General Mental Health Resources for Children, Youth, Young Adults, and Families
- The Canadian Mental Health Association is one of the oldest nation-wide charitable organizations. It strives to promote the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people struggling with mental illness.
- Here to Help is a BC information resource for individuals and families managing mental illness. This resources provides articles and personal stories on the topic of mental health.. The site also provides a page devoted to family members, with information on how to support a family member suffering from a mental health challenge.
- The Public Health Agency of Canada offers a website that provides public health information on healthy living, disease and injury prevention. This specific link directs you to their pages on mental health.
- American Psychological Association (APA) works to advance psychology as a science and profession. Their website provides links to a great deal of publications on mental health topics as well as a wealth of information on mental health issues, including work & school, family & relationships, health & emotional wellness, and disasters & terrorism.
- Kelty Mental Health is a resource center located at BC Children's Hospital. They have a website which provides a wealth of information on numerous mental health issues as well as substance use, medications, and healthy living. Their pin-wheel series and resource library include talks, presentations, and videos on mental health issues.
Specific to Children & Youth
- The Kids Help Phone website allows children and youth to phone a counsellor, ask a counsellor a question online, or express themselves by posting on their site. It also provides an online library, divided by topic, with a great deal of information on mental health topics and links to other resources.
- Youth in BC is a website run by the BC Intervention & Suicide Prevention Center of B.C.. It offers youth the opportunity to chat with someone when they are in crisis between the hours of noon and 1 am. Their website also offer information on a number of topics related to youth mental health and links to other resources.
- Mind Your Mind is an award winning site for youth by youth. This site offers information, resources, and tools to help youth manage stress, crisis and mental health problems.
- Teen Mental Health is a website with information on mental health topics for youth, friends, and families. They provide numerous resources and publications free of charge and they offer videos of youth presenting their personal stories online.
- The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a non-profit organization whose members actively research, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders. Their website offers information on a number of mental health related topics and resources for families and youth. In partnership with the American Psychiatric Association they have developed The Parent Med Guide, which provides information on the use of medications to treat depression, ADHD, and bipolar disorder.
- The F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids Mental Health provides advocacy, education, and support for families and professionals with children who have mental health issues.
- American Psychological Association (APA) offers numerous children's books on mental health related topics such as sleep, anger, divorce, anxiety, etc. They even have a children's computer game intended to support children's cognitive development: KidsPysch.
- Blue Wave is a website providing youth with information on mental illness, stories, and opportunities to connect with bursaries.
- Drugs Cocktails is a website that provides facts about mixing medicine, street drugs, and alcohol.
- Mouse Party offers youth-friendly information on the effects of substance use.
- Drugs of Abuse: An Identification Guide provides information to help educate youth and families about the commonly abused drugs in our community.