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National Resources
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or Text the word “CONNECT” to 686868.
National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-833-900-1010
Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 1-833-456-4566 | Text 45645
National Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
First Nations & Inuit Children, Youth, & Young Adults 24 hour Toll-free Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 Indigenous people can connect directly with an Indigenous volunteer crisis responder, when available, by text messaging FIRST NATIONS, INUIT or METIS to 686868 for youth and 741741 adults or through Facebook Messenger.
Resources in Your Community
Click here for a comprehensive list of resources in communities across Canada.
Click the plus sign beside the module name for the resources from each module.
- Me, Myself and I
- Mental Health Explained
- Self-Care and Wellness 1
- Self-Care and Wellness 2
- Self-Care and Wellness 3
- Mind and Body Connection
- Mindfulness and Movement
- Diversity
- Relationship, Drama and Conflict
- Boundaries and Consent
- Sexuality
- Abuse, Stress and Trauma
- Sexual Abuse
- Safety, The Internet and Me
- Addiction
- Self-Harm and Suicide
- Eating Disorders
- Effective Study Skills and Test Taking
- Menstruation Management
References/Resources
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Child and Adolescent
How Long Does It Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families
Cynthia Mather, Kristina E. Debye
Jossey-Bass; Revised Edition (2014)Phifer, Crowder et al. / Pesi Pub & Media (2017)
Sheri Van Dijk / Instant Help (2011)
Jennifer J. Solin and Christina Kress / Instant Help (2017)
Riddock Christensen / Author House (2009)
Karen Bluth / Instant Help Books (2017)
Kids Helping Kids Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse
Linda L. Foltz/ Lighthouse Point Press (2003)My Body Belongs to Me
Jill Starishevsky, Angela Padrón (Illustrator)
Free Spirit Publishing Inc (2014)My Very Own Book About Me: A Personal Safety Book
Jo Stowell, Mary Dietzel, Barbara Bryan Gleason
ACT for Kids (January 2000)No Touching Secrets!
Melissa Pirwani (Author and Publisher). (2015)Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept
Jay Sanders / Educate2empower Publishing (June 2017)The Swimsuit Lesson
Jon Holsten / Holsten Books (2006)A Terrible Thing Happened
Margaret M. Holmes / Magination Press (1993)Unfriend Her
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Self-Help and Related Topics
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brene Brown / Hazelden Publishing (2010)
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Brene Brown / Random House (2019)
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff / William Morrow Paperbacks (2015)
Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer / The Guilford Press (2018)
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
Christopher Germer / The Guilford Press (2009)
David Burns / Plume (1999)
David Burns / Harper Paperbacks (2012)
When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life
David Burns / Harmony (2007)
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Mary Pipher and Sara Gilliam / Riverhead Books (2019)
Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
William Pollack / Holt Paperbacks (1999)
Martin E.P. Seligman / Free Press (2002)
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Michael A. Singer / New Harbinger Publications (2007)
Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Pema Chodron / Shambhala (2018)
Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
Tara Brach / Rider & Co (2019)
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha
Tara Brach / Bantam (2004)
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz / Amber-Allen Publishing (1997)
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Websites
www.childtrauma.org (Child Trauma Bruce Perry)
www.nctsn.org (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
www.protectchildren.ca (Canadian Centre for Child Protection)
www.albertafamilywellness.org (Alberta Family Wellness Initiative)
www.ctrinstitute.com (Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute: CTRI Canada)
www.developingchild.harvard.edu (Harvard Centre on the Developing Child)
www.brainstory.org (For Brain Story Course)
www.cdc.gov (ACEs CDC)
www.acesconnection.com (ACEsConnection)
www.centerforyouthwellness.org (Center for Youth Wellness)
www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca (Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking)
www.publicsafety.gc.ca (Human Trafficking Public Safety Canada)
THORN (An organization working to stop child sexual abuse on the internet)
NOFILTR (An initiative of THORN)
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Videos
Videos
Elementary Age
Internet Safety (Elementary): https://youtu.be/CS4IreTyYSM
My Body, My Boundaries (Healthy Relationships K-3): https://youtu.be/KpGuIQwStvM
Healthy Relationships (Gr. 4-6): https://youtu.be/zoJJO25quN4Junior/Senior High Age
Internet Safety (Junior/Senior High): https://youtu.be/MFyGxwFYMa0
Healthy Relationships (Junior High): https://youtu.be/kQICfkmRWmo
Healthy Relationships (High School): https://youtu.be/zaSH6zk5kzw
*Boundaries and Harassment (Junior High): https://youtu.be/oJNsZvZF1O4
*Sexual Assault and Harassment (Junior/Senior High): https://youtu.be/dmI2urJtB6I -
Mobile Apps
Breathr: Dr. Vo helped to develop this mindfulness app for youth with the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre (British Columbia, Canada). Free for Apple and Android mobile devices.
Stop, Breathe, and Think: Web and mobile app for youth, with meditations for mindfulness and compassion.
Calm.com: Free website and mobile app with guided meditation and relaxation exercises.
Insight Timer: Free mobile app with virtual “bells” to time and support your meditations, and access to lots of guided meditations by many different meditation teachers.
Plum Village: Zen Meditation: Free app for iOS, loaded with beautiful meditations and teachings in the Plum Village / Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
MindShift: Free mobile app for teens developed by AnxietyBC, with mindfulness and other coping skills for anxiety.
Smiling Mind: Free mobile mindfulness app for young people, from Australia.
Headspace: “Meditation made simple.” This app has a free introductory period, after which it requires a paid subscription to continue to use.
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