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Books
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Dr. Dan Siegel
The Whole-Brain Child
This book is full of strategies and tips to help parents guide the growth of their children's emotional intelligence. Contains illustrations, charts, and even a handy ‘Refrigerator Sheet.’ Check out another book related to social and emotional development by Dr. Dan Siegel called The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child.
Dawn Huebner
What to do when your brain gets stuck: A kid's guide to overcoming OCD
This illustrated, interactive book guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat OCD.
Katherine Green & Carlie Penner; BC Children's Hospital
Sam's Journey: A Story of Somatization
Sam's Journey was developed with patients, families and mental health professionals from medical psychology and the integrative health team at BC Children's Hospital.
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Part of what makes you, you! Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An informational handbook for children and their families with a new diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Children can learn what autism is, explore how they feel about the diagnosis and better understand what it means to them.
Pediatric Somatization: Family Handbook
This handbook is to provide families with the information and resources they need to help their children move through the journey towards recovery and resilience. Looking for the somatization handbook for health professionals? Click here.
Western Health
Teach your kids to deal with peer pressure
A simple 1 page guide to teach kids to manage the peer pressure from alcohol and drugs.
Medication Sheets
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Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq®)
Desvenlafaxine helps to treat depression when other treatments have not been effective or tolerated.
Benztropine (Cogentin®)
Benztropine is used for the treatment of extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) of antipsychotic medications (such as muscle stiffness, drooling, tremor).
Podcasts and Audio
Support Service
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BC Government
HealthLink BC
Visit their website or contact them by dialing 8-1-1 You can speak with a health service navigator, who can also connect you with a registered nurse or dietitian, exercise professional, or pharmacist. Translation services are available in over 130 languages on request.
BC Ministry of Children & Family Development
Child and Teen Mental Health
Contains information about child and youth mental health services offered across BC, including mental health intake clinics.
FamilySmart
FamilySmart
FamilySmart® Parents in Residence provide peer support, system navigation assistance, and information to families with children and youth with mental health and/or substance use challenges across BC. They also offer educational events and resources.
Videos
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Joanna Lo, UBC Medical Student
Anxiety and Me
This video, created for children, explains what anxiety is, examples of the physical and mental health effects it can bring, and how those effects can show up in children. The video shows children how they can manage and better cope with anxiety and those pesky anxious thoughts.
Informed Consent for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
This presentation is for family members and patients prior to an ECT treatment decision, presented by Dr. Tyler Black, Emergency Psychiatry at BC Children's Hospital.
BC Children's Hospital, VSB, VCH
Part 1: Challenges with School Attendance- Introduction for Parents & Caregivers: Webinar Recording
This Part 1 webinar recording for parents & caregivers provides a foundation for successful school attendance and enhanced family wellbeing. To see the accompanying presentation slides, click here (Nov. 16, 2020).
Websites
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BC Healthy Child Development Alliance
Feelings First
Feelings First is a campaign to introduce important concepts around Social and Emotional Development in the early years, to parents and caregivers across British Columbia.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Healthy Children - Sleep
A series of articles with tips on establishing good sleep practices in your family.
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Healthy Sleep for Kids
Learn what healthy sleep looks like for newborns, infants, toddlers, and preschool age children. It looks different at different times of early childhood development. There are also resources for parents.
