National Young Caregiver Support List

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Inclusion Canada — National family and caregiver supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  
  

• AideCanada – Indigenous Perspectives
  
  

  • Roots: Perspectives from Indigenous Families and Self-Advocates — Family- and self-advocate-led insights.
    
    

  • Trunk and Branches: Perspectives from Caregivers and Community Supports — Caregiver and community perspectives.
    
    

  • Water Droplets: Perspectives from Professionals — Provider perspectives for culturally safe care.
    
    

• ALS Canada — Family support and resource navigation.

• Alzheimer Society of Canada — Provincial/territorial branches offering family caregiver education and support.

• Alzheimer Society of Canada – Caring for a person with dementia — Tips, safety, and planning for dementia care.
  
  

• Arthritis Canada – Arthritis Connections — Online support groups.
  
  

• Arthritis Canada – Arthritis Resources — Self Advocacy Guide, Arthritis Line and additional resources.
  
  

• ASE Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disability — Community-based advocacy and resource hub.
  
  

• ASE Community – BLAcK Hub — Virtual knowledge hub for Black-centred accessibility.

• Brain Injury Canada — Learning hub and courses for family caregivers.
  
  

• Canadian Cancer Society – Online Community Support — Peer connection and information.

• Canadian Cancer Society – Virtual Care Resource Hub — Practical tools for virtual care.
  
  

• Canadian Cancer Society — Nationwide support for people with cancer, their loved ones, and caregivers.

• Canada FASD Research Network – Information for Families — Evidence-based info and supports for families impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

• Canadian Virtual Hospice – Caregiver Support — Online hub with practical tools, videos, and peer stories.
  
  

• CMHA – Care for the Caregiver — Mental-health resources specifically for caregivers.
  
  

• CareChannel – Elizz (SE Health) — Practical caregiver skills, videos, and articles for daily care.
  
  

• Caregiver Centered Care – Supporting Family Caregivers in Healthcare — Tools and training for health systems to partner with caregivers.
  
  

• Caregiving Matters – Resource Directory — Curated directory of caregiver resources.
  
  

• Carers Canada – Supporting Working Caregivers — Guidance and tools for balancing work and caregiving.
  
  

• Chai Lifeline Canada — Support for families facing serious pediatric illness.
  
  

• Colorectal Cancer Canada – Support Groups — Peer and caregiver groups across Canada.
  
  

• Driving & Dementia Roadmap — Guidance for families navigating driving decisions and dementia.
  
  

• Healthcare Excellence Canada – Essential Together — Partnering with essential care partners in care settings.
  
  

• Healthcare Excellence Canada – Care Closer to Home for Older Adults — Innovations supporting care at home.
  
  

• Inclusion Canada – Resources — National advocacy, resources, and training for people with an intellectual disability and their families.
  
  

• Institute for Advancements in Mental Health (IAM) — Family and caregiver support for mental illness (formerly SSO).
  
  

• Lakehead University – Indigenous Peoples’ Health & Aging — Research and resources on aging in Indigenous communities.
  
  

• McGill – Dementia Education for Care Partners — Courses and webinars for dementia care partners.
  
  

• McGill – Dementia, Your Companion Guide — Comprehensive guidebook for families.
  
  

• McGill Cares – Webcast Archives — Expert interviews on caregiving topics.
  
  

• McMaster – Caregiving Essentials (free online course) — Foundational skills for family caregivers.

• MS Canada — Caregiver peer groups and information.
  
  

• MusicCare by Room 217 — Music-based strategies for care partners.
  
  

• National Institute for Eating Disorders – Caregiver Well-Being Guide — Practical strategies for caregiver self-care.

• Pallium Canada — Palliative care education and Compassionate Communities network.
  
  

• Parkinson Canada — Education, peer groups, and caregiver toolkits.

• Siblings Canada — Network for siblings of people with disabilities or illness.
  
  

• Sinai Health – Basic Care Resource for Essential Care Partners — Core skills and checklists for family care partners.
  
  

• Parkinson Canada – Care Partnering — Tools for care partners.
  
  

• WellSpring Caregivers Connect — Community-based caregiver programs.
  
  

• WellSpring – Mindfulness for Caregivers — Stress reduction and mindfulness training.
  
  

• Young Caregivers Association – Knowledge Centre — Knowledge hub of research and practical resources for young carers.
  
  

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).
  
  

• Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society – Young Carers — Local supports for young carers and families.

• Young Sibling Peer Support Group Network — BC Children’s Hospital Sauder Sibling Centre — Monthly online support groups offered for sibling carers between the ages of 8 and 11 years old in BC, Yukon, and Alberta. Sign up information shared through local orgs and the Family Support Institute of BC. Here is a direct email to contact: siblingpeergroups@cw.bc.ca. 

• Upopolis - Empowering youth navigating stressful life events. Upopolis is a free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+) available nationwide.

• Foundry — Mental health and wellness services for youth ages 12-24 in British Columbia and their families.

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Family Caregivers of British Columbia – Get Help — Caregiver support line, groups, tools.
  
  

• Family Caregivers of British Columbia – Virtual caregiver groups — Online peer groups for caregivers.
  
  

• The Family Support Institute of BC — Provincial non-profit society dedicated to empowering and supporting families who have a family member with a disability. Peer family network; advocacy and navigation.
  
  

• Alzheimer Society of B.C. – First Link Dementia Hotline — Direct connection to local dementia supports.
  
  

• BC Cancer – Caregivers — Education and navigation for cancer caregivers.
  
  

• DiverseCity - Community Resources Society — Culturally tailored caregiver services.
  
  

• Inclusion BC — Advocacy and supports for people with developmental disabilities and families.
  
  

• Jewish Queer Trans Vancouver Seniors Initiative — Community and support for JQT seniors and caregivers.

• Asra: The Punjabi Alcohol Resource —starting point for Punjabi families who struggle with alcohol use and are seeking help for themselves or a loved one.

• Hummingbird Community Outreach Society— safer space for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks navigating substance use .

• QMUNITY – Older Adults and Seniors Programs — 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors’ programming and caregiver supports.

• British Columbia Hospice Palliative Care Association - Connect with hospice palliative care resources.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Starlings Community — community for people affected by the stress and stigma of a parent's substance use through peer-to-peer empowerment, resource development and dissemination, and family and community capacity building.

• Young Sibling Peer Support Group Network — BC Children’s Hospital Sauder Sibling Centre — Monthly online support groups offered for sibling carers between the ages of 8 and 11 years old in BC, Yukon, and Alberta. Sign up information shared through local orgs and the Family Support Institute of BC. Here is a direct email to contact: siblingpeergroups@cw.bc.ca. 

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).
  
  

• Caregiver Connections (CMHA AB & Centre for Suicide Prevention) — Education and peer support for families supporting mental health challenges.

• Nina Project — Enhance mental health awareness and increase access to treatment and services for those living with mental illness. 

• ConnecTeen — Teen & Youth Mental Health Helpline in Calgary.

• The Alex - Youth Health Centre — safe and supportive place for youth ages 12-24 to get health and social care from a trustworthy and caring team of doctors, nurses and social workers.

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Caregivers Alberta — Caregiver coaching, courses, navigation.
  
  

• Alzheimer Society of Alberta & NWT — Dementia caregiver education and supports.
  
  

• Inclusion Alberta — Advocacy and supports for families and people with developmental disabilities.
  
  

• Parent’s Survival Resource & Connection Society — Community support for families in crisis.

• Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Association — Connecting people to hospice palliative care in Alberta.

• Schizophrenia Society of Alberta – Family & Caregiver Support — Family education, peer groups, and navigation.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+)

• Roots of Hope — Reduce the impacts of suicide within the community. 

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Saskatoon Council on Aging – Caregiver Information & Support — Navigation, information, and peer support.
  
  

• CMHA Saskatchewan – Care for the Caregiver — Links and programs for family caregivers.
  
  

• Inclusion Saskatchewan — Advocacy and supports for families and people with developmental disabilities.

• Saskatchewan Hospice Palliative Care Association — Connecting people to hospice palliative care resources in Saskatchewan.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

• A&O — Support for Caregivers 18+, offering variety of services to informal caregivers and their loved ones within the City of Winnipeg. 

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

• Huddle — a safe space for youth ages 12–29, offering free, trauma-informed and culturally safe health services in a youth-friendly atmosphere.

• The Link: Youth and Family Supports — walk alongside children, youth, adults and families as an inclusive community, strengthening and empowering a sense of belonging, pride and purpose

• Shared Health Manitoba — provides resources and services related to child and youth mental health. 

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Abilities Manitoba – Resources for Families and Caregivers — Provincial alliance supporting families and caregiver navigation.
  
  

• Alzheimer Society Manitoba – Support Groups — Education and peer support for families and friends.
  
  

• Age Friendly Manitoba – Guide for the Caregiver (PDF) — Practical guide for family caregivers.
  
  

• Autism Spectrum Disorders Manitoba — Provincial autism resources and supports for families.
  
  

• Inclusion Winnipeg — Family advocacy and community supports.
  
  

• Manitoba Health Coalition — Health system advocacy impacting caregivers and seniors.
  
  

• Stroke Recovery of Manitoba – Caregivers Supports — Recovery resources and caregiver groups.
  
  

• St. Amant (IDD) — Services for Manitobans with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

• Palliative Manitoba  — Access resources to services and programs for those needing end of life resources in Manitoba.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association – Powerhouse — Programs for ages 5–25; education and supports.
  
  

• Hospice Toronto – Young Carers Program — Therapeutic recreation and supports for youth ages 5–18.
  
  

• Ontario Caregiver Organization – Young Caregivers — Resources, One Stop Talk, and navigation.

• Emily’s House Hospice — Supports for sibling of a medically-fragile child.

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Ontario Caregiver Organization — Helpline (1-833-416-2273), training, and tools.
  
  

• Ontario Brain Injury Association – Helplome and Support Groups — Family education and peer support across Ontario.
  
  

• Autism Ontario – Support Groups — Parent and caregiver groups across Ontario.
  
  

• Community Living Ontario – Family Engagement — Family leadership and inclusion supports.
  
  

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Ontario — Information and navigation for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
  
  

• Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto – Caregiver Support — Cancer caregiver groups and education.
  
  

• Hong Fook Mental Health Association – Family Support Program — Culturally responsive family programming.
  
  

• Rainbow Families — Peer spaces and resources for LGBTQ2S+ caregivers.
  
  

• Reena — Resources and services to support individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
  
  

• Reitman Centre for Alzheimer’s Support and Training – For Carers — Skills-based training and support.
  
  

• Sabuwona Africentric Circle of Supports — For Black parents of children/adults with disabilities.
  
  

• South Asian Autism Awareness Centre – Carers — Cultural supports for caregivers in the South Asian community.

• Sunnybrook – Family Navigation Project — Navigation for families of youth with mental health/addictions.
  
  

• Toronto Seniors Helpline — Navigation to community, mental health, and home supports.
  
  

• WoodGreen – Caregiver Support & Wellness — Groups, counselling, and respite navigation.
  
  

• Yee Hong – Community Services Online — Culturally-responsive eldercare supports for families.

• Hospice Palliative Care Ontario — Get connected with hospice palliative care resources in Ontario. Call the information line at 1-833-621-0728 to get access to information.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• AMI-Québec – Young Carers — Counselling , workshops, and community for youth supporting a friend or family member.

• CAP Santé mentale - Aider Sans Filtre – Made up of dozens of member organizations across the province catering to caregivers in mental health, who provide awareness and support through workshops, presentations, and counselling. Language of service depends on the member organization, with most being French-only.

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Aire ouverte — Provincial integrated youth service hubs (ages 12–25) offering counselling, peer, and health supports.
  
  

• AMI-Québec – Crisis and Counselling Resources — Directory of free crisis lines, counselling, and listening services across Québec.
  
  

• AMI-Québec – Special Populations: Children and Youth — Youth-specific counselling and supports.
  
  

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 bilingual support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• AMI-Québec Resource List — Comprehensive directory for families and caregivers, including mental illnesses, caregiving, grief, crisis, and integration supports. Focused on english services in Montreal, but with provincial or national listings included.
  
  

• AMI-Québec — Support groups, psychoeducation, and outreach for caregivers and families affected by mental illness across the province.
  
  

• L’Appui pour les proches aidants — Province-wide caregiver network offering a directory of provincial service providers, a helpline (1-855-852-7784), training, and resources.
  
  

• 2-1-1 Québec (211qc) — Province-wide helpline for locating health, social, and caregiver services.

• iRespite Agency Navigator (prototype) — Tool/directory for finding an appropriate respite service provider.

French-language Resources

• • L’Appui pour les proches aidants — Réseau provincial de soignants offrant un répertoire de fournisseurs de services provinciaux, une ligne d'assistance (1-855-852-7784), de la formation et des ressources.

• • Proche Aidance Québec — Écosystème d’organisations de personnes proches aidantes.

• • CAP Santé mentale — Fédération québecoise d'organismes communautaires dédiées aux proches en santé mentale.
    
    

  • Biblio-Santé – Proches aidants — Trousse d’information via les bibliothèques.

• • L'Accompagnateur — Références pour les parents et proches de personnes handicapées de partout au Québec.

• • Finautonome  — Services et informations pour gèrer les mesures fiscales pour les personnes en situation de handicap et leurs familles.

• • Libra-Care  – Répertoire de ressources et services — Répertoire en ligne pour proches aidants.

• • Autisme-Aspergers-Québec — Ressources et entraide pour familles et proches.
    
    

  • Baluchon Alzheimer — Répit à domicile et soutien spécialisé pour proches aidants.
    
    

  • Fondation émergence — Réseau d’entraide pour aidant·e·s LGBTQ.
    
    

  • iRespite Agency Navigator (prototype) — Outil de navigation pour le répit.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

• New Brunswick Youth Engagement Services — Supports young people with mental health challenges. 

• Horizon Health Network — Child and youth substance use and mental health supports. 

• Atlantic Wellness — a place in Southeastern NB for youth and young adults ages 12 to 21 to receive the FREE, professional mental health services

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Caregivers Network of New Brunswick — Caregiver organization; peer support and information.
  
  

• Inclusion NB (NBACL) — Family supports for intellectual and developmental disability.
  
  

• Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick — Education and caregiver support network.
  
  

• New Brunswick Caregiver’s Guide (PDF) — Practical guide for unpaid caregivers.
  
  

• Caregiving to Older Adults During COVID-19: A Guide (PDF) — Tips for caregiving during public health disruptions.
  
  

• Social Supports NB — Directory of provincial programs and services.

• New Brunswick Hospice Palliative Care Association — Get connected to hospice palliative care resources in New Brunswick.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

• Nova Scotia Health Authority — Services for youth mental health and substance use. 

• Healthy Minds Nova Scotia — Mental health and well-being supports and resources specifically for students/youth, and resources for supporting a friend or peer.

• IWK Health — Mental health and substance use services for young people up to age 19. 

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Caregivers Nova Scotia — Province-wide caregiver organization (groups, navigation).
  
  

• CMHA Nova Scotia – Caregivers — Family and caregiver mental health programs.
  
  

• Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia — Dementia education and supports.
  
  

• Caregivers Nova Scotia – Caregivers’ Handbook — Practical handbook for caregivers.

• Community Links – Aging Well Together — Seniors’ wellness and caregiver supports.
  
  

• Nova Scotia Health - Cancer Care Program with supports for the individual, their family and caregivers.
  
  

• Inclusion NS — Family advocacy and IDD resources.

• Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association — Get connected with hospice palliative care resources in Nova Scotia.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).
  
  

• CMHA PEI Helpline (via CCCE directory) — Mental-health navigation and support line.

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Alzheimer Society of Prince Edward Island — Family support groups and education.
  
  

• Hospice PEI – Caregiver Resources — Caregiver support and bereavement programs.
  
  

• Cancer Support & Information for Patients and Families — Provincial cancer information hub.
  
  

• Caring for Aging Parents (PEI) — Practical information for family caregivers.

• Inclusion East – Community Support Services — Family supports for people with disabilities.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

• Eastern Health — provides many mental health and addictions services focusing specifically on children, youth and families

• Bridge the Gapp — a new way to connect with guidance and support for mental health and addictions in Newfoundland and Labrador

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• CMHA Newfoundland & Labrador — Caregiver resources and navigation.
  
  

• Seniors NL — Information line and caregiver resource navigation.
  
  

• Alzheimer Society NL — Family caregiver education and supports.
  
  

• Inclusion Newfoundland — Family and disability supports.
  
  

• Seniors, Families and Caregivers – NL — Government portal for caregiver services.

• Newfoundland & Labrador Palliative Care Association — Get connected with palliative care resources in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Young Sibling Peer Support Group Network — BC Children’s Hospital Sauder Sibling Centre — Monthly online support groups offered for sibling carers between the ages of 8 and 11 years old in BC, Yukon, and Alberta. Sign up information shared through local orgs and the Family Support Institute of BC. Here is a direct email to contact: siblingpeergroups@cw.bc.ca. 

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

• BGC Yukon — organization developing and leading after-school programs, Early Childhood Education programs, and other community supports for youth.

• Youth Achievement Centre — programs for young people in the youth justice system. 

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• CMHA Yukon – Care for the Caregivers — Family peer groups, Reach Out line, and BounceBack support.
  
  

• Autism Yukon — Family navigation and programs.
  
  

• Inclusion Yukon – Respite — Respite and family support services.
  
  

• Yukon Council on Aging — Seniors’ information and caregiver resources.
  
  

• Yukon – Caregiver Support Group — Local peer support for caregivers.
  
  

• Yukon – Supports for Your Child with a Disability — Government services overview.
  
  

• Yukon – Find Resources for Caregivers — Caregiver resources directory.

• Hospice Yukon — Supports for people living with a life limiting illness and their families and friends.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.
  
  

• AideCanada – We Have an ASD Diagnosis: Now What? (via CCCE directory) — Post-diagnosis information for families (autism).

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

• Strongest Families Institute — offers practical tools and compassionate support to guide young people and their families through mental health challenges. 

• Telus Health CBT — offers CBT based mental health supports, including specific programs to support Indigenous peoples' mental health. 

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Northwest Territories Health & Social Services – Community Counselling Program — Virtual/in-person community counselling for child/youth/adult caregivers.
  
  

• Child and Youth Counselling Initiative (NTHSSA) — Access via community counselling.
  
  

• Inclusion NWT — Family supports, respite coordination, advocacy.
  
  

• Paid Family/Community Caregiver Pilot Program (FAQ) — Territorial program details.

• The NWT Caregivers’ Guide (PDF) — Practical guide for NWT caregivers.

Young Caregiver–Specific Resources

• Young Caregivers Association — National knowledge centre, awareness, and virtual resources.
  
  

• YoungCaregiversConnect — Youth-friendly information and community (supported by OCO).

• Upopolis — Free, fun, and secure online community that connects siblings (and patients) aged 10 to 18 with other siblings who are going through medical experiences or stressful life events in North America. Ask a health care professional to complete the online referral form or to contact them to get started.

Youth Mental Health Supports

• Kids Help Phone — 24/7 support (call 1-800-668-6868; text 686868).
  
  

• CMHA BounceBack — Guided self-help coaching (15+).

Caregiver / Illness / Disability Organizations

• Piruqatigiit Resource Centre (FASD) — Family and caregiver supports across Nunavut.
  
  

• Nunavut Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society — Family advocacy and disability resources.
  
  

• Department of Health – Home, Community, and Continuing Care (NU) — Government home and community care programs.
  
  

• Nunavut Seniors’ Information Handbook (PDF) — Seniors and caregiver information.