{"id":59861,"date":"2025-09-12T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=59861"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T23:14:34","slug":"introductory-webinar-mental-health-and-substance-use-guide-for-bc-k-12-families","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/introductory-webinar-mental-health-and-substance-use-guide-for-bc-k-12-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Introductory Webinar: Mental Health and Substance Use Guide for BC K-12 Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-on-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-action_or_info wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/action_or_info\/for-info\/\" rel=\"tag\">For Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-release_date article-release-date wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/release_date\/2025-09-12\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday September 12 2025<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Introductory Webinar: Mental Health and Substance Use Guide for BC K-12 Families<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry has partnered with the BC Children\u2019s Hospital to launch a new mental health resource for families. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/erase\/documents\/mental-health-wellness\/mhsu-language-guide-for-families.pdf\">L<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/erase\/documents\/mental-health-wellness\/mhsu-language-guide-for-families.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anguage Matters! Understanding Mental Health and Substance Use: A Resource for Families and School Communities<\/a> is a companion resource to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/erase\/documents\/mental-health-wellness\/mhsu-language-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">educator guide<\/a> and is designed to help parents, guardians and caregivers of school-age children (ages 5-11) and youth (ages 12-18) build a shared understanding of key concepts and language on mental health and substance use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/phsa.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_qmhHF2VoSV2UVCVGRquaGQ#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register<\/a> for the introductory webinar on September 17 at 12:00-1:00\u00a0pm. During the session, you\u2019ll learn more about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How the resource was developed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key mental health and substance use concepts it covers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical ways families and educators can use the resource<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ministry has partnered with the BC Children\u2019s Hospital to launch a new mental health resource for families. Language Matters! 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