Workshops for parents and caregivers

Anxiety and Stress

• Anxiety Canada 
  • Information and resources to support adults and young people in understanding and managing anxiety.
• Kids Help Phone - Anxiety and Panic or phone 1-800-668-6868\
  • Information about anxiety and panic and simple strategies to help young people cope plus links to Kids’ Help Phone telephone line and chat.
• Stressed Teens: Stress and Mindfulness
  • Collection of articles related to young people, stress, and mindfulness.

Back to School Toolkit

• Parent Toolkit
  • Resources tailored to parent/caregiver concerns and children’s ages.

Cannabis

• Drug Free Kids Canada Cannabis Talk Kit: Know how to talk with your teen
  • Guidance and scripts for parents and caregivers.
• Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide
  • Support for creating a safe environment to speak with young people about cannabis use.
• What's Your "High Q"?
  • Educational quiz and information from Alberta Health Services.

Depression

• Dealing With Depression
  • Information and coping skills for young people.
• Depression & Anxiety Self-Management for Teens
  • Information and coping strategies for young people from Alberta Health Services.
• Heads Up Guys
  • Depression supports for men.
• Mood Disorder Society of Canada
  • Advocacy and public awareness organization.
• Students Against Depression
  • Information and resources about depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts.

Eating Disorders

• Looking Glass BC
  • Basic information about eating disorders.
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre
  • Information and supports for people who have eating disorders and for their friends and family.

General Health

• Kids Health 
  • Health information for parents, kids, and teens.
• Scarleteen
  • Sexuality and relationship information for youth.
• Teaching Sexual Health
  • Information and resources from Alberta Health Services to support parents/caregivers in talking to young people about sexual health.
• The Mix
  • Physical, mental, and emotional health information and practical advice for youth transitioning to adulthood. 
• Young Men’s Health 
  • Physical and emotional health information for young men and boys.
• Youth Health 
  • Health information for young people from the Government of Canada.

Get Help

• Calgary Connect Teen
  • Calgary-based peer support by telephone, text, chat, or email.
• Kids Help Phone
  • Support for kids 24/7 by telephone, text, or chat.
• Need Help Now
  • Support for cyberbullying, especially concerning non-consensual sharing of pictures or videos.
• Youth Space
  • Victoria-based chat, text, and email counselling for youth.

Grief and Loss

• Children and Youth Grief Network
  • Research and resources concerning young people's grief.
• Kids Grief
  • Support for parents and caregivers in talking to kids about grief.
• Understanding and Coping with Loss and Grief
  • Basic information and coping strategies for youth and parents/caregivers.

LQBTQ2S+

• The altView Foundation
  • Support for LGBTQ2S+ youth and adults and their friends and families in Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, and Camrose.
• Supportive Parents
  • altView’s information and resource page for parents and caregivers.
• PFLAG
  • Support and advocacy for LGBTQ2S+ people and their friends and families.
• Alberta GSA Network
  • Information and resources concerning GSAs.
• Edmonton Two Spirit Society
  • Information and support for two spirit people in Edmonton.
• Pride Centre of Edmonton
  • Support for LGBTQ2S+ people in the Edmonton region.
• The Rainbow Pages
  • Resource guide for youth.

Mental Health and Mental Illness

• Foundry BC 
  • Information, resources, and tools for youth and their families.
• Kelty Mental Health
  • Information and resources for parents/caregivers of young people who are experiencing mental health challenges.
• Mind Your Mind
  • Tools and resources for young people experiencing mental health challenges.
• Reach Out 
  • Articles about mental health and mental illness for youth.
• Understanding Mental Illness
  • Information from the Canadian Mental Health Association.
• Help 4 Me
  • Information and resources concerning youth addiction and mental health from the Government of Alberta.
• Life Signs
  • Information and supports related to self-harm.
• OCD Youth
  • Information and peer support for youth with OCD.
• Teen Mental Health 
  • Information and tools for youth.

Relationships and Bullying

• Love is Respect
  • American site providing information about healthy relationships and about abuse.
• PrevNet 
  • Bullying information and research.
• RCMP Bullying and Cyberbullying
  • Information and tips for youth experiencing bullying and for supportive friends and family.
• That's Not Cool
  • Resources to talk about healthy relationships for teens and supportive adults.

Social Media

• Common Sense Media 
  • Reviews of new apps, games, and websites for parents and teachers.
• Digital Citizenship Guide for Parents 
  • Support for parents in teaching youth about digital citizenship from the Government of Canada.
• Media Smarts
  • Resources and research for parents and teachers on media and digital literacy.
  • Talking to your kids about sexting
• NeedHelpNow 
  • From the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, assistance in removing sexual pictures and videos from the internet and support for young people in crisis or experiencing cyberbullying.
  • Parenting Tweens and Teens in the Digital World

Substance Use

• Kids Health: Vaping
  • Information about vaping for teens.
• Teens: Drug Abuse and the Brain
  • Information and strategies for talking to teens for parents and educators.
• Talking to your teens about vaping: a tip sheet for parents
  • Supportive strategies and information from Health Canada.