read for adults who want to increase resilience in the children and youth in their lives. Read more...

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