Mental Health Resources
Supports for Students & Families
Helpful resources for students and families:
Outside Counselling Resources.pdf
http://keltymentalhealth.ca/
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre is a provincial resource centre that provides mental health and substance use information, resources, and peer support to children, youth and their families from across BC.
http://www.anxietybc.com/
AnxietyBC™ provides a rich resource of self-help information and programs, as well as resources for parents and caregivers. Our mission is to increase awareness, promote education and improve access to programs that work.
http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/
HeretoHelp is a website of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information. We’re working together to help people better prevent and manage mental health and substance use problems and live a healthier life.
http://mindcheck.ca/
This website is designed to help youth and young adults in British Columbia check out how they’re feeling and quickly connect to mental health resources and support. Support includes education, self-care tools, website links, and assistance in connecting to local professional resources.
http://needhelpnow.ca/app/en/
If you (or a friend, peer or sibling) have been involved in a self/peer exploitation incident (otherwise known as “sexting”), we are here to help. This site provides you with guidance on steps you can take to get through this.
This website is by Nemours, a non profit children's health system organization. It is for educational purposes only. It has sections for parents, kids, teens and educators. It focuses on health, and its primary focus is educating parents, kids, and teens. It offers a variety of learning tools such as articles, video clips, slideshows, Q&A, and free lesson plans - all aimed at learning more about physical, mental and behavioural health.
For virtual supports and more mental health resources, see:
- Virtual Mental Health Supports
- Anxiety Canada
- Fight Flight Freeze - Anxiety Explained for Teens
- Teen Mental Health