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Getting Married
Losses Associated with Marriage
The Woman Formerly Known As...Should You Change Your Name?

Financial Changes with Marriage
"The most common reason for divorce is money," Information to know before the wedding.


The Teenage Years

Kids Health for Parents
Find out why the word "adolescence" strikes terror into your heart and how to cope with your teen.

Child & Family Canada
Facts about the teenage years - 13 to 18 years.


Illness & Injury
BC Centre for Disease Control
"Health Topics A - Z" & "Disease Categories" Easy-to-read, prevention info, & BC contact info.

BC Health Guide
3,000+ health topics, tests, procedures, & other resources for BC residents.

Canadian Health Network
Searchable A - Z index, resources, current health information for all ages.

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association: Resource Inventory for Informal Caregivers
Resources useful for people providing & receiving end-of-life care.

Canadian Women's Health Network
Young women's issues, eating disorders, drugs & medication, lesbian/bisexual/transgendered community, reproductive health & sexuality, violence against women, menopause, etc.

Canada Health Network
Government of Canada. Trusted health-related information for Canadians.

Health Canada
Physical & mental health, safety & injury, sexuality, family violence, alcohol & drug abuse, etc.

LifeMD.com Online Health Information
Small, user-friendly site with buttons for health info for Women / Men / Children / Golden Age.

HysterCity
Post-hysterectomy grief & loss.

Safe Kids Canada
Information on safety & injury prevention for children. See "Safety Tips" section.

Canadian Mental Health Association
Focuses on combating mental health problems & emotional disorders with research & information services, workshops, pamphlets, newsletters & resource centres.

Canadian Health Network - Mental Health
Convenient access to online materials for the promotion of mental health & mental health issues, problems and disorders in Canada.

Child Rights Information Network
The needs and rights of disabled children are frequently overlooked, since they experience a double invisibility: of being a child and of being a disabled person. Information and resources.

Esmerel's Collection of Disability Sites for Children
Dedicated to disability resources and sites for disabled children.

Centre on Aging
Very good site on Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for adults, their friends and families.


Aging
Women's Health Matters Network
A to Z topics from migraines to foot care, from caregiving to the threat of violence.

A Friend Indeed
Information, support, articles & web resources for women in menopause & mid-life.

Menopause Online
Has a bulletin board covering topics discussing women's health issues & menopause.

North American Menopause Society
Go to "Consumers" Download a free "Menopause Guidebook". English, Spanish, & Braille.

Capital Health - Health Topics
Edmonton, Alta. "Your Health" section has articles on elder abuse & caring for aging parents.

Health Canada: Division of Aging and Seniors
"Archives" section has an A - Z index of reliable information for Canadian seniors.


Empty Nest
BC Health Guide: Empty Nest
Search for "Family Life Cycle" Login with BC postal code required.

Empty Nest Moms
Real-life inspirational & humorous stories, women's health, discussions, chat room, e-cards.

American Psychological Association: Empty Nest
Looks at how an empty nest can promote freedom & improved relationships.

Empty Nest or Emptiness? Probably Both
Emotionally supportive article for moms experiencing empty nest syndrome.

Empty Nest Syndrome Help for Parents
Emotionally supportive article for parents experiencing empty nest syndrome.

Empty Nest Syndrome is Painful
Brief advice article for a mother seeking emotional support for empty nest syndrome.



Job Change
18 Ways to Survive Your Company's Reorganization
18 ways to survive reorganizations, takeovers, mergers, downsizings, joint ventures.

The Mid-life Woman
Career Change Tools for the Mid-Life Woman


Gender Identity & Change
Refer to Gender Differences & Change under Relationship Losses.


Other
Divorce & Separation
Adoption
Estrangement - Families Being Separated