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Program: We Are Indigenous: Big Worries/Fears, Parent & Caregiver Support Program

Agency: Canadian Mental Health Association - BC Division


Resource Number: 80227881
Alternate name: Big Worries Program

 Description
Offers a free, virtual parent and caregiver coaching program to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit families across BC, whose children are struggling with the experience of big worries and fears, or what the Western worldview calls anxiety.

The program is guided by traditional knowledge from Indigenous communities and includes short online videos and scheduled telephone coaching sessions to provide families with tools to discuss what they are already doing, and to learn new practices and how to use these practices with their children.


Program Phones:
1-800-555-8222Toll free
604-688-3234Business Line

Website: welcome.cmhacptk.ca/bigworries/
 Email: BigWorriesStrongSpirit@cmha.bc.ca

Program Information
 
Mailing Address: 905-1130 W Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
Service Area:
Defined coverage area:
BC -Provincewide

Program Delivery
Eligibility: Indigenous families with children aged 3 - 12 who are experiencing big worries and fears.
Languages: English
Application Process: Accepts referrals from physicians, nurse practitioners, teacher or school counsellor, Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) clinicians, or Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health (ACYMH) clinicians. See website for referral form.
Documents Required: Brochure: https://bc.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/BigWorries_Brochure_WEB_07-20-22.pdf
Service Area:
Defined coverage area:
BC -Provincewide


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