Caregiver Resources
View important resources, documents, newsletters and helpful websites below:
- After Hours Emergency Line: 1-800-663-9122
(Call to report critical incidents, report missing children & youth, to obtain approval for emergency medical care, etc.) - Provincial Foster Parent Support Line: 1-888-495-4440
Hours: Mon to Fri: 4pm to 12:45am | Sat, Sun & Stat holidays: 8am to 12:45am - Evacuation Procedures Letter from the Province
- Kids Help Line
- Kinship Care Help Line: 1-855-474-9777
- Interior Crisis Line Network 1-888-353-2273
- MCFD Helpline for children & youth only: 310-1234
- Mental Health Crisis / Response: Car 40: Call 9-1-1 (Available Monday to Friday day time only Kamloops)
- Parent Help Line 1-888-603-9100
- Responding to Child Welfare Concerns
- Teen Line: 1-800-668-6868
- Representative for Children & Youth 1-800-476-3933
- Residential School Survivor & Family 24-hour National Crisis Line: 866-925-4419
- Suicide Prevention Centre / Crisis (distress) Centre: 1-800-784-2433 ( 1-800-SUICIDE )
- VictimLinkBC 1-800-563-0808
- Youth Against Violence 1-800-680-4264
Here is a list of useful resources for Foster Parents:
- Advocating for Children and Youth in Care: Your Role as a Caregiver (PDF)
- B.C. Foster Parents Association (Provincial Support Agency) : 1-800-663-9999
- Canadian Foster Family Association
- Foster Parent Rights (BCFPA Website)
- Indigenous Perspectives Society (Provincial Support Agency) : 250-391-0007
- Insurance Coverage BCFPA
- Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society - Kinship Care
- Ministry of Children & Family Development - Foster Care
- Rates for WCB - Classification Unit - 764029
Transitions:
- Transitions Toolkit (Campbell River) (PDF)
- Caregiver Template: Child and Youth Transition Information (PDF)
Family Visits
- Family Connect – Putting the Pieces of Family Visits Together, A Guide for Foster Parents
- Changes in Children’s Behaviour Before and After Parent Visits (written for 1 – 5 year olds, but applies to most ages)
- ADHD & Child Behavior Problem Care Pathway - Williams Lake
- ADHD: Information for Families
- Anxiety Canada
- Autism Community Training
- Canada FASD Research Network
- Classroom Accommodations To Consider (2025)
- Executive Functioning Infographic - Center On The Developing Child
- Family Support Institute of BC
- FASD: Canadian Guidelines for Diagnosis
- FASD Dictionary
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Complex Trauma: A resource for educators
- Healthlink BC
- Here to Help (Mental health & substance use information you can trust)
- Kelty Eating Disorders
- Kelty Mental Health
- Mental Health Resources
- Neurodivergent Learning Resources (2025)
- Overwhelmed vs. Burnout
- Social Thinking
- The ABC's of Mental Health - for parents
- The ABC's of Mental Health - for teens
- The BC Association of Child Development and Intervention
- The Children's Mental Health Research Quarterly
- A Took Kit for Community Champions: Responding Safely to Situations of Relationship Violence (PDF)
- Bluewave (Ok 2 B Blue)
- The White Hatter - Internet Safety Information and Resources
- Youth In BC
Substance Use / Misuse
- About Naloxone
- Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia Information Fact Sheets
- Drugs and New Trends - Mobile Application
- Here to Help (Mental health & substance use information you can trust)
- Cannabis Legalization Update
- Cannabis Related Charges
- Cannabis use and youth - a parents guide
Trauma
- Child Trauma Academy
- Complex Trauma: Facts For Caregivers
- Trauma Informed Care Resources Compiled by Kathy Baird, Foster Parent (PDF)
- A Guide to Indigenous Organizations and Services in BC
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centre
- Canada’s Food Guide: First Nations, Inuit and Metis (PDF)
- Indigenous Caregivers of BC
- Indigenous Perspectives Society: 250-391-0007
- Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society
- Metis Counselling Connection
- Residential School Survivor & Family 24-hour National Crisis Line: 866-925-4419
- A Guide to: Scholarships, Bursaries, Tuitions Waivers and Awards Available to Children in and From Government Care in British Columbia
- BCFPA Bursaries
- Beyond Bursaries: the AYA Program
- Canada Post Awards for Indigenous Students
- FCSSBC Youth Education Bursary
- FYICNBC Dream Fund
- RBC Indigenous Student Internship Program
- Youth Education Assistance Fund
- Adoptive Families Association of BC
- BC Council for Families
- BC MVA Regulations - Car Seats
- BCAA Child Car Seat Safety
- Center on the Developing Child
- CTRI - Free Handouts
- Family Law in BC
- Foster Parent Education and Training Record (PDF)
- Interior Community Services
- "No Cry" books by Elizabeth Pantley
- Qmunity BC’s Queer Resource Centre (LGBTQ2/S)
- Ready to Rent
- Supporting LGBTQ2S+ Youth in Adoption and Foster Care
Lifebooks
Click on the videos below to view. They may take a few seconds to start. Use the full screen button once the video starts playing to see the larger version.
View the BC Foster Parent Associations (Foster Parents BC) YouTube page for more videos.
- 8 Things to Remember about Child Development
- ACES - Nadine Burke Harris - Video
- Attachment A Connection for Life
- Baby steps: Caring for babies with prenatal substance exposure
- Brain Builders - Video
- Building Healthy Relationships with Your Baby and Toddler
- Changes in Children's Behaviour Before and After Visits
- Colic and Crying
- Epigenetics - Video
- FASD Resources
- Finnegan NAS Tool
- Grief and Loss (BCFFPA) - Video
- HealthLinkBC
- Help and Healing During Withdrawal
- How to support Healthy Brain Development
- Immunization Schedule for B.C. Infants and Children
- Listening to Babies
- Mental Health Resources
- Period of PURPLE Crying
- Prenatal Timeline
- Promoting Positive Mother-Child Interactions
- Recall Alerts
- Recovering Hope Video:
- Safe Sleep Cards
- Safe Sleep for Your Baby
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Stable Home Lives Improve Prospects for Preemies
- The Science of Early Childhood Development
- The Science of Resilience
- Trust Based Relationships - Video
- What Babies Learn Before They are Born - Annie Murphy Paul - TED TALK
- BC Representative for Children and Youth 1-800-476-3933
- Aged Out.com
- Federation of BC Youth in Care Network 1-800-565-8055
- Youth Against Violence 1-800-680-4264
- Working with Youth to Transition Plan
- Youth Transition Guide For Foster Parents
- Josh Shipp Helping Adults Understand Teens and Teens Understand Themselves
- Kelty Eating Disorders
- Kelty Mental Health
- LGBTQ Youth
- Supporting LGBTQ2S+ Youth in Adoption and Foster Care
- Qmunity BC's Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit Resource Centre
- Cannabis Use and Youth
STFC Newsletters
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Important Documents & Resources
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"Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together make this world a beautiful garden."
~ Author Unknown
