Enhanced Services Program (ESP)
Community-based support focused on positive, lasting change.
The Enhanced Services Program provides community-based support for youth by addressing the root causes of criminal behaviour. The program is designed to help participants build positive, pro-social skills and strengthen patterns of thinking and behaviour that support better outcomes.
ESP also focuses on challenging antisocial thinking, reducing violence and helping youth move toward lasting change within their communities.
Helping youth build safer, more positive pathways forward.
CTI identifies several core areas of focus within the Enhanced Services Program.
Address Root Causes
Explore factors that may be contributing to criminal behaviour rather than focusing only on the immediate incident.
Build Pro-Social Skills
Strengthen positive skills, attitudes and behaviours that support healthier decision-making and relationships.
Challenge Antisocial Thinking
Help participants examine thinking patterns that may contribute to harmful or high-risk behaviour.
Reduce Violence
Support participants in developing alternatives to violent responses and more constructive ways of managing conflict.
Encourage Positive Participation
Reinforce choices and behaviours that support more positive participation in family, school and community life.
Promote Lasting Change
Focus on changes that can extend beyond a single intervention and support longer-term positive outcomes.
Supporting progress across thinking, behaviour and community connection.
ESP is centred on the areas CTI identifies as important to reducing harm and promoting sustained change.
Thinking Patterns
Challenge antisocial attitudes and patterns of thinking that can contribute to poor decisions or harmful behaviour.
Behaviour & Choices
Encourage more constructive responses, safer choices and behaviours that support positive outcomes.
Pro-Social Skills
Develop strengths that support positive relationships, communication, problem-solving and community participation.
Violence Reduction
Create opportunities to examine violence, identify alternatives and strengthen safer responses to conflict.
Change supported within the community.
CTI describes ESP as a community-based program, keeping support connected to the environments and relationships that shape a young person's day-to-day life.
Learn more about the Enhanced Services Program.
Contact the Canadian Training Institute for current information about ESP, including program access, referrals and availability.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Enhanced Services Program
Learn more about CTI's Enhanced Services Program, including who the program supports, its goals, community-based approach, violence reduction, pro-social skill development, and how to contact CTI.
What is the Enhanced Services Program (ESP)?
The Enhanced Services Program is a community-based youth support program that focuses on addressing root causes of criminal behaviour, building positive pro-social skills, challenging antisocial thinking, reducing violence and promoting lasting change.
Who is ESP designed to support?
ESP is designed to support youth who would benefit from structured community-based intervention focused on behaviour, decision-making, pro-social skill development and reducing violence.
What are the main goals of ESP?
The program focuses on addressing root causes of criminal behaviour, strengthening positive and pro-social skills, challenging antisocial thinking, reducing violence and supporting lasting change.
Is ESP community-based?
Yes. CTI describes the Enhanced Services Program as a community-based support program for youth.
Does ESP focus on violence reduction?
Yes. Reducing violence is one of the core areas identified by CTI as part of the program's purpose.
Does the program address antisocial thinking?
Yes. CTI specifically identifies challenging antisocial thinking as one of the program's key areas of focus.
How can I contact CTI about ESP?
You can contact the Canadian Training Institute at [email protected] or by phone at 416-778-7056.