Information about Children and Youth Mental Health

Kelty Mental Health Resource Center >>>
Excellent website provides mental health and substance use information, resources, and help with mental health system navigation to families across BC. Site has extensive information about mental health diagnoses and medications that is specific to children and youth.

Child and Youth Mental Health Services >>>
Provides mental health assessment and treatment for children, youth and families across BC. Contact your local office.

Crisis Intervention

The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC >>>
Trained volunteers provide 24 hour/day crisis intervention support by phone or online chat.

Specific Education and Advocacy Organizations

Learning Disabilities Association of BC >>>
Provides information, education and advocacy for parents of children with learning disabilities.

Gifted Children’s Association of BC >>>
Provides information, education and advocacy for parents of children who are gifted.

Autism BC >>>
Provides information, education and advocacy for people with autism and their families.

Vancouver (Attention Deficit Disorder Support Group) >>>
Provides information and monthly support group for families of people with ADHD.

Self-Help Resources

Anxiety Canada >>>
Provides information, videos, self-help tools and resources for anxiety for children, youth and adults.

Mindshift app >>>
Free app uses CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) tips to help users learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking and use active steps to take charge of anxiety.

CAMH (The Center for Addiction and Mental Health) Health Information >>>
Provides information on mental health and addiction.

Centre for Clinical Interventions >>>
CBT‑based self‑help workbooks that are free and cover challenges/symptoms such as sleep, depression, and different anxiety disorders to eating disorders and distress tolerance.

Self-Compassion by Kristin Nef >>>
Videos, audio downloads and self help exercises by Kristin Neff to improve self compassion (which decreases self‑criticism and increases resilience and emotional well‑being).

Support for Children, Youth and Women Experiencing Violence

Kids Help Line >>>
Professional counsellors provide immediate support to young people who are dealing with a problem, making a hard decision, or concerned with feelings or mood. The phone or chat service is free, confidential, anonymous and available 24 hours a day.

Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) >>>
Crisis Line: 1 855 687 1868
Offers information, advocacy, support and crisis intervention for women experiencing gender or domestic violence.

Youth Mental Health Websites

Mindfulness for Teens >>>
Provides teens with information and guided mindfulness meditations. Site has a very extensive resource list of mindfulness apps and books for teens and adults.

Teen Mental Health >>>
Provides teens with interactive information about mental health and mental illness.