Resiliency Initiatives has developed a resiliency assessment/evaluation protocol that provides a statistically sound and research-based approach to understanding the strengths related to long-term resiliency. From this strength-based model of understanding child, youth and adult development, strategic plans of action are implemented from the results from the resiliency assessment and evaluation protocol.  

Resiliency Initiatives was established in 2001 based in Calgary, Alberta. Resiliency Initiatives strives to advance the well-being of children, youth and their families by generating knowledge aboutand the ability to assess the resiliency factors and developmental strengths that are essential to the well-being of individuals and the communities they live in.

As opposed to a problem-focused approach of dealing with specific at-risk behaviors, Resiliency Initiatives has developed a resiliency assessment and evaluation protocol that provides a statistically sound and research-based approach to understanding the strengths related to long-term resiliency. Working from this strength-based model of understanding child, youth and adult development, Resiliency Initiatives emphasizes the positive aspects of individual differences in understanding what extrinsic and intrinsic strengths contribute to optimal human development.

Results from the resiliency assessment and evaluation protocol provides the basis for the early identification and development of short-term and long-term strategic plans of action specific to youth, adults and families as well as a way to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions provided by any type of community or treatment agency.