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Core topic guides

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These pages act as the main guides for each subject and link into the more specific resources below.

First Steps

What to do when a child has just moved in or the caregiving arrangement is still unclear.

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PEI GACP & Child Protection

Understand GACP, Child Protection involvement, reunification and permanency.

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Financial Help

Benefits, taxes, child support, household costs and education savings.

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Legal & Guardianship

Authority, court navigation, documents, permanency and backup planning.

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Health & Mental Health

Health care, disability, FASD, crisis support and developmental needs.

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School & Education

School authority, adolescence, online safety and planning after high school.

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Trauma, Grief & Behaviour

Attachment, loss, family relationships, parent circumstances and identity.

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Caregiver Wellbeing

Boundaries, household stress, work, backup care and caregiver sustainability.

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Community & Respite

Regional, cultural, practical and community support across PEI.

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For Professionals

Practice guides for schools, health services, employers and community organizations.

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Parental Substance Use

Child impacts, relational safety, parent recovery, contact boundaries, naloxone and PEI family supports.

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Important: This library provides general information and navigation, not legal, medical or financial advice. Program rules change. For benefits, legal status or eligibility decisions, use the linked official source or qualified professional.

Popular starting points

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I just became responsible for a child

Safety, paperwork, school, health, legal authority and financial first steps.

Is this informal kinship care or GACP?

Understand why the type of caregiving arrangement changes legal and financial questions.

What financial help might be available?

Start with CCB, GACP and other PEI supports when household costs change.

What legal authority do I have?

Custody, guardianship, school, health care, travel and long-term decision making.

How do I respond to trauma or behaviour?

Understand grief, disruption, behaviour and trauma-informed caregiving principles.

Can I talk with another caregiver?

Find peer support and current Building GRAND-Families group information.

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