All Resources
App or Online Tool
Live 5-2-1-0
This app is designed for children aged 8-12 and their parents to build healthy habits. Kids can set a goal, then choose fun daily challenges to work towards a reward!
Learning for Life
A resource for educators teaching grades 4-7 that promotes healthy lifestyle behaviours and builds digital health literacy skills.
TicHelper
TicHelper is an online, self-guided therapy program for families of children with chronic tic disorder and Tourette disorder. The 8-week program involves education about tics, skill-based lessons and daily practice.
Books
Start here: A parent's guide to helping children and teens through mental health challenges
This book helps break down the stigma of mental health challenges and walk parents and caregivers through the warning signs, risk factors, prevention strategies, and the process of diagnosis and treatment.
Tomorrow's hope [and] Strength of the sash : Suicide prevention
This graphic novel includes two short suicide prevention stories, from the perspective of First Nations youth.
The transgender child: A handbook for parents and professionals supporting transgender and nonbinary children
A source of information for families wanting to understand and affirm their transgender, gender-expansive, or nonbinary child.
Kelty's Webinars
The Voices of Siblings: Tools We Can Use to Help Support Siblings of Children with Mental Health Challenges
In this webinar, we discuss the role of youth and children who have a sibling living with mental health challenges. Siblings play an important role in the family dynamic. It is common to get questions on how we can best support them and respond to questions that they ask.
Webinar Recording: Introducing the Language Matters Resource for School Communities
In this webinar recording, we discuss the development of the guide, key mental health and substance use concepts in the guide, their relevance to child and youth mental health and well-being, and ideas for how the guide can be used in your school communities.
Youth Inspiring Action for Mental Health - Video Toolkit Premiere
The Balancing Our Minds (BOM) Toolkit is a series of videos that aims to support and inspire youth wanting to make changes for improved mental health and well-being in their schools and communities. You can find the slides used in the presentation here.
Medication Sheets
Methylphenidate (Quillivant® ER)
Methylphenidate is a long-acting stimulant medication used to treat ADHD.
Metformin (Glucophage®, Glumetza®)
Metformin is used to manage type 2 diabetes in adults. Metformin may be prescribed “off-label” for weight management related to antipsychotic use in children and adolescents.
Gabapentin
Gabapentin anti-seizure medication for adults. Gabapentin is not approved by Health Canada for use in children and adolescents. However, there is evidence to support the use of gabapentin in adults with neuropathic pain, anxiety, restless legs syndrome, cannabis use disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
PDFs
Depression and Autism: A youth-to-youth guide to coping and getting help
This tip sheet was designed by and for autistic youth, with the support of family carers and clinicians, to help autistic youth talk about their experiences and to help them get the support that they need. It educates others about autism and mental health.
Language Matters! Understanding Mental Health and Substance Use: A Resource for Families and School Communities
This resource is designed to help parents, guardians and caregivers of school-age children and youth learn more about common language and concepts on mental health and substance use.
Podcasts and Audio
Support Service
Compass
Through phone and web-based consultation, the Compass team supports community care providers with information, advice and resources they need to deliver appropriate and timely care to children and youth experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges.
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P Positive Parenting Program provides a toolbox of ideas. You choose the strategies you need. You choose the way you want to use them
Connect Parent Group
Connect is an evidence-based 10-week manualized group program for parents and alternate caregivers of pre teens and teens who struggle with significant behaviour problems.
Videos
ADHD and Medication Management: Webinar Recording
This webinar on Medication treatment for ADHD focuses on a review of medication options for treatment of ADHD symptoms, understanding how other conditions can influence ADHD interventions, and to empower caregivers to be active participants in decision-making around a child’s ADHD treatment.
The ADHD Caregiver Journey and Resources: Webinar Recording
This webinar on the ADHD Caregiver Journey and Resources reviews some trusted ADHD resources, including the multidisciplinary ADHD team at B.C. Children’s Hospital, B.C. Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre, Rolling with ADHD, Compass BC consultation support for health care providers, Child and Youth Mental Health Teams, local parent programs, Foundry, Family Smart, CADDAC, and current research opportunities in the field of ADHD.
Parenting ADHD and Challenging Behaviours: Webinar Recording
This webinar on Parenting a Child with ADHD and challenging behaviours focuses on understanding how ADHD can make behaviour more challenging, identifying some strategies to manage behaviour effectively, and some strategies reduce stress for caregivers.
Websites
Nine Truths about Eating Disorders
Nine Truths about Eating Disorders about is based on Dr. Bulik’s 2014 “9 Eating Disorders Myths Busted” talk at the National Institute of Mental Health Alliance for Research Progress meeting.
Understanding Eating Disorders in Adolescence
A website of support for those caring for a child or youth (9-18 years old) with an eating disorder. This website provides educational videos on a variety of topics including treatment options, meal support, practical tips and more.
Eating Disorders and Neurodiversity
This page reviews how each of these neurodiversity intersects with eating disorders and how this impacts seeking treatment and the recovery process.
