WEBSITES

CYF Caregiver Education - Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Zone

• Free online programming for parents and caregivers who support children and youth, as well as sessions for adults looking to support their own wellness.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals

Community Education Service - Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone

• Website with a variety of webinars and videos on mental health topics impacting families.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals

Mental Health Literacy - Mental Health Literacy

• Free online mental health education resources for teens, friends, parents, health professionals, and educators.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals

Child Mental Health - Child Mental Health 

• Links to mental health resources and websites and access to mental health rating scales.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals

Mind Your Mind - Mind Your Mind

• Free online education resources, tools, and interviews to build capacity and resources in youth.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals

Child Mind Institute - Child Mind Institute

• Resource library with information on various topics for children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Health Professionals

Mental Health Toolkits - CAMHS United Kingdom

• A collection of downloadable self-help guides that support the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Health Professionals

Kelty Mental Health - Kelty Mental Health

• Website with mental health and substance use information and resources recommended by BC Children's Hospital.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Edmonton - Canadian Mental Health Association Edmonton

• Information, training and education, links to community services, and crisis support for the Edmonton area.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals

VIDEOS

Mental Health 101 - Jack.org

• Video introduction to mental health from a network of young leaders transforming the way people think about mental health.

• Audience: Youth

Talking Mental Health - Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (UK)

• Video with animation designed to help begin conversations about mental health in the classroom and beyond.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth

INFORMATION HANDOUTS

By Their Side - Canadian Mental Health Association

• A step-by-step guide for adults helping youth with their mental health.

• Audience: Parents and Families

Teen Clinic Mental Health Toolkit

 - Healthy Child Manitoba

• Toolkit providing relevant, stakeholder-driven, accessible resources for health professionals working with youth who have common mental health concerns.

• Audience: Health Professionals

Every Day is Mind Day Toolkit for Young People - UNICEF

• Toolkit to help young people learn more about their mental health and things that they can do every day to look after themselves.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth

EDUCATIONAL MODULES

My Hearts Map - Mental Health Self-Assessment Tool - Trekk

• A digital self-assessment tool that was developed to evaluate what services youth and families may need, depending on their self-assessment scoring. 

• Audience: Youth

Children's Mental Health Learning Series - Government of Alberta

• Videos and resources that provide caregivers, families and professionals with helpful information to increase knowledge and help support children and youth with mental health concerns.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Health Professionals

Trauma Training Initiative: Information for Health Professionals - Alberta Health Services

• This training initiative focuses on enhancing knowledge of trauma-informed care and developing trauma-focused skills for practice.

• Audience: Health Professionals

PODCAST

Where You Are - Kelty Mental Health

• Podcast helping families promote their mental health and wellness, through real stories, expertise, and practical tips.

• Audience: Parents and Families, Youth, Health Professionals