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Anxiety and Mental Health Resources for Families

Anxiety and mental health impact the education of children and youth. It can cause distraction, irritability or sleep issues, as well as obsessive or avoidant tenancies - among other challenges.  If your student is experiencing challenges, please speak to your teacher or GA and they will work to connect you to appropriate supports within HCOS - whether it be resources in the Learning Commons,  Learning Groups like Hello Anxiety or Virtual Voices, or individualindividualize counselling sessionssupport through Learning Services or Special Education. You can also complete our Learning Support Request form if you wish to share more details with your teacher.  

This page has a number of resources that may also be of use to you. 

Anxiety videos

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  • BC Helpline for Children 24-hour helpline for all BC youth 310-1234 (no area code needed)
  • FoundryBC on Anxiety
    • Foundry Virtual Visit App

    • Virtual drop-in counselling sessions by voice, video and chat to young people ages 12- 24 and their caregivers. Call 1-833-FØUNDRY (that’s FØUNDRY with a zero! or 1-833- 308-6379 page1image1543694512)

  • START - Short Term Assessment Response Treatment - Fraser Valley
  • Interior Health Crisis Line (for anyone)  1-888-353-2273

  • Northern BC Crisis Line:  1-888-562-1214 or text 250-563-1214

  • BC Suicide Line: 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-784-2433

  • Youth Crisis Line: Trained peer support: call 1-888-564-8336 or text 250-564-8336

  • Island Health - Child and Youth - call 250-519-6720
Free Counselling

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Courses for Kids on Managing their Anxiety

Treatment Options & Strategies for Anxiety:

HCOS Learning Commons Books and Book Packs on Anxiety:

Curated list of Anxiety and Worry resources on SORA - digital books, audio books

  • Why Smart Kids Worry and What Parents can do to Help by Allison Edwards 
  • Understanding Intense Emotions and Strong Feelings Pack
  • Helping your Anxious child & Squirmy Wormy Pack
  • My Feelings Game
  • Taming the Worry Dragons for Teens
  • The Explosive child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
  • Taming Worry Dragons Kit
  • Freeing your child From Anxiety Pack
  • Turnaround: Turning Fear Into Freedom
  • Anger and Anxiety Management Kit
  • No More Meltdowns Pack 
  • Rosie's Brain 
  • Ish by Peter H Reynolds
  • Frankie Rides a Bike by Paulette Bourgeois
  • The things Lou Couldn’t Do by Ashly Spires
  • Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
  • Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
  • David and the Worry Beast by Anne Marie Guanci
  • When My Worries Get Too Big by Kari dunn Buron (uses 5 point scale)
  • What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner
  • What to Do When You're Scared and Worried by James J. Crist
  • Stress can Really Get on your Nerves by Trevor Romain
  • Workbooks:
    • I Feel Worried by Nadine Briggs and Donna Shea
    • Coping Skills for Kids Workbook by Janine Halloran

Tools to Relax, Manage Anxiety, Get Grounded

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