This blog post explores why friendship matters for child and youth mental health, what healthy friendships look like, and how parents and caregivers can support young people in building and maintaining meaningful connections.

This blog post explores why self-care matters for child and youth mental health, what it looks like in practice, and how parents and caregivers can support young people in building lifelong habits of self-compassion and resilience.

As the national conversation heats up, it's crucial for parents, caregivers, and youth-serving professionals to understand the potential mental health implications of this proposed change.

What if we told you that boredom is actually a gift? And that rest, unstructured time, and even a little summer laziness are not just okay—they are essential for your child's developing brain?

This toolkit includes explanations, examples, and reflection questions you can explore with your child. Our hope is that this toolkit starts conversations in your home—conversations that lead to understanding, respect, and real change.

This guide explains your rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, human rights laws, and Ontario's Education Act.

This guide highlights a variety of 2026 summer programs across the city. From traditional day camps and sports to academic enrichment and paid employment opportunities, there is truly something for every interest and age group.

As part of our commitment to the safety and well-being of children and youth, we are sharing an essential resource: "Protecting Your Child: Reduce the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse," from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.

May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month—a time to raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes, and commit to building a world where every child and youth can grow up safe.

This IADAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia) Guide and resources are from It Get’s Better Canada…

This post explores what "spring cleaning for young minds" might look like—through the lens of fixed versus growth mindset, and through age-appropriate practices.

Researchers have been studying the connection between time in nature and mental health for decades. The evidence is compelling: nature is not a luxury. It is essential.

*April 7 is World Health Day, and April 7-11 is Canadian Public Health Week. Together, they invite us to ask: what does it mean for a community to be truly healthy—and how does that health shape the young people growing up in it?*

Parents. Grandparents. Foster parents. Kinship caregivers. Aunts and uncles. Stepparents. Siblings who step up. Friends who show up. We want to ask you a question that you might not hear often enough: Who is taking care of you?

Free Online Workshop for Parents with Children with Autism and Related Disorders. Provided by ACT (Autism Community Training) and Facilitated by Georgina Robinson, PhD, Certified School Psychologist at UBC.

This guide will walk you through what neurodiversity means, how to recognize it, and how to find the support your child and family need to thrive.

Parenting a teenager can sometimes feel like navigating a thrilling, confusing, and occasionally turbulent journey. This guide will walk you through the incredible changes happening inside a young person's brain and offer practical, everyday ways to nurture their growth.

This guide explores why kindness is a critical social-emotional skill, how it benefits young people, and provides practical ways for kids, teens, and the adults who support them to cultivate a culture of kindness in daily life.

This guide is designed to empower kids, teens, and their parents with the knowledge and practical strategies needed to navigate online spaces safely and with resilience.

This guide provides practical, actionable strategies for children, teenagers, and parents to prevent, address, and recover from bullying.

Bullying isn't a harmless rite of passage. It's a serious relationship problem with profound, long-lasting consequences for mental and physical health.

This guide offers a compassionate, evidence-based path for sustaining yourself, because as a parent and caregiver, your mental health is the cornerstone of effective care.

Discerning between a passing phase and a sign of something more can be deeply worrying. This guide is designed to empower parents and caregivers as to when and how to get professional help for their child or youth…

This guide is your evidence-based toolkit. We will separate the concerns for children versus teens, decode the design of social media, and provide you with practical strategies for building digital literacy.

This article published by CTV News features young Canadians describing their mental health struggles…

This report from Mental Health Research Canada highlights the personal stories of 17 individuals with a mental health diagnosis, shedding light on their experiences navigating the Canadian healthcare system in search of support.

This guide outlines the dedicated crisis supports available to the Hamilton region, offering a clear path to urgent mental health care…

This guide helps students with self-care, staying well, signs of common mental health problems, how and where to ask for help, and how to help a friend.

This guide brings together key local services—from crisis support and counselling to youth groups and family navigation—so you can easily find the right help at the right time.

This report sheds crucial light on the urgent needs of a generation. Here’s a summary of its key findings and what they mean for our community in Hamilton.