Parenting Strategies for Anxiety
As a parent, you can help your child or teen learn techniques to manage their anxiety.
General Self-Help Strategies for Anxiety
There are some general strategies that anyone can use to help manage their anxiety. Although it is always a good idea to seek professional help if you have an anxiety disorder, especially in more severe cases, help is not always readily available. Even if you do decide to seek help, there are still a number of things that you can do on your own to better manage your anxiety.
New Visions issue on systems navigation
The new issue of Visions, Finding the Right Help - Navigating the System, is online!
Bullying
Everyone seems to be talking about bullying these days, and not just at school. But what exactly is bullying? And why should all of us care about bullying? Bullying is any repeated behaviour meant to hurt someone else.
Wellness Module 9: Finding Balance
Balance is how we do the things we have to do and the things we want to do...without changing the number of hours in the day.
Talking to Your Child or Teen About Anxiety
Children and teens often don’t recognize their anxiety for what it is. Instead, they may think there is something “wrong” with them. Therefore, the first step is to teach your child about anxiety and how to recognize it.
Hosting a Teen Party
Different families have different attitudes about teens and alcohol. Some parents prefer that their teen never use alcohol, even in adulthood. Other parents allow their children to drink small amounts as part of family traditions or cultural customs. Still other parents fall somewhere in between.
Seniors and Depression series
The Mood Disorders Association of BC has created five new info sheets on depression in older adults. You’ll learn more about the signs and symptoms of depression and how they affect older adults, the difference between depression and dementias like Alzheimer’s disease, antidepressant medications, warning signs of suicide, and how you and support loved ones. Learn more about the Seniors and Depression series >>
Seniors and Depression: Information you need to know
Depression is a serious illness, especially for seniors. Seniors who have recently been moved to a care home or hospital, spend a lot of time alone, are experiencing health problems, or have recently lost a loved one may be at increased risk of depression.
Tell us about social media's impact on mental health
Our upcoming issue of Visions Journal is on Young People and one of our articles is on the connection between social media and mental well-being. We want to include a sidebar to the piece featuring tweets from real young people under 25 about how social media helps and/or harms mental well-being. It could be what you've seen in yourself or others. You can include pros and cons in your tweet or just focus on pros or cons.
