Supporting Our Kids With Substance Misuse While Caring For Ourselves

April 16-23, 2026 6:30pm – 8:00pm

As parents and caring adults, the way we talk about and understand substance use can deeply influence the young people in our lives. Supporting young people who are misusing substances while taking good care of ourselves can be difficult. Learn some evidence-informed approaches from Alex Lekei (MA, CCAC), addictions counsellor, and Kim Dunlap, a mom with lived experience, that can help us with communication, boundaries and relationship.

Join us and other families for this video presentation and discussion that’s facilitated by a FamilySmart Family Peer Support Worker.

There are multiple sessions available:
April 16, 2026 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 
April 23, 2026 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 
 

These events are funded for parents and caregivers living in the Province of British Columbia and for CASA families in Alberta. If you are from another province or territory, or live outside of Canada, we welcome you to visit the FamilySmart video library. Thank you.

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Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre

BC Children's Hospital 
Healthy Minds Centre, Building #85, Room P3-302, 3rd floor,
4555 Heather Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1

Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm

Local Phone: 604 875 2084
Toll-Free: 1 800 665 1822
keltycentre@cw.bc.ca

The BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre is located on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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Need urgent help?

Call 911 or go to your local hospital’s emergency room if you or anyone else’s safety is at risk and immediate help is needed.

If you or someone you know is thinking about ending their own life, or needs someone to talk to about suicidal thoughts or ideas:

  • Call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) for the BC Suicide Prevention and Intervention Line. Available in over 140 languages using a language service.
  • Call 1-800-588-8717 for the BC KUU-US Indigenous Crisis and Support Line.  
  • Call or text 988 for the National Suicide Crisis Helpline. Available in English and French.

For mental health or substance use crisis support:

  • Call 310-6789 for the BC Mental Health Support Line anytime for emotional support, information and resources. Available in over 140 languages using a language service.

 For commonly asked questions about supports and services in BC, explore our Ask Kelty Mental Health tool.