Healthy Relationships (Resources for Youth)

Relationships with friends, family, and dating relationships are important throughout our lives, especially during our teen years.

Learning to build healthy relationships can support our overall health and prevent negative outcomes such as dating violence and abuse.

Check out the following resources to learn more:

Online Resources:

• Info Booth – Bridge the Gapp
• Peer-to-Peer Community Forum for Youth ages 12-26 – Kids Help Phone
• Teen Healthy Relationships – 12-week Workshop for Teens – Planned Parenthood NL
  The Ins and Outs of Healthy Relationships is a 12-week program delivered 4 times per year. This program is designed for individuals between 14-19 years of age.

 Toolkits:

• Self Worth Tool Kit Zine – PREVNet’s National Youth Advisory Committee
• Quiz: Am I in a healthy relationship? – Kid’s Help Phone

Brochures:

• Healthy Dating Relationships – PREVNet
• Building Healthy Relationships – Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
• Building Healthy Online Relationships – Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
• Tips for Teens: Learning to Recognize an Unhealthy Online Relationship – Canadian Women’s Foundation

Websites:

• Bridge the Gapp – Youth
• Planned Parenthood NL
• Dating Violence: How to Help a Friend – Kids Help Phone
• Need Help Now.ca – Canadian Centre for Child Protection
• Healthy Relationships – Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research – Sexfluent
• Relationships – Teen Health Source
• Relationships – Planned Parenthood
• Love is Respect
• Preventing Youth Dating Violence – What Youth Need to Know – PREVNet

Podcast:

• On Self-Worth – PREVNet (Spotify)

Amaze Videos

Services related to this information:

• Contact your Public Health Nurse:
  • Eastern Urban/Rural Zones
  • Central Zone
  • Western Zone
  • Labrador-Grenfell Zone
• 811 HealthLine (Newfoundland & Labrador) – Call 811 or 1-888-709-2929 / TTY 1-888-709-3555
  • 811 is free and confidential. 811 is available 24/7 and can provide support with mental health and addictions issues and more.
  • Services formerly offered by the Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line are now offered by 811. Call 811 to speak with a registered nurse who is also a trained crisis intervener.
• Kids Help Phone – e-mental health services 24/7 across Canada call 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868
• NL Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre – 1-800-726-2743
• 2SLGBTQIA+ Warm Line – Planned Parenthood NL call/text 1-866-230-8041
• Bridge the Gapp
  Newfoundland and Labrador’s ‘go-to’ website for mental health information. Bridge the gapp offers self-help resources, links to local services, and invites people to share their personal stories. Bridge the gapp is free of cost and available to every resident in the province. The site is divided into adult and youth sections, however many services are appropriate for both.