Resources

• AHS Addction & Mental Health
• Canada Drug Rehab Resource Listing site
• The 2nd Floor – Women’s Recovery Centre (located in Cold Lake)
• iRecover Drug & Addiction Treatment Centers (AB & BC)
• Psychology Today – Treatment Centres listing for Alberta 

• Adolescence Can Be a Difficult Time – Tips from the Alberta Teacher’s Association
• Dealing with Childhood Fears
• Dealing with Today’s Teen Issues
  
• Growth and Development, Ages 11-14 Years
• How Adolescent Thinking Develops
• Talking to Your Adolescent of Teen about Problems
  
• Violent Behavior in Children and Teens

Adoption Council of Canada
Adoption Forms
Adoption Options
Adoption Profiles Lookup
Adoption Records
Adoption Society of Alberta
Bearpaw Education – How to Find your Bio Family in Alberta
Document Authentications or Notarial Certificates
F.A.C.E.S Society for Alberta

• Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
• About OCYA – How We Can Help – Video

• Hannah’s Hope
• Our Angel – Angelman Syndrome Awareness Video 
• Angelman Syndrome – Fund the Cure Video
• Angelman Canada

• Anxiety BC
• MacAnxiety – About Anxiety Disorders
• MyHealth Alberta

• Attachment Association of Canada (AAC)
• Attachment Parenting Canada
• Reactive Attachment Disorder and FASD
• Trauma and Attachment (TAG) Program – CASA

• Allies for Autism (Calgary)
  
• Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary (AAFS)
  
• Autism Calgary
  
• Autism Central
  
• Autism Society of Alberta (ASA)
  
• Autism Society of Edmonton (ASEA)
  
• Canadian Autism Intervention Research Network (CAIRN)
  
• Centre for Autism Services Alberta
  
• Chinook Autism Society – Lethbridge and Surrounding Area
  
• Society for Treatment of Autism (STA)

Legacy Fund for Youth from Care Bursary – Calgary and Area

Back to School Guide

• Bully Free Alberta
• Bullying Information – AB Gov

• Alberta Cerebral Palsy Sports Association
• Calgary Cerebral Palsy Association
• Edmonton Cerebral Palsy Association
• Physiotherapy for Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy Guidance 

• Child Abuse and Intervention Services
  
• Child Abuse and Neglect – Canadian Child Welfare

Call 911 if you or the person you are reporting is in immediate danger.

Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-387-5437 (KIDS) to get help if you, or children you know, are being neglected, abused or sexually exploited. If you believe a child is at risk, you must report it. Help is available in multiple languages 24/7.

• Child Intervention Practice Framework
• Fact Sheet – Child Intervention 101
• Fact Sheet – Dispute Resolution
• Fact Sheet – Legislation
• Fact Sheet – Parental Rights and Responsibilities
• Fact Sheet – Reporting a Concern
• Fact Sheet – What is an Assessment
• Fact Sheet – What is an Intake and Report

• Bearpaw Legal – Children’s Rights in a Foster Home – YouTube
• Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) – Alberta
• OCYA – I Have the Right Video
• OCYA – Procedural Rights Booklets
• Your Voice Counts: Children and Youth Appealing A Court Order – YouTube Video

Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act 

• Alberta Children’s Hospital Cleft Palate Services (Calgary)
• Cleft Palate Information
• Stollery Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic (Edmonton)

• Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
• Child, Adolescent, and Family Health (CASA)
• The Family Centre

• Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness Association
• Alberta Diabetes Association
• Better Choices, Better Health Program – Diabetes
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Pediatric Diabetes Education

• Canadian Down Syndrom Society (CDSS)
• Edmonton Down Syndrome Clinic
• PREP Program (Calgary)
• Ups and Downs (Calgary)

• Canadian Epilepsy Alliance
  
• Edmonton Epilepsy Association
• Epilepsy Association of Calgary
• Epilepsy Canada

Failure to Thrive Information

Family Finding- Caregiver

• A Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs – Alberta Learning
  
• Calgary Fetal Alcohol Network
• FASD Service Network – Northern Alberta
• Know FASD
• Métis Nation of Alberta

Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide

• Alberta Association of the Deaf
• Alberta Deaf Sports Association
• Alberta School for the Deaf
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society
• Hearing Impaired Services – City of Edmonton
• Voice for Hearing Impaired Children

• Alberta Cardiac Access
  
• Heart and Stroke
• Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute

• AIDS Calgary Awareness Association
• Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
  
• Canadian Alberta AIDS Network Society (CAANS)
• Canadian Liver Foundation: Edmonton and Northern Alberta
• Canadian Liver Foundation: Calgary and Southern Alberta
• Hepatitis C
• HIV Edmonton
• HIV North Society
• Lethbridge HIV Connection
• Medicine Hat Cares Centre

• Community Disabilities Services Alberta
• Edmonton Learning Community
• Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta (Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary)
• Special Needs Resources – City of Edmonton
• Supporting Every Student – Alberta Education
• Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta

Practice Strategies for Lifelong Connections

Frequently asked questions: Practice Strategies for Lifelong Connections – Caregivers

4 Areas of Connection

• The Pathway to Better Mental Health – Making Every Step Count for Children in Care
• Children’s Link – Alberta Mental Health Services Directory
• Casa Services
• Children’s Mental Health Centre
  
  

Children`s Mental Health-Crisis Line
Phone: (780) 427-4491
Web: http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=6982
Provides immediate crisis telephone support to children, adolescents and their care providers.

Kids Help Phone
Phone: 1 800 668 6868
Web: http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/Kids/Home.aspx
Kids Help Phone is a free, anonymous and confidential phone and on-line professional counselling service for youth available 24/7.

Kids Help Phone launches texting services across Canada
Need Help Now? Text: CONNECT to 686868
Web: https://kidshelpphone.ca/text/

• Signs of Safety

• Sleep Diary Template
• Sleep Solutions for All Ages
• Nine Tips for Foster and Adoptive Parents Teaching Their Children to Self-regulate – US

• Alberta Quits
• EPA – Smoke Free Homes
  
• Quit Smoking Community
• Tobacco Free Life

• Calgary Airdrie Speech Language Pathology Services
  
• Pedriatic Speech Language Services

• Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association – Northern Alberta
• Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association – Southern Alberta

• Transitioning From Care: A Guide For Caregivers 2nd Edition PDF
• Advancing Futures Bursary
• Canada Learning Bond (CLB)
• Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
• Youth Transitions to Adulthood (YTA) Housing and Support Services – McMan Youth, Family and Community Services

Parenting after Trauma Handout

• Alberta Society for the Visually Impaired
  
• Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind
  
• Canadian National Institute for the Blind
  
• Vision Resource Centre – Calgary
  
• Vision Resource Centre – North
  
• Vision Resource Centre – Southern Alberta