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TYPS
OPERATIONS:
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Supports youth who want to
reduce behaviour that put
youth at risk.
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Researches and develops
programs with youth to help them
achieve their full potential.
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Establishes a code of
standards for youth programs and
youth centres.
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Organizes an Annual TYPS
conference of youth
participating in youth centres.
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Is a central research and
resource organization that
provides support and training to youth.
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Offers educational
activities, conferences, workshops,
skills training opportunities, resource material and networking for
youth throughout Canada
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Provides training workshops
in resource development and
sustainability of operations.
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Provides a Policy and
Procedure Development Manual to
inform youth about operating programs and centres.
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Operates with a parallel
Board of youth Board of
Directors.
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TYPS
BEST
PRACTICES
The
TYPS community-based and
participatory model has been
recognized and considered a "Best Practice" or evaluated in other
positive terms by:
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Canadian Centre for
Substance Abuse
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Health Canada's Drug
Strategy
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United Nations' Children's
Environmental Network
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United Nations' Drug
Secretariat
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Global Youth Network of the
United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (Vienna).
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The 3rd International
Congress on the Health of the Child
and Youth
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Harvard's School of Family
Research,
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Mosaics - the international
participatory development
conference
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University of Toronto's
Teen Net Project
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Canadian National Crime
Prevention Council
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And
several Canadian
Universities.
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