Health Literacy
Tools for mental health professionals working with patients and families to improve their health literacy.
General health literacy tools
- Ask Me 3: A patient education program designed to improve communication between patients and health care providers, encourage patients to become active members of their health care team, and promote improved health outcomes
- Plain language: Plain language definitions, tips and tools
- Teach-Back Toolkit: Helps health-care providers learn to use teach-back to support patients and families throughout the care continuum, especially during transitions between health-care settings
Mental health literacy tools
- Eating Disorders Meal Support video: Provides strategies to help parents and families provide structure and support to youth with eating disorders before, during and after meals
- Families, Together: Supporting the mental well-being of children and youth (video): Features four families from different cultural backgrounds sharing their experiences supporting a child or youth with a mental health challenge
- Healthy Living, Healthy Minds Toolkit for Health Care Professionals (PDF): Contains information, resources and tools to help children and youth with mental health challenges develop healthy living habits
- Health Literacy Tips for Patient Education Materials (PDF): Provided by the General Practice Services Commissions
- Patient and Family Guide to Second-Generation Antipsychotics (PDF): Contains information about how to help your child live well while taking second-generation antipsychotic medications, as well as tips for managing some of the metabolic side effects associated with these medications