Mental Health and Wellbeing

Discuss how to find counseling, assessments, or crisis support—including in rural, remote, or under-resourced areas.

Creative expressions of hope, struggle, and recovery—share your artwork, playlists, journals, or poetry.

Explore mental health care that respects Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ+, and newcomer identities and traditions.

Catch issues early—ideas for embedding mental health awareness in schools, case planning, and daily routines.

Resources and reflections for teens facing big life changes—graduating, aging out, or moving placements.

Talk about youth groups, mentorship programs, school-based counselors, and trusted community spaces that help.

Campaigns, conversations, and personal stories that normalize mental health and break the silence.

Care for the carers—respite, training, and peer support to help foster, kinship, and adoptive families stay strong.

Share tools, training, and real-life stories about recognizing and responding to trauma in youth care settings.

A space for youth to talk openly about what helps, what hurts, and what healing looks like on their terms.