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Activity

• Candian Centre for Child Protection- What’s the Deal? Grade 7/8 Activity Book
• York Region Public Health/York Region District School Board- Relationship Changes Associated With Puberty
• York Region Public Health/York Region District School Board-STIs and Types of SexualActivity
• York Region Public Health/York Region District School Board: Healthy Relationships Activity
• SHORE Centre: Grade 4 Puberty Quiz
• SHORE Centre: Grade 5 and 6 puberty quiz
• Teen Talk Activities Binder
• SHORE Centre: Questions Box- Answers to Common Questions Grades 7 and 8
• SHORE Centre: Questions Box-Answers to Common Questions Grades 4-6
• SHORE Centre: Questions Box Activity
• Draw-the-Line Against Sexual Exploitation Prevention Activities
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: STBBI Card Playing Game
• It’s All One: Activities to Accompany Curriculum
• Teaching Sexual Health: The Sexuality Wheel
• York Region Public Health/York Region District School Board: Consent activities
• Action Canada: Gender Galaxy and Sexuality Galaxy

Curriculum

• Never TMI: Tell It Like It Is
• It’s All One Curriculum-Guidelines
• SIECUS National Sexuality Education Standards

Fact Sheet

• SIECCAN/Trojan: Sexual Health and COVID-19
• SIECCAN: Secondary Student Fact Sheet: Relationships, Sexual Health, & COVID-19- What Do I Need to Know?
• SIECCAN: Elementary Student Factsheet: Friendships, Relationships & COVID-19- Things To Think About
• Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: 10 Good Reasons To Start Talking About Body Science Early
• Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: Gender Identity & Sexual Attraction
• Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: Consent, Safety, and Respect
• Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: A Tik Tok Guide for Parents
• Trans Care BC: All You Need to Know About Tucking
• Trans Care BC: All You Need to Know About Binding
• Teaching Sexual Health: Having Your First Pelvic Exam
• Teaching Sexual Health: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
• Teaching Sexual Health: Anal Sex Fact Sheet
• Teaching Sexual Health: Oral Sex Fact Sheet
• Teaching Sexual Health: STI Information Sheets
• Teaching Sexual Health: Birth Control Health Information Sheets
• SSAIC: Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure: What Should I Do?
• SSAIC: Male Survivors of Sexual Violence
• SSAIC: Someone Close to You Has Been Sexually Assaulted- How You Can Help
• SSAIC: Gender Identity and Sexual Violence
• SSAIC: Sexual Orientation and Sexual Violence
• SSAIC: Healthy Relationships Handbook
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Understanding and Teaching About Consent
• Free and Equal: Intersex Fact Sheet
• Canadian Women’s Foundation: Talking With Your Teen About Recognizing an Unhealthy Online Relationship
• Canadian Women’s Foundation: Tips for teens- Learning to Recognize an Unhealthy Online Relationship
• Coming Out Handout
• CHABAC: HIV Stigma in African, Caribbean and Black Communities
• CHABAC: Emerging HIV Prevention Technologies and Canada’s African, Caribbean and Black Communities
• CHABAC: Interventions Along the HIV Engagement Cascade for African, Caribbean and Black Communities
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity: Homophobic and Transphobic Micraggressions
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity-2SLGBTQIA+ Intimate Partner Violence
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity: 2SLGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, People of Colour- Voices in History
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity-Trans Youth Brochure
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity-Bisexual Erasure Brochure
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity-Asexual Youth Brochure
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity: Quick Guide to Pronouns
• Region of Waterloo Public Health-“The Talk”- From Tots to Teens
• ACCKWA: Learning to Be an LGBTQ2S+ Ally
• Wisdom2Action and PREVNET: Trauma Informed Youth Engagement
• ACCKWA: Guide To Talking About Sex and Tech
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Educator’s Guide to Inclusive Language
• SOGI: Parent Brochure
• Native Youth Sexual Health: Harm Reduction Model
• First Nations Health Authority: Sexual Wellbeing Learning Model
• Egale: Pronoun Resource for Teachers
• Options for Sexual Health: Emergency Contraception

General Website

• Sex Life Saskatoon
• Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights: Sexual Health Hub
• TASC (Talking about Sexuality in Canadian Communities)
• Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife
• FOXY (Fostering Open eXpression among Youth)
• Arctic Smash: Strength, Masculinities, and Sexual Health
• The Center for Sex Education
• Gender Inclusive Biology
• Teen Health Source
• Sexuality Education Resource Centre, MB
• Smart Sex Resource, BC
• Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
• Doin It
• Scarleteen
• OK2BME: Resources for Schools and Classrooms
• Pauktuutit Innuit Women of Canada: Sexual Health Information
• Centre for Sexuality
• SHORE Centre: Educator Resources
• Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
• CATIE: Canada’s Source for HIV and Hepatitis C Information
• SOGC: Sex & U
• AMAZE
• Media Smarts: Lessons and Resources
• Options for Sexual Health
• SOGI Education: General resources
• Aboriginal Sexual Health

Glossary

• Egale: Glossary of terms

Guidelines

• Know Your Status: A Toolkit for HIV Programs in Saskatchewan First Nations
• Trans-Inclusive Abortion Services: A Manual for Providers on Operationalizing Trans-Inclusive Policies and Practices in an Abortion Setting
• Guidelines for Gender-Affirming Primary Care With Trans and Non-Binary Patients
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: HIV and Pregnancy – A Guide to Care
• SSAIC: Sexual Violence Prevention and Intervention for Youth- A Guide for Teachers, Caregivers & Support Workers
• Guide to Trauma-Informed Sex Education
• Trans and Nonbinary Youth Inclusivity in Sexual Health- Guidelines for Sexual Health Service Providers and Educators
• UNESCO: International Technical and Programatic Guidance on Out-Of-School Comprehensive Sexuality Education
• SIECCAN: Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education
• UNESCO: International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education- An evidence-informed Approach
• World Health Organization: Developing Sexual health Programmes- A Framework for Action
• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority: Supporting Sexual Health and Intimacy in Care Facilities- A Pocket Reference Guide
• Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools
• Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network: Harm Reduction Implementation Guide

Infographic

• SIECCAN: Canadian University Students Report Decreased Access to Sexual Health Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic
• SIECCAN: Canadian University Students Report Changes in Their Sexual Behaviour and Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Western University Violence Against Women & Children Learning Network: Sexual Violence & COVID-19
• Western University Violence Against Women & Children Learning Network: Infographic Index
• Know Your Status: Understanding Consent in Canada
• Teaching Sexual Health: Birth Control Methods and STI Effectiveness
• Teaching Sexual Health: Birth Control Effectiveness Graph
• Trans Student Educational Resources: Queer Youth of Color
• The 519: Gender-Specific and Gender Neutral Pronouns
• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity: Pronoun Chart
• MediaSmarts: Sexuality and Romantic Relationships in the Digital Age
• MediaSmarts: Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images
• Trans Student Educational Resources: The Gender Unicorn
• Egale: Gingerbread Person
• Sexualitree

Informational Booklet

• SIECCAN: Providing Effective Sexual Health Education During COVID-19: Suggestions for Educators
• SIECCAN: Youth, COVID-19 and Sexual Health- Background Information for Educators
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Indigenizing Sex Ed Resource
• Canadian Down Syndrome Society: Mind and Body-Answers to Your Questions
• Trans Care BC: Vaginoplasty and Vulvoplasty Surgery Workbook
• Trans Care BC: Chest Construction Surgery Workbook
• Public Health Agency of Canada: Questions and Answers- Sexual Health Education for Youth with Physical Disabilities
• Drawing the Line on Sexual Violence: An E-Learning Module for Elementary Educators
• Drawing the Line on Sexual Violence: An E-Learning Module for Secondary Educators
• Shore Centre: Talking About Menstruation in the Classroom
• Shore Centre: Addressing Pornography in the Classroom
• Shore Centre: How to Incorporate Consent Throughout the Year
• Shore Centre: How to Incorporate Inclusive Practices Throughout the Year
• Shore Centre: Vulva and Vagina
• Shore Centre: The Basics of Menopause
• Shore Centre: STIs
• Shore Centre: Puberty
• Shore Centre: Periods
• Shore Centre: Penis and Testes
• Shore Centre: What is a Midwife?
• Shore Centre: Dating and Relationships Grade 7 and 8
• Shore Centre: Dating and Relationships Grade 9 -12
• Shore Centre- Consent
• Shore Centre-Birth Control and Safer Sex
• Shore Centre-Abortion
• Drawing the Line on Sexual Violence: A Guide for Ontario Educators Grades 9-12
• Drawing the Line on Sexual Violence: A Guide for Ontario Educators Grades 1-8
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education in Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Learning About My Body- Birth to Two Years of Age
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Learning About My Body- Two to Five Years of Age
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: It’s Easier Than You Think- Tips For Talking With Your Children About Sexual Health
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Tips for Talking With Your Child: How to Build Healthy Relationships, Including Dating Relationships
• SSAIC: What to Expect When Reporting a Sexual Assault
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Effective Sexual Health Education for Youth
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Sexually Transmitted Infections- What You Need to Know
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Building Healthy Relationships- Yes That Includes Dating Relationships!
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Tips for Talking With Your Students- How to Build Healthy Relationships, Including Dating Relationships
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Contraception Options- Finding the Best Method of Birth Control for You
• The 519 and CATIE: BRAZEN 2.0- Trans Women’s Safer Sex Guide
• SHORE Centre: Inclusive Sex Ed Language Checklist
• Gender Inclusive Biology: 4 Ways Biology Can Make Your Teaching More Inclusive
• Native Youth Sexual Health Network: First Nations Sexual Health Toolkit
• Safe and Caring Schools for Two Spirit Youth: A Guide for Teachers and Students
• CATIE: Safer Sex Guide
• MediaSmarts: A Guide for Trusted Adults- Practical Tips and Tools for Supporting Girls and Young Women Navigating Life Online
• Native Women’s Association of Canada: Knowing Your Rights Toolkit-Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Anti-Racist Sex Ed
• The Every Teacher Project – Recommendations Toolkit

Informational webpage

• Supporting Young People Experiencing Exploitation
• Mayo Clinic: Sex and Coronavirus- Can You Get COVID-19 from Sexual Actitivy?
• CATIE: COVID-19 Resources
• CATIE: Sex and COVID-19
• Planned Parenthood: COVID-19 and Your Sexual Health
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Sexual Health Information for Educators
• Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: Helpful Handouts & Links
• Media Smarts: Gender Representation
• Media Smarts: Pornography
• Media Smarts: Sexting
• Media Smarts: Sexual Exploitation
• AIDS Community Care Montreal: SextEd
• AIDS Community Care Montreal: Teacher’s Sex Ed Toolkit
• Autism Nova Scotia: Sexuality Resources
• Teen Health Source: Queering Sexual Education
• MediaSmarts: Body Image

Lesson Plan

• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Contraceptives Lesson Plan- Grades 7, 8, 9
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Healthy Relationships Lesson Plan, Grades 7,8, 9
• MediaSmarts: Sexual Health Education and Authenticating Information Lesson
• MediaSmarts- Gender Stereotypes Lesson Plan
• MediaSmarts- Body Image Lesson Plans
• SOGI Education: Why “That’s Gay” Is Not Ok
• Amaze: Rights, Respect, and Responsibility Lesson Plans
• Teaching Sexual Health- Differing Abilities Lesson Plans
• Media Smarts: I Heard it ‘Round the Internet- Sexual Health Education and Authenticating Online Information
• Teaching Sexual Health:Lesson Plan & Resource Finder

Policy

• The 519: Creating Authentic Spaces- A Gender Identity and Gender Expression Toolkit to Support the Implementation of Institutional and Social Change
• Indigenous Harm Reduction = Reducing the Harms of Colonialism
• Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights: The State of Sex Ed in Canada

Presentation

• ACCKWA-Supporting LGBTQ+ Students Powerpoint Slides
• First Nations Health Authority: Indigenous Perspectives on Healthy Sexuality- Presentation and Slides
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Healthy Relationships Slides
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: Contraceptives slides

Report

• SIECCAN: Consent to Sexual Activity: Definitions, Issues, and Priorities for Sexual Health Education
• SIECCAN: Sexual Assault in Canada- Legal Definitions, Statistics, and Frontline Responses
• Violence Against Women with Disabilities – Violence Prevention Review
• SIECCAN: Questions and Answers- Sexual Health Education in Schools and Other Settings
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Digital Technologies and Adolescent Sexual Health
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Associations Between Adolescent Pornography Use and Their Sexual and Reproductive Health
• MediaSmarts: Sexuality and Romantic Relationships in the Digital Age
• MediaSmarts: Non-Consensual Sharing of Sexts: Behaviours and Attitudes of Canadian Youth
• SAVIE LGBTQ:Literature Review Report on the Indicators of Inclusion and Exclusion of LGBtQ+ People
• The 519: Still Here Still Queer- A Handbook for Affirming LGBTQ Older Adults
• New Understandings (Nuance): Sexual Health Needs Assessment of Young Newcomer, Immigrant, and Second Generation Women in Toronto and the GTA
• Wisdom2Action: LGBTQ2+ Youth Priorities for Addressing Gender- Based Violence
• DAWN Canada: Girls Without Barriers: An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of Girls and Young Women With Disabilities in Canada
• Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• Realize Canada: To the Beat of Our Own Drum-African, Carribean, and Black Canadian Elders on Aging with HIV
• Egale: The Every Teacher Project – Report
• Egale: Every Teacher Project Report

Resource Directory

• Western University Violence Against Women & Children Learning Network: Resources on Gender-Based Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic
• PEERS Alliance PEI
• Gender Based Violence Teaching Network Resources
• Aboriginal Sexual Health
• Two Spirit Resource Directory
• Saskatoon Sexual Assault & Information Centre

Video

• MediaSmarts and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Teaching Sex Ed Digital Literacy Skills
• Jackson Katz TED Talk: Violence Against Women-It’s a Men’s Issue
• Ben Hurst TEDx Talk: Boys Won’t Be Boys- Boys Will Be What We Teach Them to Be
• Know Your Status: HIV and AIDS
• Emily Nagoski: The Truth About Unwanted Arousal
• SOGI Education- Parent Learning Resources
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Teaching Sex-Ed- STIs and Contraception
• Wisdom2Action: LGBTQ+ Youth and Gender Based Violence
• SOGI Education Resources for Parents- Alberta
• Cycling Through Consent
• A Different Kind of Superpower- What It Means To Be Intersex: Susannah Temko TEDx Talk
• Tea and Consent
• Consent for Kids
• Planned Parenthood: How Do You Get Pregnant?
• AMAZE-How Do Queer Couples Have Babies?
• Canadian Public Health Association: Sexual Health Education in Canada- Insights From Youth Across the Country
• Queer Kid Stuff: 5 Tips for Making Your Classroom Queer-Inclusive
• Queer Kid Stuff: Queer and Intersectional All-Ages Media
• What It’s Like To Be Intersex
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: How Do I Use An Internal (Female) Condom?
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: How Do I Use An External (Male) Condom?
• Saskatoon Sexual Health: How Do I Use a Dental Dam?
• Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Teaching Sex-Ed, Anti-Racist Sex-Ed
• CBC Gem Series: About Sex Season 1
• AMAZE: Video Age Guide and Links
• AMAZE: STI Videos
• AMAZE: Contraception Videos
• AMAZE: Consent and Relationships Videos
• AMAZE: Gender Identity Videos
• AMAZE- LGBTQI2SNA+ Videos
• Teaching Sexual Health: How to Use a Condom
• STIs Aren’t a Consequence, They’re Inevitable- Ella Dawson TEDxTalk
• Every Body Curious- How Do You Know When You’re Ready?
• Every Body Curious- Sexual Health
• Every Body Curious- Love is Love
• Every Body Curious- Digital Dos
• Every Body Curious- Kissing
• Every Body Curious- Orientation
• Every Body Curious- Gender
• Every Body Curious- Puberty
• Every Body Curious-Genitals
• Every Body Curious- Body Image
• Every Body Curious- Relationships
• Every Body Curious-Communication
• Every Body Curious- Gender Expression
• Every Body Curious- Penis
• Every Body Curious- Vulva
• Every Body Curious- Consent
• AMAZE: Disability and Sexuality
• SOGI Education Resources for Teachers-Alberta
• Planned Parenthood: How Do You Know if Someone Wants to Have Sex with You?

*Note: Inclusion in the Resource Directory does not constitute endorsement of a resource by SIECCAN

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