justice services
Youth Community Justice Programs
Programs for young people aged 12-24 in Ontario, providing alternatives to formal court processes and/or custody. These programs engage young people in further developing their skills and seek to repair harm caused where possible.
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Attendance Program
Youth Ages 12-17 at time of charge | Youth Justice System Involvement
Originally developed as a sentencing alternative for youth on probation, conditional or community supervision, or detention, we now accept referrals for any young person involved in the youth justice system. The program offers options such as brief therapy and skill-development workshops, including:
Anger Management
Group programming focused on understanding anger and developing skills to work through big feelings.
Group programming focused on understanding anger and developing skills to work through big feelings.
Brief Therapy
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
Cyberbullying
Educational programming on the definitions and impacts of cyberbullying and sexting, helping participants manage online behavior and presence.
Educational programming on the definitions and impacts of cyberbullying and sexting, helping participants manage online behavior and presence.
Employment
Short-term program developing job readiness, exploring career paths, writing cover letters and resumes, interview preparation, and job maintenance skills.
Short-term program developing job readiness, exploring career paths, writing cover letters and resumes, interview preparation, and job maintenance skills.
Financial Literacy
Explores values around money and spending habits, developing strategies for healthy money habits.
Explores values around money and spending habits, developing strategies for healthy money habits.
Girls Group
Supports female youth in developing a greater sense of self-worth and belonging, focusing on healthy relationships.
Supports female youth in developing a greater sense of self-worth and belonging, focusing on healthy relationships.
Keep the Peace
Skill-building workshops focused on working through conflict in relationships.
Skill-building workshops focused on working through conflict in relationships.
Mindfulness In Action:
Guided mindfulness exercises to cultivate awareness, shift perspectives, counteract negative thinking patterns, and promote emotional resilience.
Guided mindfulness exercises to cultivate awareness, shift perspectives, counteract negative thinking patterns, and promote emotional resilience.
Stop Now And Plan (SNAP)
Cognitive behavioral model teaching youth how to manage emotions, regulate effectively, and solve problems.
Cognitive behavioral model teaching youth how to manage emotions, regulate effectively, and solve problems.
Substance Use
Educational programming on the impacts of substance use.
Educational programming on the impacts of substance use.
Teaching Reaching & Uniting Through Hope (TRUTH)
Supports young men in developing a stronger sense of self, exploring masculinity and relationships, with a focus on sex trafficking and its impacts.
Supports young men in developing a stronger sense of self, exploring masculinity and relationships, with a focus on sex trafficking and its impacts.
Contact Information:
The Aris Kaplanis Centre for Youth
- +1 (416) 615-0788
- attendance@springboardservices.ca
