A Conversation on Mindfulness
This inspiring video featuring McKenna, an incredible mindful teen. McKenna shares her experiences with mindfulness and the MARS-A (Mindful Awareness and Resilience Skills for Adolescents) program at BC Children’s Hospital.
Sitting Meditation (13 min)
A sitting mindfulness meditation by Dr. Dzung Vo from BC Children's Hospital.
MindShift® CBT App
MindShift® CBT uses scientifically proven strategies based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of your anxiety.
Eating a Raisin Mindfully (5 min)
A mindfulness meditation by Dr. Dzung Vo from BC Children's Hospital.
Calm Harm
This free app provides tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm; these include: Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, and Breathe. Calm Harm uses the basic principles of an evidence-based therapy called Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
Kids Help Phone
24-hour, bilingual and anonymous counselling and referral by phone, online chat and text for children, youth and young adults.
Mindful Movement (10 min)
A mindfulness recording by Dr. Dzung Vo from BC Children's Hospital.
Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning for Children & Teens
The website provides evidenced-informed resources that educate the hearts of children. The collection of resources builds capacity in individuals and communities to support the Heart-Mind well-being of children, and promotes their positive social and emotional development
Youth in BC
YouthinBC.com is a online crisis chat service for youth age 25 and under. They are open from noon to 1am, if you are in a crisis now call the 24 hour distress line.
Foundry
Through a network of centres and online resources, Foundry empowers young people ages 12-24 to lead healthy lives by providing easy access to tools and strategies for wellness.
MediaSmarts
MediaSmarts is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. This site helps to provide information for children and youth have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens.
Child Abuse Prevention Helpline for Children in BC
Call 310-1234 from anywhere in BC, no area code required. Anyone up to the age of 24 who is being mistreated at home, at school, in the play ground, etc. can call for help. Parents, caregivers, teachers, friends can also call if you know a family where a child or youth is being mistreated, or if you are afraid you may hurt a child.