All Resources
Books
ADHD: What Every Parent Needs to Know
This guide offers parents balanced, reassuring information to help them understand and manage ADHD. Topics include evaluation and diagnosis, coexisting conditions and behavior therapy.
How we grow through what we go through: Self-compassion practices for post-traumatic growth
Turn your everyday experiences into a source of strength with the easy-to-learn practices in this uplifting guide to post-traumatic growth.
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired
Showing up means offering a quality of presence. And it’s simple to provide once you understand the four building blocks of a child’s healthy development which you'll learn in this book.
Medication Sheets
Atomoxetine (Strattera®)
Atomoxetine is a non-stimulant medication used to treat ADHD.
Paliperidone SR (Invega®)
Paliperidone is used for treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, management of acute mania in bipolar disorder, and irritability associated with autism spectrum disorder.
Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq®)
Desvenlafaxine helps to treat depression when other treatments have not been effective or tolerated.
PDFs
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).
Podcasts and Audio
Support Service
Mood Disorders Association of BC
A nonprofit organization that provides treatment, support, education, and hope of recovery for people living with a mood disorder, including depression and bipolar disorder.
BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)
The BC Schizophrenia Society provides support and information on their website for families and friends of people with schizophrenia or psychosis, including online support forums.
Videos
Practical Self-Regulation Tools for Children with ADHD: Webinar Recording
Webinar recording for parents & caregivers from the 'Practical Self-Regulation Tools for Children with ADHD' webinar. To see the accompanying presentation slides, click here (Jan. 25, 2021).
School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges: Practical Strategies for Elementary School Professionals: Webinar Recording
Webinar recording for elementary school professionals from the 'School Anxiety & Attendance Challenges' webinar. To see the accompanying presentation slides, click here (Jan. 20, 2021).
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.
Websites
Self-Injurious Behaviours
This unique 6-part series on self-injurious behaviour (SIB) is meant to promote education around severe SIB, create a supportive SIB community, and advocate for better health outcomes.
Drug Cocktails: Facts About Mixing Medication with Common Substances
Designed to help youth “get the facts” about the effects and risks of mixing medications they take with substances like cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, and other street drugs.
Health and Wellness Guidelines for International Students
A variety of resources developed for educators to support the mental health and wellness of international students.
