Stay connected
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Support for families and caregivers
- Instagram gallery - messages to help, heal and give hope
- Big White Wall - provincial online support program (for ages 16 years and up)
- PCMH - Parents for Children's Mental Health
- Family Care Centre - resource hub for parents and caregivers whose children have mental health challenges
- PCMH Hamilton - local peer support and information for families offered by email, text, phone and online drop-ins. For more information, email [email protected]
- Ontario Caregiver Organization - helpline, live chat, resources and more
- FamilySpace sessions
Helpful links for families and caregivers
Looking for helpful links for children and youth? Visit our Youth Resources During COVID-19 page.
COVID-19 vaccine
- Info for youth born in 2009 or earlier - this resource page has helpful info for young people, including:
- the type of vaccine and how it works
- what to expect when you get vaccinated, side effects, etc.
- informed consent and who can give it
- Q&A videos with youth and doctors
- how to book an appointment
- tips for coping with worries (what to expect, getting a needle, etc.)
Coping during COVID-19
- F.A.C.E. C.O.V.I.D. - strategies for coping with the coronavirus (PHAC YouTube video)
- MHCC - Choosing information sources carefully critical to COVID-19 mental health
- Ontario CMHA - Tips to manage mental health during COVID-19
- Virus Anxiety - care for your coronavirus anxiety
- COVID-19 - Tolerance for uncertainty - workbook (pdf)
- CMHA - Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic - FAQs
- Hamilton Health Sciences - YouTube channel with lots of very short, helpful videos
- HHS-MCH - Maintaining Meaningful Occupation During COVID-19 (pdf)
- Contact Hamilton - huge list of local and online supports, resources and activities
- City of Hamilton - Taking Care of Your Mental Health - many links to helpful info and local services
- YourSpace archived family sessions
- Instagram gallery - messages to help, heal and give hope
Talking about coronavirus and COVID-19
- CMHO - Talking to your anxious child about COVID-19
- UNICEF - How to Talk to Your Child About Coronavirus & COVID-19
- CMHA - Talking with Children About COVID-19 and its Impact
- CDC - Talking with Children About Coronavirus Disease
Helping your kids cope during COVID-19
- WHO - Helping children cope with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak
- PBS Kids - how you and your kids can de-stress during coronavirus
- Child Mind Institute:
- Child Development Institute - Family connection during tough times (pdf)
- School Mental Health Ontario - Student Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- HWDSB - Supporting Child and Youth Well-being During COVID-19
- National Association of School Psychologists - Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19
