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Affirming Adults: A Guide to Supporting Gender Diverse Children and Youth
This guidebook will help you familiarizing yourself with your child’s gender identity and gender expression. It is designed to support you as you support your child.
Parents’ Guide to SOGI in Schools
The Parents’ Guide to SOGI in Schools was created to address some of the most common questions being asked about SOGI-inclusive education. Available in English, Cree and Wolastoqey.
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.
Borderline Personality Disorder: An Information Guide for Families
This booklet is for those who have someone in their lives with a Borderline Personality Disorder.
Great Meal Idea Handouts
Great meal ideas for your family including a handout for breakfast, lunch and snacks.
BCCH Support for School Communities
This resource outlines the variety of free services, supports and resources for school communities that the BC Children's Health Promotion team and Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre offer.
Language Matters: An Introductory Guide for Understanding Mental Health and Substance Use
The guide is meant to help facilitate conversations, build common understandings, and support practice by defining and discussing key mental health and substance use terms and topics.
Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Guide for Families and Caregivers (1-page Overview)
A 1-page overview for families and caregivers on understanding and exploring Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Guide for Families and Caregivers (Full Version)
An extended guide for families and caregivers on understanding and exploring Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Comfort, Play & Teach: Activities to Support Development
This resource offers parents and caregivers suggestions for engaging with their young child and understanding how that experience supports their child's development and well-being.
Self-Care Plan
A self-care plan template to support parents and caregivers to take care of their well-being.
Bullying stops here! A guide for parents to help their children
This guide for parents and caregivers outlines how they can work with schools to ensure their child is part of a safe and respectful school community.
Slides: Protective Factors for Student Mental Health and Well-being: Learnings from the YDI and Kids & Covid Project
Dr. Hasina's slides for the Protective Factors for Student Mental Health and Well-being: Learnings from the YDI and Kids & Covid Project presentation.
The 12 Tips for Christmas: Holiday considerations for neurodiverse families (Transcript)
Parenting in the Trenches presents a podcast on holiday consideration for neurodiverse families.
New Kelty Centre Resources 2022
An overview of new resources developed by the Kelty Centre for parents/caregivers in the 2022 year.
Mental Health Supports & Resources for School Communities (2 pager)
A list of of mental health supports & resources for school communities in BC.
Part of what makes you, you! Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An 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 provides 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.
Part 2: Trailblazing Indigenous Pathways Through Social & Emotional Wellness: Powerpoint Slides
Webinar recording for Part 2: Trailblazing Indigenous Pathways Through Social & Emotional Wellness. To see the accompanying webinar recording, click here (May 19, 2022).
Parents Like Us: The Unofficial Survival Guide to Parenting a Young Person with a Substance Use Disorder
This handbook aims to helps parents feel connected with other parents and caregivers experiencing a young person struggling with substance use disorder.
The ABCs of Youth Substance Use: Preparing Parents and Caregivers for Substance Use Connections
This resource provides parents and caregivers with information about how to talk about substance use with their child.
Part 1: Redefining & Locating Culture within our SEL Practice: Powerpoint slides
Powerpoint slides for Part 1: Redefining & Locating Culture within our SEL Practice. To see the accompanying webinar recording, click here (Apr. 20, 2022).
Supporting Children and Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma - Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'Supporting Children and Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma' presentation. To see accompanying webinar recording, click here.
School-Based Activities Toolkit
Check out the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) School-Based Activities toolkit for a few ideas you can do at your school!
Summit Speaker Support Materials
Speaker support isn’t a straightforward process, so for a more detailed and in-depth look at best practices we suggest you refer to the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) Headstrong Toolkit for Training Speakers.
The MHCC Headstrong Summit Planning Toolkit
The MHCC Headstrong Summit Planning toolkit will help you design, coordinate, and implement a regional summit.
Talking with your teen about vaping
A tip sheet for parents and caregivers to use when talking about vaping with youth.
Back to School: How To Promote Resilience and Set Your Kids Up For Success- Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'Back to School: How To Promote Resilience and Set Your Kids Up For Success' presentation. Find the webinar recording, here.
Eating Disorders in Youth- A Webinar for Parents & Caregivers: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'Eating Disorders in Youth: A Webinar for Parents & Caregivers' presentation. To see accompanying webinar recording, click here.
The Ultimate ADHD Toolkit
This toolkit includes templates, checklists and conversation-starters for parents and caregivers to share their child's ADHD experience with their teachers and school support team to set them up for a successful school year.
Selective Mutism & Reluctant Speakers- Practical Strategies for Parents/Caregivers: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'Selective Mutism & Reluctant Speakers: Practical Strategies for Parents/Cargivers' webinar. To see accompanying webinar recording, click here.
Selective Mutism & Reluctant Speakers- Practical Strategies for School Professionals: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'Selective Mutism & Reluctant Speakers: Practical Strategies for School Professionals' webinar. To see the accompanying webinar recording, click here.
Talking to Children about a Suicide
This guide is designed to help parents, guardians, and caregivers of children under 12 know how to speak with them when a suicide occurs in their family or community.
ADHD Treatment in Children & Youth: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the ADHD Treatment in Children and Youth webinar. To see accompanying recording of this presentation, click here.
Supporting Children With School Attendance Challenges: A Resource For Elementary School Professionals
A companion document to the webinar “School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges: Practical Strategies for Elementary School Professionals” including the theoretical foundation of school avoidance and framework towards successful school attendance.
Supporting Youth With School Attendance Challenges: A Resource For High School Professionals
A companion document to the webinar “School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges: Practical Strategies for High School Professionals”.
School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges- Practical Strategies for High School Professionals: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges' webinar for high school professionals. To see accompanying webinar recording, click here.
Parenting a Child with ADHD: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the Parenting a Child with ADHD webinar. To see accompanying recording of this presentation, click here.
ADHD Goes to School: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the ADHD Goes to School webinar. To see accompanying recording of this presentation, click here.
Practical Self-Regulation Tools for Children with ADHD: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the Practical Self-Regulation Tools for Children with ADHD webinar. To see accompanying recording of this presentation, click here.
School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges- Practical Strategies for High School Professionals: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges' webinar for high school professionals. To see accompanying webinar recording, click here.
School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges- Practical Strategies for Elementary School Professionals: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides from the 'School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges' webinar for elementary school professionals. To see accompanying webinar recording, click here.
Stress in My Day
A worksheet for children to identify stress and what can help.
A parent's guide to stress in young teens
This booklet is for caregivers of children in their early teens, or grades 7 to 9. Gain some insight into why the early teen period can be a time of heightened stress, signs that your child might be struggling, and how you can help.
Part 1: Challenges with School Attendance- Introduction for Parents and Caregivers: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint Slides for Part 1: Challenges with School Attendance. To watch the accompanying webinar recording, click here.
Part 2(b): Practical Strategies to Support High School-Aged Youth with School Attendance: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint Slides for Part 2(b): Challenges with School Attendance. To watch the accompanying webinar recording, click here.
Part 2(a): Practical Strategies to Support Elementary School-Aged Children with School Attendance: Powerpoint Slides
Powerpoint slides for Part 2(a): Challenges with School Attendance. To watch the accompanying webinar recording, click here.
The Tech Solution Plate
This resource provides parents and educators the tech habits children need to achieve their full potential.
Raising Kids with a Healthy Body Image
A guide for parents of young children to promote a healthy body image.
Mental Well-Being Information and Resources
This may be a stressful and frightening time for children of all ages. This resource provides things we can do to manage stress and support our children during these extraordinary times.
Powerpoint Slides: Middle Years Development Inventory
Professional Learning Powerpoint: This session focused on using the data from the Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) and putting data into action.
Powerpoint Slides: Social Emotional Well-being
Professional Learning Powerpoint: Social Emotional Well-being teaches engagement, connection, meaning, positive feelings and a sense of achievement in life for Alexis Creek and Anahim Lake Schools.
Powerpoint Slides: A New Kind of Fitness for Social and Emotional Learning
Professional Learning Powerpoint for Alexis Creek and Anahim Lake Schools, SD 27 Staff Professional Development Day
“I am a Caregiver” Resource Guide
This guide was developed as a way for caregivers to access important information and resources relating to providing care for children and adults with FASD.
What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
This booklet is for parents and caregivers of children and teenagers with FASD, and provides ideas about caring for your children to help ensure they have the best lives possible.
Coping with Separation Handbook
This handbook has information for parents and caregivers going through a separation or divorce. It contains information and tips for helping children with their emotions or who are experiencing stress.
Medication Decision Aid for Parents of Children with Autism
This decision aid has been designed to help you decide whether to have your child take medicine.
Prescription Opioids: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know
An info sheet for parents and caregivers on the topic of prescription opioid misuse. Includes information on preventing problems, and what to do if you suspect your child might be misusing opioids.
Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies
This guide is intended to educate youth allies on how to have safe, unbiased, informed and non-judgmental conversations with young people about cannabis.
Positive Mental Health Toolkit
A toolkit designed to promote positive mental health perspectives and practices in the school context.
How to Problem Solve
A worksheet to work through problem solving with children.
SELF Toolkit for Children
An interactive tool for children and their care providers to identify stressors, early warning signs, and tools to feel better. Includes a personal safety plan and safety plan for passes.
SELF Toolkit for Adolescents
An interactive tool for youth and their care providers to identify stressors, early warning signs, and tools to feel better. Includes a personal safety plan and safety plan for passes.
Stop Wondering, Start Knowing: A Mental Health Video Resource for Schools
A video resource and facilitation guide to help students and educators understand the early signs of mental health challenges and the resources available for support.
Quick Ways to Relax
A resource for kids featuring quick ways to relax, including deep breathing, muscle relaxation and visualization.
Meal Planning Handout
A helpful resource for families to assist them in meal planning.
Toolkit for Families: My Healthy Living Pinwheel
This resource can be used to help children and families develop healthy living SMART goals.
Lunches to Go: Bringing variety & fun to packed lunches!
A variety of lunch ideas to keep kids happy and healthy throughout the school year.
Cannabis Use and Youth: A Parent's Guide
This guide explores facts and misunderstandings about cannabis and helps parents find ways to engage their children in conversations about cannabis.
Recognizing Resilience: A Workbook for Parents and Caregivers of Teens Involved with Substances
This is a workbook for parents and caregivers who love and worry about a teenager who may be experimenting with or regularly engaged in relationship with alcohol or other drugs.
Individual Education Plans: A Guide for Parents
This BCCPAC guide helps parents understand what individual education plans (IEPs) are and explains how they can collaborate with educators to enhance their child's learning.
Helping Children and Teens During Difficult Times
A guide by Vancouver Coastal Health intended to help parents and caregivers talk to and support their children when a loved one is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease.
How to Cope as a Caregiver or Friend for Someone Experiencing Psychosis
With a diagnosis, family and friends may experience relief and a sense of hope – realizing that psychosis can be effectively managed.