Health & Wellbeing: Students and Families
This page will contain links to an assortment of resources relevant to the social and emotional development of children and families. Click on the blue tab to see the corresponding website.
Connect with social, government and non-urgent health services in Prince Edward Island. Free and confidential, the service is available by phone in more than 150 languages and is available 24/7/365 by dialing 2-1-1 or by searching the website. Alternatively, contact us Monday-Friday 9am-4pm by texting 211 or emailing help@pe.211.ca.
Bridge the Gapp is an online portal for PEI adults and youth to connect with guidance and support for mental health and addictions.
The Island Helpline provides free, confidential emotional support and crisis intervention to Islanders of all ages. Trained and caring staff and volunteers are a phone call away any time of the day or night - 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
KidsHealth.org aims to give families the tools and confidence to make the best health choices using easy-to-follow articles, slideshows, videos, and health tools. The advice on hundreds of physical, emotional, and behavioral topics — from before birth through the teen years - is all doctor-reviewed.
Find evidence-based information to help support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges.
ProtectKidsOnline.ca is well aware of the digital world that children are engaging in.
Here, parents and guardians will find information about the ever-changing online interests of young people, the potential risks they face and proactive strategies to help keep children and youth safe while online.
The information provided on the Mental Health Literacy website is designed to help parents support the ones they love, while ensuring they take care of themselves while doing so.
Wellness Together Canada was created in response to an unprecedented rise in mental health and substance use concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wellness Together Canada is designed to be used on demand: choose what you need, when you need it. Services range from basic wellness information, to one-on-one sessions with a counsellor, to participating in a community of support. Wellness Together Canada will point you towards the best resources out there.
This initiative is the result of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University. It provides information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.
This cost-free program provides information to parents who are separating, divorcing, or parenting from two homes.