Throughout family life, it can be helpful to access resources and services as needs and circumstances change.
I’ve collected some local and online resources that might be helpful.
For some, access to resources and information can provide peace of mind; for others, it can be overwhelming. Skip this page if you’re feeling overwhelmed or if you know you’re the type of person to feel analysis paralysis.
Legal + Safety
Community Legal Education Association
Collaborative Practice Manitoba – Collaborative Divorce Practitioners
Family Law (Government of Canada)
Family Law (Government of Manitoba)
Winnipeg Children’s Access Agency – Supervised visits / exchanges
Domestic Violence Winnipeg Police – Safety planning + resources
Parenting + Separation
Course: For the Sake of the Children (Government of Manitoba)
Because Life Goes On (PDF) – Parent Guide to help Children
What Happens Next (Government of Canada) – Information for Kids about Separation & Divorce
Families Change – Parent + Teen + Kid Guide to Separation
Families First (Government of Manitoba) – Information on Child Development Needs
Manitoba Parent Zone – Information on Child Development Needs
Parenting Plan & Child Development (Government of Canada)
Parenting & Separation (Government of Manitoba)
Spousal Support Guidelines (Government of Manitoba)
Winnipeg Resources *non emergency
211.ca
(search engine for Canadian community based services)
Acorn Family Place
(counselling, parenting programs, caring dad group)
All Nations Coordinated Response Network
(culturally appropriate and relevant programs for children and families)
A Women’s Place
(legal program of NorWest Co-Op)
Alneau Renewal Centre
(counselling, parenting programs, sliding scale)
Aurora Family Therapy
(counselling, newcomer programs, sliding scale)
Bilal Community and Family Centre Inc.
(counselling, newcomer programs, positive parenting program, family programs)
Blue Cross
(includes free self-directed material)
Centre Renaissance
(bilingual counselling services)
Canadian Muslim Counselling (*Ontario + online)
Family Dynamics Inc.
(counselling, parenting workshops, sliding scale)
Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre
(counselling, workshops)
Forensic Psychological Services
(assessment, treatment, community support, individual/group/family counselling)
Islamic Social Services Association Inc. ISSA
(individual and family counselling)
Jewish Child & Family Service
(counselling, family life education, sliding scale)
Klinic
(counselling, workshops, Evolve Counselling Program family violence counselling)
Heartwood Healing Centre
(women who experienced childhood sexual abuse)
The Link
(youth & family supports)
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre
(counselling, parenting programs, Indigenous programs)
MDAM – Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba
(mental health illness support, education, support groups, workshops)
Mount Carmel Clinic
(primary health, counselling)
New Directions
(Family Therapy, FASD Services)
Nomina Integrated Health
(counselling, family program, fee and free resources)
North Point Douglas Women’s Centre
(therapy, sexual violence, cultural parenting)
NorWest Co-Op
(counselling, primary healthy, social services, nutrition, legal, youth, immigrant, Indigenous, parenting, trauma)
Pluri-elles
(Francophone services for: counselling, family violence, refugee employment support)
Psychological Service Centre at UofM
(individual + family counselling, psychological assessment, no fee services by graduate students)
Rainbow Resource Centre
(2SLGBTQ+ short term counselling)
Thrive Community Support Circle
(counselling, workshops, support groups)
West Central Women’s Resource Centre
(counselling, family support, newcomer, gender based violence)
Women’s Health Clinic
(counselling, reproductive health, support groups including infant loss, nutrition, parenting classes, family & community programs; women, teens, +2SLGBTQ identifying clients)
Books
Hold on to your Kids
– Gabor Maté
How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk
– Adele Faber + Elaine Mazlish
Reclaiming Youth at Risk
– Larry Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, Steve Van Bockern
The Whole Brain Child
– Daniel Siegel
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find and Keep Love
– Amir Levine + Rachel Heller
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
– Emily Nagoski + Amelia Nagoski
Podcasts
Good Inside – Dr. Becky
(parenting, child development, connection, conflict resolution)
We Can do Hard Things – Glennon Doyle
(family, parenting, mental health, addiction & eating disorder recovery, 2SLGBTQ+)
The One you Feed – Eric Zimmer
(mental health, addiction, well-being, meaning + purpose)
Unlocking Us – Brené Brown
(relationships, well-being, meaning + purpose)
Online Parenting Blogs and Tools
Making Sense of Trauma
(free trauma informed workshop + resources + free PDF Book Big Feelings Come and Go available in 15 languages!)
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection
(resources for: proactive and responsive measures for online safety regarding abuse, exploitation, victimization)
Big Life Kid’s Journal
(blogs + growth mindset resources, free + fee content)
Today’s Parent Magazine
(parenting articles on activities, strategies + wide range of topics)
Lives in the Balance
(collaborative and proactive behaviour solutions for parents)
Kids Health
(children’s health, behaviour, child development, nutrition, first aid and medical information; kids, parents, teens)
Understood
(free hub of tools, printouts, and parent help topics)
Nicole Robidoux 