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Direct linkMcVittie, Jordan; Ansloos, Jeffrey – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2023
Indigenous young people in Canada are disproportionately overrepresented in suicide rates and alarmingly, young children are accounted for in these disparities. Since children spend much of their day at school, schools are a vital context for suicide prevention, identification, and intervention. However, research indicates that educators often…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Disproportionate Representation, Suicide
Download full textCaines, Angela – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2021
Schools are accountable for providing all students a safe and caring learning environment. When a child feels unsafe at school, personal relationships, mental health, and academics are negatively affected. The entire school community -- staff, parents, and students -- must work together to develop an effective safe school program. A carefully…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
Locher-Lo, Caroline – Athens Journal of Education, 2018
In 1973, British Columbia (B.C.) became the first province in Canada to forbid corporal punishment in public schools (B.C. School Act), followed by the majority of the other provinces. Alberta and Manitoba however, still have no provincially enacted legal prohibition, although many school boards have updated their policies to state that corporal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Punishment, Children, Public Schools
Rebeiz, André – EdCan Network, 2018
This case study report calls on school-community leaders to consider a made-in-Canada approach that raises literacy rates, prevents early school leaving and breathes life back into small towns. This step-by-step guidebook provides a practical toolkit and worksheets based on the concrete experiences of the "L'ÉcoRéussite" program, which…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Dropout Prevention, Literacy, School Holding Power
Whitley, Jessica; Gooderham, Suzanne – Exceptionality Education International, 2015
Mental health issues continue to present barriers for Canadian children, in terms of both psychological and academic outcomes. Growing numbers of students are placed "at risk" as a result. A mental health promotion approach suggests that students can develop a number of skills and competencies, namely those related to social-emotional…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Promotion, Children, Evidence
Nelson, Geoffrey; Caplan, Rachel – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2014
We reviewed research that has evaluated prevention programs for child abuse and neglect. A few universal educational and parenting programs (e.g., abusive head trauma educational programs, enhanced pediatric care interventions) have been found to be effective. Moreover, a few selective home visitation programs (e.g., the Nurse-Family Partnership…
Descriptors: Prevention, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Program Effectiveness
Rhodes, Anne E.; Boyle, Michael H.; Bethell, Jennifer; Wekerle, Christine; Tonmyr, Lil; Goodman, Deborah; Leslie, Bruce; Lam, Kelvin; Manion, Ian – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2013
Objectives: To identify factors associated with repeat emergency department (ED) presentations for suicide-related behaviors (SRB)--hereafter referred to as repetition--among children/youth to aid secondary prevention initiatives. To compare rates of repetition in children/youth with substantiated maltreatment requiring removal from their parental…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Foreign Countries, Probability
Illes, Judit – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2012
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) pose a significant threat to the health and well-being of populations worldwide, and to young people in particular. Despite empirical evidence that comprehensive sex education is an important tool for prevention, the legitimacy and content of sex education in schools continue to be challenged by conservative…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Evidence, Sex Education, Public Health
British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2015
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) has taken an active role in addressing both youth and teacher mental health issues in recent years, and will continue to do so. The BCTF is a participant in the British Columbia (BC) School-Based Mental Health Collaborative, has a web page with resources to support teachers in understanding mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Children, Youth
Climie, Emma; Altomare, Alyssa A. – International Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2013
There are a growing number of children who begin to develop mental concerns during the school-age years. As such, it is important that schools recognize and understand mental health issues and are actively engaged in supporting these students. This article provides a review of mental health in schools, highlighting the importance of school-health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Educational Environment, Partnerships in Education
Singh, Veeran-Anne S.; Thornton, Tiffany; Tonmyr, Lil – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Substance abuse is an important health issue facing children involved with child welfare, but little is known about the associated factors. The purpose of this study was to build on findings from the "Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2003" and use a national sample of 10-15 year old children to examine the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention, Child Welfare
Piche, Genevieve; Bergeron, Lise; Cyr, Mireille; Berthiaume, Claude – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
We investigated the interaction effects between mother's lifetime depressive/anxiety disorders and psychosocial correlates of 6 to 11 year-old children's self-reported externalizing symptoms in the Quebec Child Mental Health Survey. A representative subsample of 1,490 Quebec children aged 6 to 11 years was selected from the original sample. We…
Descriptors: Prevention, Anxiety Disorders, Intervention, Sexual Abuse
Miller, Lynn D. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2008
A few comprehensive reviews of the effectiveness of prevention programs of mental disorders in school-age children ((Greenberg et al., 2003) and (Weisz et al., 2005)) conclude that while several well-designed studies demonstrate the potential of preventive intervention, greater attention and ongoing rigorous research is critical. The benefits and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Prevention, Mental Health Programs, Children
Josse, Jonathan M.; MacKay, Morag; Osmond, Martin H.; MacPherson, Alison K. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Injuries are the leading cause of death among Canadian children and are responsible for a substantial proportion of hospitalizations and emergency department visits. This investigation sought to identify the factors associated with the likelihood of sustaining an injury at school among Ottawa-area children. Methods: Children presenting…
Descriptors: School Activities, Accident Prevention, Hospitals, Injuries
Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
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