Resources for Parents and Families - Crisis Services
Family & Community Resource Centre - The Family & Community Resource Centre at Alberta Children's Hospital has many informational resources for families at their website. In particular, check out the brochures, articles, and links here.
Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line – provides immediate crisis telephone support to children, adolescents and their care providers. http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=saf&rid=1045002
Kids Kottage – helps ensure children are safe and receive the parenting they deserve by caring for them when their families are in crisis or in need of respite, and by supporting their caregivers with advice and education. http://www.kidskottage.org/program.html
Children and Youth Services – offers a range of programs and services for children and families. They support families and communities, helping them to provide nurturing, safe environments for their children striving to break the cycles of family violence, abuse and poverty that prevent some children from becoming strong, sound individuals. http://www.child.alberta.ca/home/
Raising Children - The Raising Children website is full of information and support for parents and caregivers of newborns up to age six years old. This website is part of an Alberta Government initiative to support the health and well-being of young children and their families. Raising Children resources include:
- What subsidies or other benefits are available to help me pay for child care?
- Working parents may be eligible for a variety of federal and provincial government programs and services.
- Information on why babies cry, ideas to help soothe them, and what to do when the crying gets to be too much.
Welcome to Raising Children News - Welcome to Raising Children News, the new online newsletter about Raising Children in Alberta. The Raising Children website is full of information and support for parents and caregivers of newborns up to age six years old. This website is part of an Alberta Government initiative to support the health and well-being of young children and their families. To subscribe to this newsletter follow the link: http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/Subscribe.aspx?m=25531
Postpartum Depression Awareness - PPDA is a non-profit organization with two very important goals: more awareness and resources for postparum depression and other postpartum mood disorders. Notably, PPDA has compiled a list of most of the resources available in the Edmonton Area for PDD. http://www.ppda.ca/home
Intake for Children’s Mental Health Services
Regional Intake – This is the main intake service for children’s mental health services.
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=1001856
How to Find a Family Doctor
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta – You can use the search tool at this link to help you find a family doctor who is accepting new patients.
http://www.cpsa.ab.ca/Homepage.aspx
