Critical Hours COVID wise Event
The Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative has partnered with Ottawa Public Health, Crime Prevention Ottawa, the City of Ottawa and the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa to answer your questions about running child and youth programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the coming COVID winter it is even more important that we all figure out how to be COVID wise while continuing to engage children and youth in healthy activities.
Programming Resources
- Critical Hours 150 Days of Programming
- Youth Connections Ottawa – Implementation Guide: A Toolkit for Implementation of the Youth Connections Ottawa Peer-to-Peer Program from Ottawa Public Health (can be customized as well as adapted for COVID)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Ottawa: Virtual Clubhouse
Zoom Best Practices from the City of Ottawa
COVID-19 Resources
- Be COVID Wise from Ottawa Public Health
- Self-assessment Tool
- CHEO tool "What is Coronavirus"
- Before and After School Programs Ministry of Education
Mental Health Resources
- have THAT talk for Youth from Ottawa Public Health
- YouthNet: sign up for Virtual Groups here
- Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868, information about text and chat resources on their website
- Youth Services Bureau: YSB's Crisis Line and Crisis Chat are available 24/7 at 613-260-2360 or chat.ysb.ca
- Mental Health and COVID-19 from Ottawa Public Health
- Counselling Connect: a starting place to find counselling resources in Ottawa
- Mental Health and Substance Use Resource List from Ottawa Public Health
- In an emergency or crisis CALL 911