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Information Resources

Healthy Body

Growth and Development from 11 to 14 years – BC HealthGuide

Growth and Development from 15 to 18 years – BC HealthGuide

Canada's Food Guide

Eating Disorders – National Eating Disorder Information Centre

Teen Driving - ICBC

Teens and the Internet

Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Children and Youth – Health Canada

Healthy, Active Living for Children and Youth – Canadian Paediatric Society

Bullying Information for Parents

Talk to Teens about  Drugs - Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission

The Straight Facts – Prescription and Illegal Drugs – Health Canada

Drug Fact Sheets – Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission

You and Me, Smoke-free – Health Canada

Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse – BC HealthGuide
Tip: Search for “teen alcohol”

Healthy Mind

Learning for Pre-teens and Teens - Growing Healthy Canadians

Here to Help - Mental Health and Addictions

BC HealthGuide
Tip: search for “teen depression”

National Eating Disorder Information Centre

Helping Kids Cope with Peer Pressure – Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission

Media Awareness Network

Media Watch Youth

Computer and Internet Safety

Healthy Sexuality

AIDS Vancouver Island

Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre

Project Respect

STD Resource – BC Centre for Disease Control

Sexuality and You – Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Emergency contraception (morning after pill) – Canadian Paediatric Society

STI Information – Health Canada

Abortion Information - BC HealthGuide

B.C. Adoption Information for Birth Parents

Pregnancy – Child, Youth, and Family Health