Blum, R. (2007). Best Practices: Building Blocks for Enhancing School Environment. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Morrison, W. & Kirby, P. (2010). Schools as a Setting for Promoting Positive Mental Health: Better Practices and Perspectives. Summerside, PEI: Joint Consortium for School Health.
Resnick, M.D., Bearman, P.S., Blum, R.W., Bauman, K.E., Harris, K.M. & Jones, J. (1997). Protecting adolescents from harm: Findings from the Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health. JAMA, 278(10), 823-32.
West, P. (2006). School effects research provide new and stronger evidence in support of the health-promoting school idea. Health Education, 106(6), 421-424.
Effective Substance Use Education: A Knowledge Kit for Teachers. A guide published by the Joint Consortium for School Health. (http://eng.jcsh-cces.ca/upload/JCSH%20Substance%20Use%20Toolkit%20Classroom%20Education%20v1.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)
Gatehouse Project: Teaching Resources for Emotional Well-Being. Curriculum materials to develop positive classroom climates, and assist young people in dealing with difficult feelings and situations. (http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/gatehouseproject/Gatehouse_Teaching_Resources.pdf)
Implementing Promising Practices. A tool created by CARBC to support planning, implementing and evaluating promising practices in a school setting. (http://www.carbc.ca/HelpingSchools/PromisingPractices/ImplementingPromisingPractices.aspx)
Roots of Empathy. A classroom program shown to be effective in reducing levels of aggression among students by raising social and emotional competence and increasing empathy. (http://www.rootsofempathy.org/)
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)