Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
We help families across BC and Yukon connect with peer support, access resources and services and provide tools to support child and youth well-being.
We provide free support to children and youth up to the age of 24.
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre offers:
- Peer support from trained FamilySmart family peer support workers. Through their lived experience, they offer non-judgmental and compassionate support to parents and caregivers anywhere in BC and Yukon who have children and youth with mental health and substance use challenges. Family peer support workers help with:
- Navigating the mental health and substance use system
- Exploring supports, networks and treatment options across BC
- Translation services. Contact us to arrange for an interpreter before speaking with a family peer support worker
- Online information resources including videos, books, conversation tools and educational webinars on a wide range of mental health and substance use challenges affecting children and youth
- The Where You Are podcast for parents and caregivers. Each episode features parents and caregivers alongside a leading health professional, offering tips and practical strategies you can use to promote your family’s wellness
Referral information
You do not need a referral to access this service.
Contact us
Hours of service: Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address:
Room P3-302, 3rd Floor
Healthy Minds Centre
Entrance #85
BC Children’s Hospital
4500 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3N1
- Phone: 604-875-2084
- Toll free in BC: 1-800-665-1822
- Email: keltycentre@cw.bc.ca
- In person: Drop in to the Kelty Centre to connect directly with a peer support worker. They can share mental health and substance use resources for your family, and offer peer support
- Social media: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube
- Website: keltymentalhealth.ca
To arrange for Zoom video calls or in-person appointments, please contact us by phone or email.
Additional resources
- Ask Kelty Mental Health: Commonly asked questions by families about mental health supports and services for their child or youth
- Rolling with ADHD for parents and caregivers: A free eight-module series that covers practical strategies for caregivers of children with ADHD
- Webinar recordings on topics including ADHD, trauma, eating disorders, supporting siblings, selective mutism and more
- Medication information sheets for parents and caregivers
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Indigenous Health
We advocate for and provide support to Indigenous patients and families who are visiting the hospital.