The Phoenix Centre is pleased to announce an art contest for children and youth to celebrate the upcoming holiday season. We invite children and youth to colour a page from the choices below to show us your holiday spirit! Print a colouring page from the choices below: HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Send your art to us by Dec15th,…
WEBINAR Back to In-Person Learning in the Time of COVID-19: How to Cope with School Anxiety with Dr. Erin Romanchych and Dr. Jordana Waxman This webinar is for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with a focus on: Helping caregivers to recognize signs of anxiety in children. Supporting children and adolescents in preparing and returning…
Your child’s teenage years are an exciting time, but they can be tricky too. With hormones going wild and bigger pressures at school, challenging mood swings are par for the course. With mental ill-health on the rise though, you’ll want to keep watch on whether their moods are normal, or if they need a bit…
6 Tips to Support the Transition Back to School Check out these tips from child and youth mental health experts to help make your child’s transition back to school a little easier. 1. Get into a routine Getting into a routine is a common challenge as kids head back to school. This year, it may be…
5 conseils santé mentale d’experts pour aider les enfants à se préparer pour l’école cet été Pour les parents et les aidants qui souhaitent aider leur enfant à se préparer à la rentrée des classes, nous avons demandé à nos travailleurs en santé mentale pour les enfants et les adolescents de nous donner leur avis…
5 Expert Mental Health Tips to Help Kids Start Preparing for School This Summer For parents and caregivers looking to get a head-start on helping their child prepare for back-to-school, we asked our child and youth mental health workers for their advice on what steps you can take now to make things a little easier…
Phoenix Centre is a partner of 1Call1Click & Kids Come First What is 1Call1Click.ca? 1Call1Click.ca is a regional coordinated access and navigation program. The 1Call1Click.ca bilingual website, supported by service providers, is a tool designed to assist children, youth, and families in matching to the right mental health and addiction services, at the right time. …
Tips to Support Your Child’s Mental Health Through Remote Learning This post was created in consultation with CMHO child and youth mental health professionals Michelle Boulanger, of Dufferin Child & Family Services and Nicole D’Souza and David Cho of Lumenus. With the provincial lockdown and many schools still closed, we know that many families are facing new…
CMHA Mental Health Week #GetReal About How you Feel May 3-9, 2021 These are times of extreme anxiety and isolation, so feeling worried and lonely just makes sense. Good mental health doesn’t mean feeling happy all the time. This Mental Health Week, let’s name, express and deal with our emotions— even the uncomfortable ones. Because…
