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Children & Youth: Resources
Kids Help Phone provides free, anonymous, 24/7 non-judgmental phone and live chat counselling to kids and teens under 20 all across Canada. The KHP promise is that everything you tell them is anonymous, meaning you don't have to tell them who you are or where you live, and anything you talk about is confidential and safe.
Good 2 Talk is a free and confidential mental health service for college and university students. Good 2 Talk connects callers with professional counselling, mental health information and local support resources. Services are available in both English and French.
MindCheck.ca was created to help young people identify and understand mental distress they may be experiencing and link them to sources of help to learn skills and strategies to manage these problems. Being able to recognize early signs and finding ways to deal with them increases the chances of better long-term outcomes and positive mental health across the lifespan.
MindYourMind.ca is a place for youth and emerging adults to access information, resources and tools during tough times. Help yourself. Help each other. Share what you live and know.
If you, a friend/peer or sibling have been involved in a peer/self-exploitation incident (otherwise known as "sexting"), this site is designed to help. NeedHelpNow.ca provides guidance on seeking help and coping with tough situations related to sexting and cyberbullying.
Teens Health - Mental Health Resources
Being healthy means dealing with the changes in your body -- and in your mind. Relationships, body image, families, emotions, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, stress and self-esteem are all dealt within this section of the Teens Health website.
YLC is made up of a concerned group of people from all walks of life who have come together to affirm to youth and families that their lives count. YLC has existed since 2000 and has a mission statement of "Helping Youth and Families to Nurture, Protect and Sustain Their Will to Live." Their website provides things like crisis line contact information, suicide prevention tools and bullying resources.
Youth Suicide Prevention Website
This website serves as an online information and resource hub for suicide prevention. It answers questions like, "Why do youth attempt suicide?" and "What can youth do to help?"
If you are 18 or under and want to promote mental health, you can apply to the Dare to Dream program to get $5000 to bring your ideas to life! You’ll need an idea that brings awareness to child and youth mental health or aims to decrease stigma around mental illness. For example, it could be anything from a mental health awareness week, a wellness event, teaching how to de-stress, creating a movie, whatever! Be as creative as you can. Application deadlines are March 31st and October 31st. Visit their website to learn more!
If your child, teenager or young adult has a mental health problem, WhereToStart.ca: Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Youth can find a program that can help.
Dealing with Depression (DWD) is an interactive and hands-on tool for youth coping with depression. It provides information about depression as well as skills and goal setting resources and information about drugs and alcohol, eating and exercise.