Resources

We know that parenting comes with many challenges and questions. To support our families, we've gathered a list of trusted resources on topics like student well-being, mental health, and online safety. These sites offer helpful advice, tools, and guidance to help you navigate your child's school years with confidence.

We hope you find these resources useful. If you have suggestions for additional links, let us know!

Healthy Habits for Kids

Your child's habits start with you as you are your child's role model. Your habits affect your children's habits.

Help and advice to building good, lifelong habits in four areas:

• Healthy eating

• Regular physical activity

• Staying safe and healthy

• Healthy thinking

From HealthLinkBC:
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthwise/healthy-habits-kids

Wellbeing

Mental wellness comes from feeling balanced, connected to others and ready to meet life’s challenges . Mental wellness is affected by our life experiences and daily activities.

You can also improve your mental wellness by practicing mindfulness, staying connected to others, and cultivating a healthy mind. Doing so can help you build resilience and prepare you for the challenges that life throws your way. 

Help and advice to building good, lifelong habits in four areas:

• Mindfulness

• Connection

• Healthy mind

• Featured resources

From HealthLinkBC, there are various additional resources:
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-and-substance-use/wellbeing

Foundry Virtual BC
Foundrybc.ca offers health and wellness resources, services and supports for young people ages 12-24 across BC.

Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
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 B.C. Contact the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre toll-free anywhere in B.C. by phone (1-800-665-1822), email (keltycentre@cw.bc.ca), or in person at BC Children’s Hospital.

Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is a toll-free, 24-hour, phone counselling, web counselling, and referral service for children and youth. The service is completely anonymous and confidential. To speak to a counsellor, call 1-800-668-6868.