Free resources for caregivers

Empowering family members and communities with life transforming skills and hope, through workshops and evidence-based programs at no charge.  This organization offers monthly webinars through their Expert Education Series and runs Family Connections, a free DBT skill based group for caregivers.  Visit their website for more information at https://sashbear.org

Triple P is the flexible, practical way to develop skills, strategies and confidence to handle any parenting situation. It's backed by decades of research. And it's already helped more than 4 million children and their parents.  They have specific courses designed for  0 - teen years.

https://www.triplep-parenting.ca/alb-en/triple-p/

These FREE addiction and mental health education sessions focus on the 3 R’s: 

reduce stigma, receive information, and reflect on strategies. 

Each session is intended to provide parents, caregivers, and community members with introductory information regarding addiction and mental health challenges that can affect children and youth, evidence-based research, possible treatment options, supportive strategies, and information/resources for further support.  When topics are presented as a series, participants can attend one or all sessions.

https://www.cyfcaregivereducation.ca/virtual-education/caregiver-series-registration

The Crisis Team offers immediate crisis support through the Crisis Line to children/youth, aged 5-17, and their care providers.

The Crisis Team also provides support to professionals in the community. Therapists will determine, together with caregivers, if additional services (e.g., a crisis risk assessment) are required at the time of the crisis call.

7 days a week  8:30 am - 11:30 pm 

780.407.1000

https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/service.aspx?Id=1071358&facilityid=1056412

The FSCD program is based on the Family Support for Children with Disabilities Act (FSCD Act) and the FSCD Regulation. We work in partnership with eligible families of children with disabilities to help parents:

• with supports and services to raise your child and promote their healthy development
• encourage your child to take part in activities at home and in community
• maintain guardianship, responsibility for decision-making and usual expenses to raise a child until they are 18 years old
• with some of the extraordinary costs related to your child's disability

Services are tailored to meet your family’s situation by working together with you to:

• determine your child and family’s specific needs
• set goals to help your child develop and participate at home, school and in the community
• agree on services and resources to help achieve your child and family’s goals
• regularly review your goals and needs

 Apply online

You can start a new application.  If you need assistance with your online application or are unable to apply online, call the Alberta Supports Contact Centre at 1-877-644-9992 or in Edmonton 780-644-9992.

https://www.alberta.ca/fscd

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) provides assistance to residents of the City of Leduc, Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact FCSS at 780-980-7109.

FCSS Information & Referral Services bring people and services together. Information and referral specialists are trained to seek out necessary information, assess the situation and find the organization(s) and service(s) best suited to provide help. We are here to help when you don’t know where to turn by:

• Providing the link between essential community services and the people who need them,
• Assessing the situation and finding an organization or service best suited to the need, and 
• Providing access to programs and subsidies such as the Leduc Recreation Assistance Program (RAP), Canadian Tire Jumpstart, Sport Central, and the Creative Culture Connections Program (CCC)

https://www.leduc.ca/information-referral-services