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.
Connecting with Babies About Mental Illness
Whether it’s you or your partner who’s well, unwell or becoming well, how you communicate with your baby is really important. Even tiny babies can pick up on and react to situations you might not notice.
Sport for Life
Find tips to help children get the most out of their sport experience, including a Sport Parent's Guide.
The ALERT Program
An innovative program that teaches self-regulatory strategies to achieve an optimal state of alertness that supports children aged 6-12.
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.
Breathr
Breathr provides easy and fun ways to practice mindfulness along with interesting facts about the benefits of mindfulness.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Kelty's Recommended Resources
In this collection developed by the Kelty Centre, you will find a list of recommended resources for parents/caregivers to learn more about OCD including websites, online tools, guides, books and provincial support services.
Self-Injurious Behaviours
Some children with neurodevelopmental disorders engage in self-injurious behaviour (SIB), which can be difficult to understand and treat. This unique 6-part series is meant to promote education around severe SIB, create a supportive SIB community, and advocate for better health outcomes.
Teach Mental Health
A free, online modular resource to help teacher candidates and current teachers to develop and expand their mental health literacy. Seven fully online modules provide a self-guided course (start and stop anytime) with many resources to support educators in school contexts.
School Mental Health Framework
Listen to Maureen discuss the framework’s development in the video below. In this video, she talks about the role of schools in promoting mental well-being and preventing mental health challenges. She also explains the importance of the district’s collaboration with public health to create a common understanding of mental health terminology in the community.
Kids Grief
A free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or had died. It equips parents with the words and confidence needed to help children grieve life's losses in healthy ways.
Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Free downloadable sleep resource with top sleep hygiene tips for adolescents and young adults. Information on the link between sleep and mental health.