Mindful Awareness & Resilience Skills for Parents and Caregivers (MARS-PC) is a virtual course for parents and caregivers whose children are accessing care and support through BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH).

Mindful Awareness & Resilience Skills for Adolescents (MARS-A) is an eight-week course for adolescents age 15-19 experiencing psychological distress. There are eight 90-minute afternoon virtual or in-person sessions and one optional three-hour in-person weekend session. This skills-based group is based on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for coping with stress, illness and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for coping with depressive symptoms.