Public Health of Canada - Mental Health & Wellness
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Everyone's mental health is important. It needs to be taken care of to make sure you stay healthy overall. Learn about your mental health, how to improve it and the resulting benefits.
PHAC - Mental Health Program Development Resources These resources provide information to help you plan programs that promote mental health and wellness. For more information, please visit the Best Practices section for interventions related to mental health and wellness. |
Rapid Access Counseling
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Change. One conversation at a time.
Rapid Access Counselling (RAC) provides you and your family with a supportive, change-focused conversation at the right time. This service is tailored to support caregivers and children with a focus on healthy child development, supporting caregiver capacity, and promoting resilience within the family. RAC is real help, within the reach of every Albertan. It's anonymous, practical, and because it's virtual, doesn't require travel. It's available for individuals, couples, and families, at no cost to you. Appointments are available Monday to Friday by secure video or phone, including some evenings. RAC is available province-wide as part of a collaboration between The Family Centre in Edmonton and Kindred in Calgary, supporting Alberta Family Resource Networks. Information and booking are available through an FRN in your area, visit https://rac.janeapp.com/ or call1.877.244.2360 |
Mental Health Commission of Canada
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Mental Health Commission of Canada offers several evidence-based mental health training programs that are founded on best practices, research, and methodologies.
Mental Health First Aid The Working Mind HEADSTRONG The Inquiring Mind Post-Secondary E-Mental Health Implementation E-Modules Online training in psychological health and safety Online suicide prevention modules for healthcare professionals SPARK Knowledge Translation Understanding Stigma |
Mother's Mental Health Toolkit
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Click Here to watch this 56 minute introductory video
The Mothers’ Mental Health Toolkit was developed as a public resource for community service providers and families for education, advocacy and treatment support for mothers with mental health problems. Research in maternal mental health provides a clear call for the importance of increased support and intervention for the higher risk women and children. The toolkit is a hopeful first step toward a broad engagement of service providers and community resources in the promotion of mothers’ wellness and advancement. The workbook and training format includes materials for mental health promotion, education,screening, intervention and advocacy. Alberta CAPC CPNP Projects North Zone Training contact [email protected] South Zone Training contact [email protected] Download the Toolkit Here |
Steps to Support
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Build the confidence to be a better support...
A guide for what to do and say when someone you know is going through a hard time. https://www.stepstosupport.com/resources |
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental health. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
At CAMH our goal is to provide leadership in creating better understanding, prevention and care. Each of our unique publications maintains that vision for the therapists, doctors, nurses, front-line workers and other professionals and students who use our materials, and for the clients and their families who look to us for up-to-date resources on addiction and mental illness.
At CAMH our goal is to provide leadership in creating better understanding, prevention and care. Each of our unique publications maintains that vision for the therapists, doctors, nurses, front-line workers and other professionals and students who use our materials, and for the clients and their families who look to us for up-to-date resources on addiction and mental illness.
Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal
The Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal (CWRP) provides access to up-to-date research on Canadian child welfare programs and policies. The Portal is a partnership supported by the McGill Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF), the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary, PART (Practice and Research Together), the Canada Research Chair in Social Services for Vulnerable Children, and the Canada Research Chair in Child Welfare.
Psychology Foundation of Canada
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Strong Minds Strong Kids Programs
Kids Have Stress Too! Make the Connection Stress Lessons Masterclass in Stress Management |
Relevant Articles & Resources
Alberta Mental Health Board
See The Bounce Back Book - Building Resiliency Skills in Your Pre-Schooler on this site.
Digital Citizenship - Guide for Parents
Being a parent has never been easy, but it can be even more challenging once your kids are using the internet.
Healthy Child Development
Technology in Early Childhood Education
The Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development, Offord Centre for Child Studies
PBS The Whole Child: Development from birth to age five
Kids Health - Nemours Foundation
Early Childhood Education - Canadian Childcare Federation
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own is a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children.
Companies Committed to Kids' Mental Wellness Campaign
Encyclopedia on Early Child Development
Alberta Mental Health Board
See The Bounce Back Book - Building Resiliency Skills in Your Pre-Schooler on this site.
Digital Citizenship - Guide for Parents
Being a parent has never been easy, but it can be even more challenging once your kids are using the internet.
Healthy Child Development
Technology in Early Childhood Education
The Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development, Offord Centre for Child Studies
PBS The Whole Child: Development from birth to age five
Kids Health - Nemours Foundation
Early Childhood Education - Canadian Childcare Federation
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own is a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children.
Companies Committed to Kids' Mental Wellness Campaign
Encyclopedia on Early Child Development
Discussion paper
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Daymark Foundation has recently released the discussion paper, A Holistic Approach to Stepped Care in Perinatal Mental Health. This paper presents new, holistic model for thinking about and organizing perinatal mental health and wellbeing supports.
Read the paper |
