Healthy Living

Youth Connection Coordinators support the mental health of youth in our program by connecting them with practitioners, accompanying them to their appointments, and supporting them through the process of recovery. We engage young people in meditation, yoga, and mindfulness workshops that promote stress reduction techniques to support healthy living and educational attainment. Individuals in youth’s networks of support provide pivotal assistance with advocating for accommodations in schools for learning disabilities, mental health issues, and other challenges that may become barriers to success.

StepStones connects young people in our program with physicians and counsellors as well as with a psychotherapist trained in permanency-competence and trauma-informed therapy as needed. With the support of caregivers and mentors, youth can receive ongoing trauma therapy to stabilize and improve mental health and develop strategies for healthy living to support challenges with substance use, physical health, and isolation.