To help all children thrive through primary prevention
and the promotion of well-being.
To help all children thrive through primary prevention and the promotion of well-being.
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is a non-profit organization, founded in 1980. Our focus is to reduce the occurrence of disabling conditions in children using primary prevention methods. We raise awareness by providing training, information, and resources based on current best evidence.
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute believes that children of all abilities have the right to the best physical, social, and emotional health possible.
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Most Recent Resources
Helping Young Children Develop Resiliency and Cope with Stress
Information Card, Revised 2025
Stress is inevitable. Every child and adult will experience stress at some time in their lives. Written in plain language, this information card provides practical information for caregivers to help their young children develop resiliency – coping skills to handle stressful events.
SKU: 8-601
Prenatal Supplements
Infographic, 2025
Developed in collaboration with the Perinatal Nutrients of Concern Resource Development Working Group, this infographic poster highlights key nutrients to look for in a prenatal supplement, including folic acid, vitamin D, and iron. It includes tips for managing common challenges with taking supplements, such as nausea or difficulty swallowing.
SKU: 2-810
Understanding and Teaching About Consent
Fact Sheet, Updated 2025
This resource provides definitions, explanations, and resources to help health professionals and educators teach youth about consent.
SKU: 7-533
Child Pedestrian Safety
Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
This fact sheet provides information about how child development impacts the skills and abilities needed for safe pedestrian crossings. It also provides tips for talking to children about pedestrian safety and step-by-step instructions on how to cross a street safely.
SKU: 4-021
Drowning Prevention
Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
The fact sheet outlines water safety tips and drowning prevention strategies for children along with guidelines for lifejacket and personal floatation device (PFD) use. It outlines information for caregivers supervising children at home, in the yard, in a watercraft, and at the pool, lake, or beach.
SKU: 4-500
Youth Social Media Use and Mental Health and Well-Being: An Evidence Summary
Report, 2025
Social media use in youth has increased over the last decade, with most youth using social media regularly. There is a belief that the increase in social media use is responsible for the increase in mental health challenges in youth. However, the research suggests that the associations between social media use and mental health remain unclear, with mixed findings suggesting that the relationships are complex and interrelated. The purpose of this evidence summary is to summarize the evidence regarding potential impacts of social media use on youth mental health and well-being, and recommendations for protecting youth from potential related harms.
SKU: 3-200
Human Trafficking in Canada Environmental Scan
Report, Updated 2025
Human trafficking occurs across Canada with typically severe and long-lasting consequences for victims. This report shares information on current, evidence-based national and Saskatchewan-specific human trafficking resources (e.g., educational materials, trainings, prevention and intervention programs) and support services for victims and survivors.
For more information about human trafficking in Canada, please see the completed literature review titled “Human Trafficking in Canada – A Literature Review”.
SKU: 7-546
Collaboration to Prevent Alcohol-Related Harms: A Literature Review of Three Approaches
Report, 2025
Alcohol-related harms can occur from varying levels of use and these harms do not occur in a vacuum. They are intertwined with other risk factors and adverse circumstances which are relevant to many sectors. This literature review examines different collaborative initiatives and practices to prevent alcohol-related harm, with a primary focus on multi-sectoral collaboration that includes health care and service providers.
SKU: 3-318
Community-Led Strategies to Address Alcohol-Related Challenges and Associated Issues: Evidence Summary
Report, 2025
Strategies to mitigate alcohol-related harms vary widely across Canada. Effective policies and programs must consider the unique challenges faced by rural and remote communities to promote meaningful impact. This evidence summary highlights the need for community-driven, culturally appropriate strategies tailored to the unique challenges faced by northern and remote communities in Saskatchewan.
SKU: 3-317
Wonderful World of Parenting
Information Card, 2025
This information card offers supportive information for parents, acknowledging the many roles they take on in their parenting journey. It emphasizes the importance of self-care, seeking support, and recognizing the value of every contribution they make to their child’s life. This information card accompanies a video of the same title. To watch the video, visit: The Wonderful World of Parenting.
SKU: 1-200
Healthy Parenting Program
Information Card, 2025
This information card provides a QR code link to the Healthy Parenting Program – a user-friendly resource for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5. This card can be shared with families to help them access practical information on topics such as nutrition, safety, child care, child development, and immunization.
SKU: 5-500
Let’s Talk Alcohol
Booklet, 2025
The booklet, Let’s Talk Alcohol: Tips for Parents, is designed to help parents and caregivers to initiate meaningful conversations with their teens about alcohol. Offering ten practical tips, this resource encourages open communication to build trust and empower youth to navigate peer pressure while making informed and healthy choices about alcohol use. It also provides information about additional resources for both parents and youth to support ongoing learning.
SKU: 3-180
Farm Safety for Children
Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
This fact sheet was developed to assist families in making the farm a safer place for children to live, grow, and play. It outlines tips for creating safer environments, the importance of supervision, and strategies to help prevent injuries in children.
SKU: 4-600
Alcohol
Booklet, 2025
This booklet provides simple information about alcohol and its short- and long-term effects. In addition, it highlights alcohol’s impact on sexual health and pregnancy, factors contributing to youth drinking, and legal considerations. It also provides youth with strategies to manage peer pressure and includes additional resources and support information.
SKU: 3-170
Common Postpartum Complications
Fact Sheet, 2025
The postpartum period, or “fourth trimester”, is a critical time for new parents to recover and adjust after childbirth. This fact sheet highlights common postpartum complications that can affect both physical and mental health. It outlines symptoms to watch for, provides helpful tips for managing discomfort, and emphasizes the importance of seeking medical attention for severe or persistent issues. Resources and support options are also included to help ensure a healthy transition into parenthood.
SKU: 2-202
Human Trafficking in Canada Literature Review
Report, 2025
A thorough understanding of human trafficking in Canada is essential to develop effective prevention and intervention strategies. This report examines current research on risk factors for victimization, entrapment methods used by traffickers, consequences for victims, and victims’ support and service needs. Evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies are also presented to help guide efforts in Saskatchewan.
For more information about current, evidence-based national and Saskatchewan-specific resources and support services, please see the completed environmental scan titled “Human Trafficking in Canada – Environmental Scan of Available Online Resources”.
SKU: 7-545
Motivational Interviewing Information Card
Information Card, 2025
This information card presents service providers with information about motivational Interviewing (MI), highlighting its benefits to their practice and outlining available training opportunities through the Prevention Institute.
SKU: 3-156
Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Resource for Service Providers
Booklet, Revised 2025
This booklet provides basic information about alcohol, pregnancy, FASD, and approaches for supporting young children with FASD (0 to 6) and their families. The goal is to help prevent adverse impacts of FASD.
SKU: 3-013
What healthy habits help your child balance their energy?
Information Card, 2022
This poster shares information about the different states of energy we experience throughout the day (e.g., low, balanced, intense, out-of-control) and provides examples of how a child can balance their energy. The provided activity asks parents and caregivers to review different behaviours to identify when their child is in different states.
SKU: 5-915
What healthy habits support healthy relationships?
Information Card, 2022
This postcard gives examples of how to build connections with children to nurture a healthy relationship. The provided activity asks parents and caregivers to list ways they want to respond to their children when they are experiencing certain feelings.
SKU: 5-913
Why is physical activity important for children?
Information Card, 2022
This postcard describes physical activity and shares how physical activity helps children. The provided activity asks parents and caregivers to brainstorm active play ideas for children.
SKU: 5-911
What is mindful eating?
Information Card, 2021
This postcard defines mindful eating and shares why it is important. Questions are provided to help parents and caregivers help their children practice mindful eating.
SKU: 5-909
Why is it important to eat together as a family?
Information Card, 2021
This postcard shares information about why it is important to eat together as a family and provides examples of family habits while eating.
SKU: 5-907
What are whole foods and processed foods?
Information Card, 2021
This postcard defines whole foods and processed foods and provides space to list alternatives to processed foods.
SKU: 5-905
Helping Young Children Develop Resiliency and Cope with Stress
Information Card, Revised 2025
Stress is inevitable. Every child and adult will experience stress at some time in their lives. Written in plain language, this information card provides practical information for caregivers to help their young children develop resiliency – coping skills to handle stressful events.
SKU: 8-601Prenatal Supplements
Infographic, 2025
Developed in collaboration with the Perinatal Nutrients of Concern Resource Development Working Group, this infographic poster highlights key nutrients to look for in a prenatal supplement, including folic acid, vitamin D, and iron. It includes tips for managing common challenges with taking supplements, such as nausea or difficulty swallowing.
SKU: 2-810
Understanding and Teaching About Consent
Fact Sheet, Updated 2025
This resource provides definitions, explanations, and resources to help health professionals and educators teach youth about consent.
SKU: 7-533Child Pedestrian Safety
Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
This fact sheet provides information about how child development impacts the skills and abilities needed for safe pedestrian crossings. It also provides tips for talking to children about pedestrian safety and step-by-step instructions on how to cross a street safely.
SKU: 4-021
Drowning Prevention
Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
The fact sheet outlines water safety tips and drowning prevention strategies for children along with guidelines for lifejacket and personal floatation device (PFD) use. It outlines information for caregivers supervising children at home, in the yard, in a watercraft, and at the pool, lake, or beach.
SKU: 4-500Youth Social Media Use and Mental Health and Well-Being: An Evidence Summary
Report, 2025
Social media use in youth has increased over the last decade, with most youth using social media regularly. There is a belief that the increase in social media use is responsible for the increase in mental health challenges in youth. However, the research suggests that the associations between social media use and mental health remain unclear, with mixed findings suggesting that the relationships are complex and interrelated. The purpose of this evidence summary is to summarize the evidence regarding potential impacts of social media use on youth mental health and well-being, and recommendations for protecting youth from potential related harms.
SKU: 3-200
Human Trafficking in Canada Environmental Scan
Report, Updated 2025
Human trafficking occurs across Canada with typically severe and long-lasting consequences for victims. This report shares information on current, evidence-based national and Saskatchewan-specific human trafficking resources (e.g., educational materials, trainings, prevention and intervention programs) and support services for victims and survivors.
For more information about human trafficking in Canada, please see the completed literature review titled “Human Trafficking in Canada – A Literature Review”.
SKU: 7-546Collaboration to Prevent Alcohol-Related Harms: A Literature Review of Three Approaches
Report, 2025
Alcohol-related harms can occur from varying levels of use and these harms do not occur in a vacuum. They are intertwined with other risk factors and adverse circumstances which are relevant to many sectors. This literature review examines different collaborative initiatives and practices to prevent alcohol-related harm, with a primary focus on multi-sectoral collaboration that includes health care and service providers.
SKU: 3-318
Community-Led Strategies to Address Alcohol-Related Challenges and Associated Issues: Evidence Summary
Report, 2025
Strategies to mitigate alcohol-related harms vary widely across Canada. Effective policies and programs must consider the unique challenges faced by rural and remote communities to promote meaningful impact. This evidence summary highlights the need for community-driven, culturally appropriate strategies tailored to the unique challenges faced by northern and remote communities in Saskatchewan.
SKU: 3-317Wonderful World of Parenting
Information Card, 2025
This information card offers supportive information for parents, acknowledging the many roles they take on in their parenting journey. It emphasizes the importance of self-care, seeking support, and recognizing the value of every contribution they make to their child’s life. This information card accompanies a video of the same title. To watch the video, visit: The Wonderful World of Parenting.
SKU: 1-200
Healthy Parenting Program
Information Card, 2025
This information card provides a QR code link to the Healthy Parenting Program – a user-friendly resource for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5. This card can be shared with families to help them access practical information on topics such as nutrition, safety, child care, child development, and immunization.
SKU: 5-500Let’s Talk Alcohol
Booklet, 2025
The booklet, Let’s Talk Alcohol: Tips for Parents, is designed to help parents and caregivers to initiate meaningful conversations with their teens about alcohol. Offering ten practical tips, this resource encourages open communication to build trust and empower youth to navigate peer pressure while making informed and healthy choices about alcohol use. It also provides information about additional resources for both parents and youth to support ongoing learning.
SKU: 3-180
Farm Safety for Children
Fact Sheet, Revised 2025
This fact sheet was developed to assist families in making the farm a safer place for children to live, grow, and play. It outlines tips for creating safer environments, the importance of supervision, and strategies to help prevent injuries in children.
SKU: 4-600Alcohol
Booklet, 2025
This booklet provides simple information about alcohol and its short- and long-term effects. In addition, it highlights alcohol’s impact on sexual health and pregnancy, factors contributing to youth drinking, and legal considerations. It also provides youth with strategies to manage peer pressure and includes additional resources and support information.
SKU: 3-170
Common Postpartum Complications
Fact Sheet, 2025
The postpartum period, or “fourth trimester”, is a critical time for new parents to recover and adjust after childbirth. This fact sheet highlights common postpartum complications that can affect both physical and mental health. It outlines symptoms to watch for, provides helpful tips for managing discomfort, and emphasizes the importance of seeking medical attention for severe or persistent issues. Resources and support options are also included to help ensure a healthy transition into parenthood.
SKU: 2-202Human Trafficking in Canada Literature Review
Report, 2025
A thorough understanding of human trafficking in Canada is essential to develop effective prevention and intervention strategies. This report examines current research on risk factors for victimization, entrapment methods used by traffickers, consequences for victims, and victims’ support and service needs. Evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies are also presented to help guide efforts in Saskatchewan.
For more information about current, evidence-based national and Saskatchewan-specific resources and support services, please see the completed environmental scan titled “Human Trafficking in Canada – Environmental Scan of Available Online Resources”.
SKU: 7-545
Motivational Interviewing Information Card
Information Card, 2025
This information card presents service providers with information about motivational Interviewing (MI), highlighting its benefits to their practice and outlining available training opportunities through the Prevention Institute.
SKU: 3-156Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Resource for Service Providers
Booklet, Revised 2025
This booklet provides basic information about alcohol, pregnancy, FASD, and approaches for supporting young children with FASD (0 to 6) and their families. The goal is to help prevent adverse impacts of FASD.
SKU: 3-013
What healthy habits help your child balance their energy?
Information Card, 2022
This poster shares information about the different states of energy we experience throughout the day (e.g., low, balanced, intense, out-of-control) and provides examples of how a child can balance their energy. The provided activity asks parents and caregivers to review different behaviours to identify when their child is in different states.
SKU: 5-915What healthy habits support healthy relationships?
Information Card, 2022
This postcard gives examples of how to build connections with children to nurture a healthy relationship. The provided activity asks parents and caregivers to list ways they want to respond to their children when they are experiencing certain feelings.
SKU: 5-913
Why is physical activity important for children?
Information Card, 2022
This postcard describes physical activity and shares how physical activity helps children. The provided activity asks parents and caregivers to brainstorm active play ideas for children.
SKU: 5-911What is mindful eating?
Information Card, 2021
This postcard defines mindful eating and shares why it is important. Questions are provided to help parents and caregivers help their children practice mindful eating.
SKU: 5-909
Why is it important to eat together as a family?
Information Card, 2021
This postcard shares information about why it is important to eat together as a family and provides examples of family habits while eating.
SKU: 5-907What are whole foods and processed foods?
Information Card, 2021
This postcard defines whole foods and processed foods and provides space to list alternatives to processed foods.
SKU: 5-905
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