A-Z Mental Health & Substance Use Challenges
Finding information that you can trust can be challenging and overwhelming for many people. Sea to Sky Safety is here to people navigate mental health and substance use support services and connect individuals to local resources and professionals who are on your side. Being informed is key to breaking down stigma and helping people get the support that they need.
Articles on how to evaluate information, resources, and apps:
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Canadian Mental Health Association - Evaluating mental health and substance use information
Mental Health Commission of Canada - Mental Health Apps: How to Make an Informed Choice
Information and resources for common mental health and substance use challenges:
Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementias
Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD - Child & Youth)
Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD - Adults)
Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Concurrent Disorders (co-existing substance use & mental health disorders - Child & Youth)
Concurrent Disorders (co-existing substance use & mental health disorders - Adult)
Dementia including Alzheimer's
Domestic Violence (Gender-based violence, sexual assault, and domestic or intimate partner violence)
Eating Disorders including Anorexia and Bulimia (Child & Youth)
Early Childhood Mental Health (General)
Evaluating Mental Health and Substance Use information
First Nations & Indigenous Local Resources
Food Security (food banks and subsidized markets)
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Grief and loss (Children & Young people)
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Mental Health Questions & Answers
Mental Health & Mental Illness - Are they different? Yes, and here's how they differ.
Mental Health & Behavioural Health - Learn More
Mental Illness - Child & Youth
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
Oppositional behaviours including oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma and Abuse (Child & Youth)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma and Abuse (Adult)
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Self-harm including Self-cutting
Sexual Abuse (Childhood Sexual Abuse)
Sleep Problems and Disorders (wellness module)
Substance Use Questions & Answers
Substance Use & Youth (for parents/guardians)
Substance Use (Information, Resources & Support for Young People)
Substances (Resource Library for Alcohol & Drugs, Adult)
Suicide (How to talk about suicide / Language to use, Young People)
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Technology Issues with Youth, including Internet, Cellphone, Social Media Addiction
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Understanding the system and treatments
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Sources & links:
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Foundry BC - a province-wide network of integrated health and social service centres for young people ages 12-24. www.foundrybc.ca
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Here to Help BC- a project of the BC Partners for mental health and substance use information. www.heretohelp.bc.ca
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Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division, Mental Health for All www.cmha.bc.ca
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Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre, BC Children's Hospital, Provincial Health Services Authority www.keltymentalhealth.ca