Child Welfare

Provides an 8-week virtual grief group for children and youth ages 7-18 years, facilitated by a registered social worker, a pediatric advanced care team and a certified music therapist. Sessions include:

• Songwriting
• Mindfulness activities
• Group discussion

Note: Concurrent support is provided by phone/video to the parents/caregivers of the children and youth (pre-scheduled, not at the same time as the group).

Provides a virtual Indigenous wellness program designed to equip youth with essential tools, skills, and resources to enhance their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health. The program is accessible via phone or video call and can be tailored to meet individual or community-specific needs. Includes:

• A pre-session video featuring a trusted Indigenous influencer
• A virtual conversation led by a Kids Help Phone Indigenous Wellness Specialist
• A package with a step-by-step booklet, activities, resource materials, and promotional gifts

Note: The conversation session is not a counselling session, but support is available 24/7 through Kids Help Phone.

• How to recognize signs a child may be suffering child sexual abuse
• What happens after abuse is reported
• Where survivors can find support
• What happens if you are charged with a sexual offence involving a child
• Provincial Child Sexual Abuse Protocol

By law, anyone who thinks a child is being abused or neglected by a parent or guardian must call Child Protection Services. Call if you think a child is/has:

• Being physically, sexually or emotionally hurt by a parent/guardian
• Been hurt and a parent/guardian did not prevent it but could have
• Living in a home where there is domestic violence
• Being neglected by their parent/guardian

Note: Child is defined as 17 years and younger * Sexual activity: Criminal Code of Canada defines age of consent as "...18 years where the sexual activity involves exploitative activity, such as prostitution, pornography or where there is a relationship of trust, authority or dependency. For other sexual activity, the age of consent is 16 years of age." See the Criminal Code for more details or call.

Call 9-1-1 if there is immediate danger

• Hearing concerns directly from children, youth and their families and helping them to have their concerns heard and taken seriously.
• Concerns might centre around experiences with government agencies such as: Adoption Services * Health/Mental Health/Addiction Services * Child Protection * Education * Justice * Social Services * Or other agencies.
• Connects youth and their families to programs and services

Helps parents and children explore what anxiety is, practice techniques to help ease anxiety, use their imagination and learn how to take control of anxiety by creating a plan to defeat worry. Includes:

• Weekly calls with one's assigned coach
• Weekly exercises
• Filling out daily worry tracker
• Review the material on the phone

Provides an online platform dedicated to reducing the incidence and severity of unintentional injuries to children and youth in the Maritimes. The website provides safety information categorized by age or topic.

Additionally, it offers events, webinars, grant opportunities, and promotional materials. The platform also serves as a hub for open dialogue, networking, and collaboration.

Confidential crisis support text and online messaging service that connects individuals with volunteer crisis responders for support about any topic.

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people can connect with an Indigenous volunteer crisis responder. African, Caribbean and Black youth can connect with volunteer crisis responders through the RiseUp program that was built in collaboration with Black community partners and people from across the Afro-diaspora.

No data plan, internet, or app is required to text. Online messaging can be accessed on a desktop or mobile device.

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