Kelty Resource Centre Help is Here

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Kelty Resource Centre-Help is Here

• Key Developments since Jan 2008
• Prepared by Y. Hing Tse, Manager
• Presentation for the Cross Current Conference
• March 13th, 2009

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Did you know that.

• In BC, at any given time, an estimated 15 of
  children (over 150,000) experience mental
  disorders that cause significant symptoms and
  impair functioning.
• Only 1, or around 11,000 children and youth,
  were connected to the mental health system in BC
  in 2002.
• This means over 139,000 children and youth in BC
  were left untreated.

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Did you know..

• Prevalence rates of Eating Disorders (from
  www.heretohelp.bc.ca)
• Approximately 1 of young women have anorexia
• Approximately 4 of young women have bulimia
• Approximately 2 of people have problems
  controlling binge eating
• 10 of people with eating disorders are male
• 72 of young women with alcoholism also have an
  eating disorder
• Eating Disorders are now the 3rd most common
  chronic illness in adolescent girls
• (Paediatrics and Child Health 1998 3(3)189-92
  Reaffirmed Jan 2001)
• Provincial snapshot of disordered eating among
  youth
• (from McCreary Centre Society, 2000)
• The proportion of youth reporting problem weight
  control practices was over one in five (22) for
  girls, and close to one in six (15) for boys
• Problem weight control practices were reported
  among all ethnic groups analyzed British (22 of
  girls, 14 of boys) Chinese (21 of girls, 17
  of boys) East Indian (25 of girls, 23of boys)
  and Aboriginal (22 of girls, 17 of boys).

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Our Mandate

• Helping BC children, youth (under 24) and their
  families find resources to understand and deal
  with mental health and substance use issues
• Providing timely, relevant, evidence-based and
  user friendly resources/ information to improve
  understanding of MHA issues among children,
  youth and their families
• Providing information and support to adults with
  eating disorders
• Integral part of the Health Literacy Strategy

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Staffing and Resources

• Team Composition
• 1 Director, 1 Manager, 1 part time Peer Support
  Worker
• Master level students from UBC and Adler School
  of Counselling and volunteers
• The centre is set up with 3 computer stations, a
  separate Annex Room to review audio visual
  materials and over 30 resource binders for client
  access
• Advisory Committee is set up to provide expertise
  advice to the Centres development starting
  September 2008

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Kelty Resource Centre Services

• Free One stop service
• a. Help navigate the mental health and addictions
  system
• b. Find information about child and youth mental
  health and substance use issues
• c. Get help from a professional or a peer with
  understanding the information
• d. Explore the range of options for support and
  treatment in BC
• e. Learn about strategies to support the child or
  youth
• f. Get ideas about prevention and self help

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Did you know that youth say . . .

• Things they have the most trouble dealing with
• Parents, Coping, Stress, Drugs Alcohol, Peers
  Money.
• The most common thing they do to cope with stress
  is-
• to distract themselves with things like TV,
  games, and reading.
• Being youth friendly means - easy to talk to
  and comforting.
• The most important traits that make someone
  youth friendly are honesty, being an active
  listener, and being understanding.(Based on
  data from teen focus groups, Youth Net/Réseau Ado
  Site, http//www.youthnet.on.ca)

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How we can help

• One to one in person or telephone consultation
• Email exchange or mail out package of requested
  info to service users
• Peer support for parents and family members
• Tailored resources to parents, service providers,
  teachers, counsellors including listings of
  websites, brochures, books, DVDs
• Collect updated fact sheets, toolkits, printed
  and online materials
• Guidance and support to access appropriate
  services including support groups, treatment
  programs, etc.
• Set up information booth upon request with tailor
  made resources for conferences, public events

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Mental Health and Addiction Resource Collection

• An inventory of resources developed with listing
  of over 30 subject areas on mental health and
  substance use issues
• 30 resource binders are available for clients
• Inventory on mental health and substance use
  treatment resources available for BC children and
  youth
• DVDs and videos are available for clients to view
  onsite
• Quick reference sheet with recommended websites,
  booklist for popular subject area e.g. anxiety,
  ADHD, Eating Disorders, Depression etc
• Section on Family Education Events and Community
  Events are updated regularly on the Kelty website
  

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2009 Initiatives

• Emental health database (www.ementalhealth.ca)
• Community engagement (e.g. speaker series via
  teleconferencing and videoconferencing)
• Multilingual translation project
• Hub for rural/remote communities
• Collaboration on resource collection
• Evaluation project
• Antistigma project
• Webpage redesign
• E-bulletin

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Contacting us is easy

• by phone
• Vancouver area 604-875-2084
• Elsewhere in BC 1-800-665-1822
• email
• keltycentre_at_bcmhs.bc.ca
• web
• www.bcmhas.ca/KeltyResourceCentre
• in person
• BC Childrens Hospital Site
• 4500 Oak Street - (Heather Street 30th Ave
  West)
• Mental Health Building (Use Entrance 2)
• Room P3-302 (3rd floor)
• Hours of operation 5 days a week
• Monday 10am-3pm
• Weds Thurs 1pm to 7pm

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Feedback from clients 2008

• "Thank you for the information you have sent me.
  I was unaware of the wealth of resources
  available on this important topic. I look forward
  to exploring the links, books and other
  suggestions you have been kind enough to provide.
  I also would like to offer you thanks for the
  time you spent with me on the telephone.
• "Thank youthe info is great and have copied it
  offthanks again."
• THANK YOU !!..I will pass this information onto
  the mother..."
• "thank you very much. it was very helpful for
  xxxx and I to meet with you. she really
  appreciated the info you printed out for us and
  she read it aloud to me in the car. she really
  connected with it. all the best."