for Children, Youth & Families
Multilingual Resources for Eating Disorders
Resources: Eating DisordersAnorexia nervosa in children and young people
http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/topics/Parenting.html
An information sheet for parents. Available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese Traditional, English, Farsi, Filipino, Hindi, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese.
Resource sheets are listed in alphabetical order so you may need to scroll down the page to find this information sheet.
Eating Disorders
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/index.shtml
A detailed booklet that describes the symptoms, causes, and treatments of eating disorders.
Available in English and Spanish.
Offord Centre for Child Studies’s Eating problems in children and adolescents pamphlet
The centre offers a number of pamphlets on various mental health issues including Eating Disorders, ASD, Attention, Behaviour, Mood, Substance Abuse, Tourettes. The pamphlets are available in the following languages: French, Arabic, Hindi, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktiut , Italian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
Making food fun for children and parents
www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/topics/Parenting.html
An information sheet for parents. Available in Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean , Macedonian, Portuguese , Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese. Resource sheets are listed in alphabetical order so you need to scroll down the page to find this information sheet.
Mental Health in Multicultural Australia Fact Sheets
Topics include what is an eating disorder? Fact sheets are available in the following languages: Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
Sheena’s Place
www.sheenasplace.org and go to ‘Education & Outreach’ and then ‘Factsheets’ or go to http://www.sheenasplace.org/index.php?page=fact_sheets
This site has a variety of fact sheets in other languages, on topics including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, self care and body image. Available in Chinese, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Tagalog.
Something Fishy
www.something-fishy.org/sitemap.php
A web site that provides information to support people recovering from an eating disorder. Scroll down the webpage to see pages on this website that are available in other languages. This includes a section covering ‘what are eating disorders?’ and other information such as cultural issues.
Available in the following languages: English, French, Spanish.
Mental Health Related Resources
Problem Solving
www.psychosissucks.ca/downloads.cfm
Available in the following languages:
English, Punjabi, Chinese, Hindi
Resource sheets are listed in alphabetical order so you need to scroll down the page to find this information sheet.
Coping with Stress
www.healthinfotranslations.org and select ‘Search by Health Topic’ and then ‘Stress and Coping’
or go direct to: www.healthinfotranslations.org/information/coping_with_stress/268027/
Available in the following languages: Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese.
Mental health and substance use resources in other languages at Heretohelp.bc.ca
http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/other-languages
A BC-based website on mental health and substance use, including information on eating disorders and related issues and there is a section with information in many other languages.
Multilingual Information for patients and families from the Family Physician Guide
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2008/fpg_full.pdf
This guide covers a section on diversity issues, clinical consideration in cross cultural issues as well as multilingual information sheets on anxiety, depression, early psychosis, substance use in Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Support Services
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
(604) 875-2084 § 1-800-665-1822 § http://keltymentalhealth.ca § www.keltyeatingdisorders.ca § www.youtube.com/user/KeltyMentalHealth
The Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre is BC’s information source for children, youth and families dealing with mental health and substance use issues. Information is also available in other languages. (click on the globe icon in the front page near the top margin). In addition, the centre offers resources on eating disorders for all ages. Peer support is available for youth, parents and those struggling with eating disorders. A cross cultural mental health literacy video-Families Together: Supporting the Mental Well-being of Children and youth will be launched in Fall and will be housed under the Kelty YouTube Channel. The 2012 Eating Disorders Meal Support Video is available in the Kelty YouTube Channel also.
Jessie’s Legacy Eating Disorder Prevention Program, Family Services of North Shore
(604) 988-5281 ext. 204 § www.familyservices.bc.ca
Offers a psychoeducation group for teens and parents called ‘Why Weight’ (www.familyservices.bc.ca/images/stories/pdfs/GroupFlyer_WhyWeight_Feb_2011.pdf), an Eating Disorder Support Group for Parents, Partners and Friends, and also one-to-one brief counselling.
Looking Glass Foundation (604) 986-6026 § www.lookingglassbc.com
A BC-based group providing support for teens and young adults struggling with Eating Disorders. Website includes information on their Summer Camp, Free Weekly Drop-In Support Groups, Provincial On-Line Support Groups, and Woodstone Treatment Centre.
Prepared by the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
Last updated: August 2012
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