It’s not just the role of the police officer, school counselor, teacher, mom or dad. It’s all of us working together to make our schools and our communities safer and comfortable places for the kids to be.

Constable Julie Chanin, RCMP Officer

Get Started with WITS

Step-by-Step Guide

A 10-step guide for on implementing the WITS Programs in your community

Online Training

A 60-minute online training module for community leaders

Resource Guide

Contains resources and helpful hints for using the WITS Programs

What is WITS?

The WITS Programs bring together schools, families and communities to help children deal with bullying and victimization and to help adults learn how to respond effectively to children's requests for help. WITS has two components:


WITS Primary Program Kindergarten to Grade 3		WITS LEADS Program Grades 4 to 6

Community leaders — including emergency services personnel (e.g. police officers, firefighters, paramedics), university or high school athletes, elders and other community role models interested in preventing peer victimization — play an important role in the WITS Programs.

These community leaders launch the WITS Primary Program with a Swearing-In Ceremony where students are deputized as WITS Special Constables. They also launch the WITS LEADS Program with the Tug-of-Help skit. In addition, these community leaders make follow-up classroom visits throughout the year to see how the new Special Constables are doing with their WITS.