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Caregiver Group: Emotion Focused Strategies for Supporting your Child or Youth
This group is open to all caregivers within the Greater Hamilton Health Network (Hamilton, Haldimand, Niagara) who want to learn strategies to support a loved one.
Offered both online and in-person once a week, for 6 weeks.
Caregivers with a child of any age and developmental stage will learn about how to:
- Help with emotional challenges
- Respond to their child's distress
- Support healthy behaviours
This group is run in partnership with the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board and the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic School Board.
Virtual workshops are designed to be interactive. Please note that virtual workshops require your video/camera to be on.
To register and view dates of the virtual session, click here. To register and view dates for the in-person session at 123 James St. N, Hamilton, click here.
Questions? Call the Groups and Workshops Line at 905 667 4852 or email groups.workshops@hamiltonfht.ca
Caregiver Webinar Series
This webinar series is designed to provide education and practical steps to caregivers to help promote mental health and wellness in children and youth. The goal is to empower you, as a caregiver, to understand childhood and youth development and learn strategies and tools to manage diverse situations.
Throughout this webinar series, we will be covering topics such as social and emotional development across childhood and adolescent years, developing healthy foundations for mental health promotion and wellness, the benefits of pro-social connections, and a overview of local community resources.
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| Part 1 of 4: Social and emotional development across childhood and adolescent years | Part 2 of 4: Developing a healthy foundation for mental health promotion and wellness | |
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| Our first video is an overview of common and normal emotional and social development across childhood and adolescent years. | Next, learn how lifestyle factors such as nutrition, physical activity, sleep and social connections can affect mental health and wellness. |
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| Part 3 of 4: The benefits of pro-social connections | Part 4 of 4: Local community mental health resources | |
| In our third video, learn about the positive impacts that pro-social connections can have on mental health. | Finally, get to know free child, youth, and caregiver resources across the Hamilton Region. |
For more information about children and youth mental health and wellness: