Depression Hurts
Website for youth on understanding depression with symptoms checklist and information about the journey for improvement and information for families and friends.
Learning for Life
A resource for educators teaching grades 4-7 that promotes healthy lifestyle behaviours and builds digital health literacy skills. Learning for Life provides students with competencies to use technology to support their health, to critically assess information provided through technology, and to balance technology usage with the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviours
Sitting Meditation
30 minute sitting meditation mindfulness exercise by Dr. Jake Locke from BC Children's Hospital.
A Family's Guide to Tourette Syndrome
Providing authoritative and scientific information about Tourette syndrome. This book speaks to patients, families and care providers in easy to understand language about this disorder. Each chapter is authored by professionals with expertise in Tourette Syndrome.
Facts for Families: Substance Abuse Treatment For Children & Youth
Questions for families to ask health care professionals when making decisions about substance use treatment for children or youth.
Supporting Children who have Experienced Trauma (In the Know)
This webinar provides an opportunity to understand more about trauma and its impacts as well as identifying ways to provide support to children who have experienced trauma.
Could my Sibling Have a Mental Illness?
This e-book was designed to help you understand more about your sibling’s illness and provide you with answers to some of the questions you may have
Decisions, Decisions: Exploring Medications for Child and Youth Mental Health Challenges
On this episode 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?
ADHD & Navigating School Life: Pinwheel Education Series Recording
In this Pinwheel, we learn about strategies for navigating the school experience while living with ADHD.
My Hero is You: Storybook for Children on COVID-19
This storybook aims to help children understand COVID-19, explaining how children can protect themselves and others, and how to manage difficult emotions. The story has been translated into many languages. NOTE: The story mentions different physical distancing guidelines than what we have in Canada. In B.C., the physical distancing guideline is 2 meters.
Autism Community Training (ACT)
Provides province-wide information and educational opportunities on autism to support families and service providers.
Chef Fromage Facilitator's Manual
The Chef Fromage Facilitator’s Manual was developed to help care providers facilitate the healthy eating lessons and activities for youth found in the Chef Fromage Cookbook.