Mental Health
Mental wellness is as important to overall well-being as physical health, social and emotional connectedness, and intellectual accomplishment. If you suspect your teen may have a mental health concern, there are a number of resources in place to help.
To access the Youth Emergency Crisis Stabilization System (YECSS), please call 949-4777 in Winnipeg or toll-free 1-888-383-2776.
The Sandwich Generation
Balancing home and work, particularly when young children and a full-time job are in the picture, can be challenging for the best of us. It is easy to see why: eight hours at the office, plus commuting, arranging children's activities, helping with homework, preparing meals, doing household chores and planning for family time makes balance seem more like an elusive goal than a firm reality. For some, the task becomes even more difficult when they must not only provide care to their dependent children but also to aging relatives. These people are often referred to as "the sandwich generation". You may read more on this topic by clicking on the following links:
General Information
- Anxiety Canada: Stress Busters
- Anxiety in Students
Feeling worried, fearful or nervous is a normal human reaction but if these feelings are there all the time or interfere with daily life, it may be a sign of an anxiety disorder.
- Brandon RHA Child & Adolescent Treatment Centre
The CATC provides Mental Health services to children, adolescents and their families, including: mental health assessments & treatment; crisis stabilization; individualized treatment plans; individual, group and family therapy; and mental health education/promotion.
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders
Mental health disorders and substance abuse can sometimes co-exist.
- Eating Disorders / Disordered Eating
- Eating Disorders Information
- Flood Stress Information
When floods threaten individuals, families and communities, it's normal to experience strong emotions. The stress of losing a home or treasured possessions can take a serious toll.
- Kids Help Phone – Emotional Health – Questions
- Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre
MATC provides a range of mental health services to children and adolescents who experience psychiatric and/or emotional disorders.
- Manitoba Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy
- Mental Health Crisis Services
- Mental Health General Information
- Mood Disorders
Learn more about depression and bipolar disorder.
- National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)
NEDIC is a non-profit organization providing information and resources on eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation.
- Out of the Blue: Supporting Positive Mental Health
Out of the Blue is a regional public awareness and education program involved in making positive mental health a priority, creating a new voice for mental health and mental illness in southeast Manitoba.
- Psychosis
Psychosis is a condition that affects the mind – where there has been some loss of contact with reality.
- Reason to Live
- Responding to stressful events: Helping teens cope
Adolescents can be negatively affected by stressful events such as natural disasters, health emergencies, and acts of war, even if they only witness them indirectly through the media. It is normal for adolescents to feel worried, sad, confused, or even fearful. They need the adults in their lives to pay attention to their feelings and reactions. Click on this link to learn how you can help the teenagers in your life cope with stressful events.
- Services and Programs for Children
Click this link for information on specialized services and programs for children with disabilities.
- Stress Hacks
- Suicide Prevention
Find out the signs that tell you someone may be at risk for suicide and what you can do to prevent it.
- Suicide Information
- Suicide - Kids Help Phone
- Teens: Coping with Stress
- Ways to Help Someone who is Depressed
Stress and the Holiday Season
