Mental Health Resilience & Self-Management

Albertans have experienced many challenges that place a strain on our mental health. On this page you will find resources and learning opportunities to help with your mental health and self-management including:

• Building Blocks for Resilience: Developed as a teaching tool for parents and caregivers with information and activities to help build resilience. This series highlights evidence informed information and parenting practices that support positive mental health and overall resilience.
• Self-Management of Depression and Anxiety: Developed for healthcare providers who work with adult or teens and their families who have poor mental health, depression, and/or anxiety. This series highlights evidence-based ways to help people improve and maintain their positive mental health through lifestyle management and professional care.
• Self-Management of Stress: Developed for adults, teens, educators, and healthcare providers. The toolkit provides information about stress, how it can affect your physical and mental health, and coping strategies to help manage stress.
• Self-Care in Disaster Times and Beyond Toolkit: Developed for first responders, helpers, and leaders involved in disaster and emergency response work, as well as a wide range of crisis support work. Includes resources and strategies to help increase knowledge and improve skills and capacity for personal well-being, team wellness, and organizational planning to support self-care.
• Spiritual Care Resources to Support Well-being: Developed for adults, teens, educators, and healthcare providers. This toolkit can be used to support resilience, well-being, and coping in a disaster or emergency.
• Learning opportunities: Developed for adults, educators, and healthcare providers. Skill-building, self-directed learning modules and interactive workshops aim to increase coping and self-efficacy skills, build resilience, and improve social and emotional well-being using practical tools and strategies that aim to promote positive mental health.

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