Guide to Working with Military-Connected Children and Youth

Communities lie at the heart of supporting modern military families effectively. A greater community understanding of the military family experience can enhance skills to better serve military families and strengthen the network of family support.

The children of Canada’s military families live in communities across the country and on bases around the world. Like all children, they participate in a wide range of activities, from sports to summer camps, and they rely on supports ranging from child care to health and wellness services. In the course of their day-to-day lives, military-connected children and youth come into contact with, and are supported by, many community service providers and organizations.

This resource, created in partnership with Kids Help Phone, is a tool for any service provider who has ever wondered what Canadian military life is like and what it has to do with the kids you come into contact with.