Mental Health
Below are information and resources about how to maintain mental health.
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Outdoor Play Canada
Outdoor Play Canada is a network of professionals and organizations working to promote, protect, and preserve access to playtime outdoors. Outdoor Play Canada promotes the importance of spending time outside, tips on how to get active outdoors, health benefits with...
Open Mind BC
Open Mind BC has mental health tools and resources that are aimed at helping the transition between youth and adulthood. They have resources for parents, teachers, and students. Website: https://openmindbc.ca/
Sources BC community resources
Sources Community Resource Centres offer a wide variety of community resources, including housing support, food resources, poverty relief, and healthcare services. During COVID-19, they began offering modified telephone or video conferencing services to clients....
Stem4: Supporting Teenage Mental Health
Stem4 aims to support positive mental health in teenagers. Their website provides resources for those who suffer from anxiety, depression, self-harm, eating disorders, and addiction. They have a number of apps that support youth and their mental health along with...
Moodie – Health and wellbeing app
Moodie is an app that helps you improve and make positive changes by setting up routines and taking actions. You can choose to focus on physical health, mental health, productivity, relationships, and more. It helps you take action by providing information as well as...
Meditation Oasis
The Meditation Oasis RX App will be free to download for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic lasts. This app was originally designed for those facing mental illness along with their families. You can find guided meditations for stress relief and relaxation, along with a...
Living Life to the Full
The Canadian Mental Health Division BC is offering a free virtual self-empowerment skills course to BC residents. The course is offered online for 90 minutes at varying times during the week and is available for adults and youth....
Vancouver youth crisis support
For those in the Vancouver area, the Child and Adolescent Response Team (CART) is a community-based resource for youth (18 and under) who are experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis. Hours are 9am to 12noon, and 1pm to 8pm Monday to Friday Contact:...
Mind your mind mental health resources for youth
Mind your mind is a site by youth for youth with resources to help manage stress, crises, and mental health challenges. The website is easy to navigate, with a wealth of knowledge and resources available via menu options, and a very accessible "getting help" option...