Strongest Families (formerly Family Help) is a distance intervention that delivers evidence-based mental health services to children and families in their homes at convenient times. Trained coaches provide weekly telephone support to families as they work their way through user-friendly educational treatment modules. Coaches discuss issues that arise as families apply the new skills in their daily lives.
Parenting The Active Child: Behaviour Difficulties Program
(3-12 years of age)
Areas served:
Nova Scotia (Cumberland, Colchester, Cape Breton, and Halifax Regional Municipality)
Northern Ontario
Alberta
This program helps parents learn to deal with common childhood behaviour problems such as temper outbursts, not listening, verbal and physical aggression and difficulties paying attention. The program provides parents with a manual, DVD, behaviour chart for home, daily report card for the school and weekly telephone support from a coach.
Chase Worries Away: Anxiety Program
(6-12 years of age)
Areas served:
Nova Scotia (Cumberland, Colchester, and Cape Breton)
Northern Ontario
Alberta
This program educates parents and children about anxiety and guides them as they learn relaxation skills and how to face worry in real life. The program typically deals with difficulties separating from loved ones, worry about performance, and specific fears. This program provides parents and children with manuals, a DVD, relaxation audio clips, daily worry diary and weekly telephone support from a coach.
Dry Nights Ahead: Night-time Bedwetting
(5-12 years of age)
Areas served:
Nova Scotia (Cumberland, and Colchester)
Northern Ontario
This program helps children overcome bedwetting with the use of a urine alarm, reward system, and weekly telephone support from a coach.
Chase Pain Away: Recurrent Headache/Abdominal Pain
(9-16 years of age)
Areas served:
Nova Scotia (Cumberland, Colchester, and Cape Breton)
Northern Ontario
This program focuses on teaching stress management, avoidance of triggers, dietary modifications, appropriate use of over-the-counter medication, and with weekly telephone support from a coach.