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Building on Our Strengths: Canadian Standards for School-based Youth Substance Abuse Prevention. A workbook designed to support all school-based efforts to prevent problems from substance use. (http://www.ccsa.ca/2010%20CCSA%20Documents/ccsa-011815-2010.pdf) En Francais (http://www.ccsa.ca/2010%20CCSA%20Documents/ccsa-011816-2010.pdf)
Effective Substance Use Policy: A Knowledge Kit for School Administrators. A guide published by the Joint Consortium for School Health. (http://eng.jcsh-cces.ca/upload/JCSH%20Substance%20Use%20Toolkit%20Policy%20v1.pdf)
Fostering School Connectedness: Staff Development Program Facilitators Guide. This resource developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is intended to provide teachers and other school staff with an introduction to the concept of school connectedness. (http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/adolescenthealth/pdf/connectedness_facilitator_guide.pdf)
Implementing Promising Practices. A tool created by CARBC to support planning, implementing and evaluating promising practices in a school setting. (http://carbc.ca/HelpingSchools/PromisingPractices/ImplementingPromisingPractices.aspx)
Leadership Strategy for Resilience. A resource developed by The Learning Partnership to support system and school leaders in building capacity to support resilience. (http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca/page.aspx?pid=819).
School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth. This resource developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies specific actions that schools can take to increase the extent to which students feel connected to school. (http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/adolescenthealth/pdf/connectedness.pdf)
Restitution Implemented in Saanich School District #63. A summary of a pilot project to implement restorative practices in Saanich middle schools. (http://www.sfu.ca/cfrj/fulltext/macgregor.pdf)
Safe Schools: Strategies for Changing a Culture. Describes a multi-year initiative in Langley School District #35 applying restorative justice to affect culture change throughout the local school system. (http://www.sfu.ca/cfrj/fulltext/bargen.pdf)