Resources for Families
Your Guide
Your Guide is a listing of free workshops, courses, groups and events for families, children and teens.
Community Information Centre
See our web page for the community information website, listing services in Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk.
Vulnerable Persons Registry
Learn more about the confidential Vulnerable Persons Registry where you can register your child to give Brantford Police Services emergency contact information about the special needs of your child, to help police if they ever need to interact with your child.
More Resources
We offer a wide range of services to meet the diverse needs of families. Our professional team is here to listen to your concerns and connect you to the most suitable support services.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Information
- What is Autism? – A short video (4.30 min)
- The Autism Parent Resource Kit
- Ontario Autism Program (OAP)
- Autism Ontario
- AccessOAP
Developmental Disabilities
Early Years and Child Care Information
Mental Health and Wellness Information
If you need immediate crisis support or counselling, please call the 24/7 Crisis Line for children, youth and adults:
519-759-7188 or 1-866-811-7188
SOAR Community Services Services Crisis Counsellors offer safety planning, coping skills/self-soothing management, as well as connection to Addiction Services, the COAST program, and other community resources.
Referral to Child and Youth Mental Health Services
Call Woodview: 519-752-5308 ext. 0 OR email: general@woodview.ca
Resources on Well-Being (the titles below are downloadable documents)
- Anxiety Disorder
- Bullying-What Parents of Adolescents Need to Know
- Bullying-What Parents of Elementary School Children Need to Know
- Bullying-What Parents of Young Children Need to Know
- BullyingCanada
- Cyberbullying
- Cyberbullying – Help protect your child from Cyberbullying
- Family Care Centre – by Children’s Mental Health Ontario and Parents for Children’s Mental Health (PCMH)
- Mind Your Mind
- Starting with the Facts
- The Important Poetry
- Understanding Depression
- Understanding Suicide
Transitional Aged Youth Planning
On transitional planning for youth with a developmental disability.
- Transitioning– Your guide to transitioning your child with a developmental disability to adulthood.
- Developmental Services Ontario
- Creating a Good Life in Community, A Guide on Person-Directed Planning
- Consideration for Transition Planning for Youth with a Developmental Disability
- Individual Support Planning
- Self Advocacy My Life Workbook
- Almost There Planning for Transition
- Individualized Funding Library
