Family Help in Canada

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Canada Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in Canada

TAKE POSITIVE ACTION

TO HELP YOUR TEEN AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY

• Take an honest look at your child's behavior and family situation.

• Become informed of your child's issues.

• Network the resources listed on the Family Help pages and throughout the Focus website to find referrals to mental health services and supportive programs.

• Follow through on professional advice and treatment plans.

• Build a support system from family, friends, self-help groups, and your place of worship.

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Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in Canada

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Hotlines and Helplines

Distress Centres Ontario

Listing of centres and their crisis phone numbers

Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta

1-888-787-2880

Kids Help Phone

1-800-668-6868

Manitoba Suicide Line

1-877-435-7170

Montreal Suicide Hotline

514-723-4000

Newfoundland Crisis Line

1-800-726-2743 NL and Labrador

NWT Help Line

1-800-661-0844  7 pm-11 pm

Saskatchewan Health Line

1-877-800-0002

Saskatchewan Poison Centre

1-866-454-1212

Teen Support Line

428-TEEN (8336)  Edmonton

1-877-803-8336

VictimLINK

For victims of family & sexual violence, and all other crimes

1-800-563-0808  BC and Yukon

Youth Against Violence Line

For young people dealing with issues of youth violence or crime

1-800-680-4264  BC

Youth Line for Northern BC

1-888-564-8336  4 pm-11 pm

Canada Information

Abuse and Teen Dating Violence

• Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Children Exposed to Woman Abuse

• Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile (pdf)

• How Violence Affects Children

• Youth Dating Violence

Abuse: Sexual

• Age of Protection Act

• At least one million child sex slaves

• Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Mental Health Issue

• The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children on the West Coast of Canada

• Porn Hunters Unwelcome in Canada?

• Respect Yourself  NOTE:  This site gives information on the risks teens face on the Internet.

Adolescence

• Age-Based Laws (pdf)

• Is Physical Punishment Legal? (pdf)

• Legal Guide to Rights and Responsibilities for People Under 18

• Youth Health Care Rights (pdf)

Alcohol & Teen Drinking

• Hosting a Teen Party:  How To Deal with the Alcohol Question

• The Road Ahead:  A Guidebook for Parents of Young Teens about Alcohol and Other Drugs (pdf)

• Youth Violence and Alcohol (pdf)

• What is Addiction?

Asperger Syndrom

• Asperger Syndrome Information

Bullying - What Parents & Teachers Should Know

• Bullying:  Information for Parents and Teachers

Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse

• Concurrent Disorders: Mental Disorders and Substance Use Problems

• Coping with Becoming a Teen When You Have Been Maltreated as a Child (pdf)  NOTE:  This study examines youth who have experienced maltreatment and are at-risk for psychological problems, and how they are particularly susceptible to substance abuse.

• Crystal Meth and HIV

• Dangerous Drug Combinations

• If You Think Your Teen is on Methamphetamine

• Kids and Drugs: A Parent's Guide to Prevention

• OxyContin:  Straight Talk

If Your Teen Begins to Fail in School and Youth Who Drop Out

• Canada's High School Dropout Rate

• Confronting the first hardships of high school

• Dropouts Have Their Reasons

Runaways & Missing Children

• In Our Shoes  NOTE:  Youth homelessness is on the rise in Canada.  Learn what it's like to be young and on the street.  Find out why so many youth end up there.  Vancouver homeless youth have chosen to speak out and answer these questions, firsthand.  Their stories are filmed by the youth themselves.

• Missing Children in Canada

• What do I do if a child goes missing?

Single Parenting and Stepfamilies & Co-Parenting

• Children and Family Break-Up

• Promoting mental health for children of separating parents

• Separation and Divorce

Special Education

• Special Education in Canada

• Your Future Now: A Transition Planning & Resource Guide for Youth with Special Needs & Their Families (pdf)  Version française: Ton Avenir t'Appartient

Teen Sexual Behaviors: Issues & Concerns

• Canada's Legal Age of Consent to Sexual Activity

• Facts & Statistics: Sexual Health and Canadian Youth

• How To Talk about Sex with Your Teen

• Teen Pregnancy Information

Teen Suicide and Grief & Bereavement

• Child and Youth Suicide in British Columbia (pdf)

• What Do I Do?  A Resource Guide for Persons Who Have Experienced the Death of a Loved One

When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law

• Canadian Legal FAQs

• Consequences of a Youth Record (pdf)

• If Your Child is in Trouble with the Law

• Information about Youth Records

• The Youth Court Process (pdf)

• Youth Justice in Canada