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Confidently Support Youth and Families Impacted by Parental Substance Use

Every day, youth workers, educators and frontline workers meet young people living with a parent’s substance use, often without knowing it, and without training on what to say next. Our trainings give your team the language, confidence, and practical tools to respond in ways that build trust instead of shame.

Our trainings are co-designed with young people who’ve lived this, and delivered by a team of professionals with lived experience. 

Choose the Right Format

As an individual community member

We offer community trainings for individual practitioners in person in Calgary or virtually. 

 

As an organization

Book a training for your organziation catered to your needs, or off of our core trainings grounded in an understanding of stress, stigma, and safety for youth. 

 

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Who these trainings are for

  • Educators and school teams

  • Health, mental health, social workers, and social service teams

  • Community and nonprofit organizations

  • Caregivers and family support staff

  • Policy and program leaders

Why leaders trust Starlings

  • 40+ organizations across Canada have participated in our trainings

  • Grounded in peer and lived experience

  • Shaped through ongoing work with youth, caregivers, and systems

  • Evidence-informed 

Agnes contributed to our project curriculum and helped us make our training materials more inclusive, trauma-informed, and sensitive to the realities children face. Agnes brought both professional expertise and lived experience, offering powerful insights into how stigma impacts children and why their voices must be included in professional training.​
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April 2025 Rebekka Kleinet-LWL EU Projects Coordinator

We have provided workshops, consulting services, resources, and/or  training to more than 40 organizations across Canada and around the world. Will you be next to join us?

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...and more.

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Meet Our Educators

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Agnes Chen

Executive Director, RN, Founder 

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Maya Eboigbodin

Starlings Knowledge Equity Lead

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Tacia Tsimaras

Psychologist, Education Lead

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Cassandra Banford

Children's Rights Lead

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