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My Daughter Is a Guardian Angel

The joy of a new child might not always feel so joyful

Donna Lea Zwick

Four months after my second child, a daughter, was born, I strolled along the boardwalk of Steveston pier with my husband, children, and my children's godparents. It was an unusually bright and warm early spring afternoon and I was in a particularly joyous mood.

screening self tests

Try our quick self-tests for mood disorders, anxiety disorders or risky drinking to learn more about signs and behaviours you may be experiencing, or just to learn more what they look like

interactive toolkits

Use some of our online tools for information and assistance with mental disorders. Included are tips, strategies and quizzes to help guide you to information and people that can help.

discussion forum

Use our bulletin board to share your experience with others. From time to time, we may choose to feature posted stories in Visions journal or in our Experiences section.

news

New multilingual pages and e-news on the site, plus brand-new Chinese fact sheets

Be sure to check out our 11 new translated HTML pages featuring welcomes, orientation and summaries of our popular, translated fact sheets including 23 new child and youth fact sheets in both Chinese languages! Click the link in your language of choice from the blue sidebar on the home page or navigate to them in English from our Other Languages page. We've also just launched a new free, enewsletter called WithinSight that will profile, in English, new multilingual/multicultural resources in mental health and substance use plus useful services and upcoming events. Stay updated and sign up today off our Other Languages page.

School Resources for BC

The BC Partners have put together a simple database with details of some helpful resources school professionals may be interested in related to mental health or substance use. Find out costs, formats, major topics, and even ties to classroom learning outcomes. You can even filter by region and audience (students in a certain grade, parents, etc.). Check it out at www.heretohelp.bc.ca/schools.

Anxiety Disorders Association of BC - BC Schizophrenia Society - Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division Centre for Addictions Research of BC - FORCE Society for Kids' Mental Health - Mood Disorders Association of BC

The BC Partners are grateful to BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority.

HeretoHelp is a project of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information. We're working together to help individuals and families better manage mental health and substance use problems. We’re here to help.

Here to Help, A BC Information Resource for Individuals and Families Managing Mental Health or Substance Use Problems