How can my child see a psychiatrist?
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National Eating Disorders Collaboration
Disordered Eating and Dieting
Disordered eating sits on a spectrum between normal eating and an eating disorder and may include symptoms and behaviours of eating disorders, but at a lesser frequency or lower level of severity. Disordered eating may include restrictive eating, compulsive eating, or irregular or inflexible eating patterns.
Child Mind Institute
Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event
This guide offers simple tips on what to expect, what to do and what to look out for to support your child in the wake of a traumatic event.
Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre
Provides resources in multiple languages to support culturally safe and competent mental health care for Canada's diverse population, with resources for patients, families, community organizations and health professionals.
Elain Smookler| mindful.org
How to Practice Mindful Listening: HEAR
Try the HEAR practice to help cultivate deeper listening skills: Halt, Enjoy, Ask, Reflect.
BC Children's Hospital
Body Talk: Stories of Somatization
Families and their children talk about their experiences with somatic symptoms, including their confusion in the beginning, coming to an understanding of their symptoms, and their work in getting better.
Kelty Mental Health
Mental Health Supports & Resources for School Communities (2 pager)
A list of of mental health supports & resources for school communities in BC.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Heroin
Information about what Heroin is, how long it lasts, how it makes you feel, if it is addictive and dangerous, and long term effects.
BC Ministry of Education
Provincial Outreach Program for FASD (POPFASD)
POPFASD is a provincial resource program for school professionals. It aims to increase educators' capacity to meet the educational needs of students with FASD.
FamilySmart
Self Harm: There Is Always Help, There is Always Hope
In this 'In the Know' session, hear from a young person with lived experience and a healthcare professional as they discuss what self-harm is, why youth self-injure, and other options for healthy coping strategies.
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Kids Grief
A free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or had died. It equips parents with the words and confidence needed to help children grieve life's losses in healthy ways.
Vancouver School Board
Q&A for Parents and Caregivers of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
This booklet guides parents and caregivers on how to best support, love and appreciate their children and keep them safe, healthy and happy. Available in English, Traditional Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Punjabi and Vietnamese.
