Hidden Depression in Children & Youth
Dr. Ashley Miller, Psychiatrist from the BC Children’s Mental Health Program, discusses what depression is, strategies & tips for talking to youth and suggested resources.
Finding Calm - Forest Visualization
This video guides you through a forest visualization exercise. It can help you to slow your breathing and ground your thoughts, calming you when you feel overwhelmed or stressed.
Depression: Kelty's Recommended Resources
In this collection developed by the Kelty Centre, you will find a list of recommended resources for parents/caregivers to learn more about depression including websites, online tools, guides, books and provincial support services.
How to talk to kids about Substance Use
This resource provides advice on how you can begin and continue having conversations about drug use with your kid, teenager, or even your adult children.
Everyday Mental Health Classroom Resource
This resource is designed to support elementary educators (K-8) in this role by offering a repository of high-quality everyday mental health practices that can be easily incorporated into classroom routines.
Coping with Guilty Feelings (3 min)
A meditation for when you're upset with yourself by Dr. Joanna McDermid from BC Children's Hospital.
Decisions, Decisions: Exploring Medications for Child and Youth Mental Health Challenges
In this episode from the Kelty Centre's Where You Are podcast, we’re exploring medications in child and youth mental health. Because when it comes to the use of medications for mental health challenges, families have a lot of questions. This episode we’ll be exploring some common questions parents might have, for example: Is medication necessary? Is it safe? What about side effects?
Social & Emotional Development: Kelty's Recommended Resources
In this collection developed by the Kelty Centre, you will find a list of recommended resources for parents/caregivers to learn more about social and emotional development, including websites, online tools, videos, books and podcasts.
The Secret to Health, Happiness and Success Together
This TEDx Talk takes research and learning from several experts in the field of motivation and wellbeing and combines this with stories and examples to show why social connection and belonging is so essential to our health, happiness and success.
Body Scan Meditation (12 min)
A body scan guided meditation audio clip by Dr. Dzung Vo from BC Children's Hospital.
Stronger Together: Promoting Mental Wellness in Rural and Remote schools
This special Kelty Centre Where You Are podcast episode is for school professionals. We bring together the voices and ideas of educators in rural and remote schools to share their learnings on how to support student and staff mental health and well-being.