Mental Health Links

The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your over-all well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.

Crisis Resources

9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline

• Call or text 9-8-8
• https://988.ca/

Kids Help Phone

• Call 1-800-668-6868
• Text 686868
• https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Mental Health, Addiction and Problem Gambling Helpline

• Call 1-866-531-2600
• https://connexontario.ca/

Indigenous Communities

Hope For Wellness Helpline

• Call 1-855-242-3310
• https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

Talk 4 Healing – Anishinabe Women’s Crisis Home & Family Healing Agency

• Call or text 1-855-554-HEAL
• https://www.beendigen.com/programs/talk4healing/

Shkaabe Makwa Clinical Services at CAMH

• https://www.camh.ca/en/patients-and-families/programs-and-services/shkaabe-makwa-clinical-services

Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)

• https://ofifc.org/friendship-centres/find/

Anishnawbe Health Toronto

• https://aht.ca/

2SLGBTQI Resources

Egale

• https://egale.ca/

Gilbert Centre

• https://www.gilbertcentre.ca/

PFLAG Canada

• https://pflagcanada.ca/

Rainbow Health Ontario

• https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/

North Simcoe Muskoka Transgender Health Services

• https://www.cfht.ca/programs-and-services/program-details/~43_62-north-simcoe-muskoka-trans-health-services

Franco Queer

• https://www.francoqueer.ca/

Trans Lifeline

• https://translifeline.org/

LBGTQ Youthline

• https://www.youthline.ca/

Uplift Black

• https://www.upliftblack.org/

Friends of Ruby

• https://www.friendsofruby.ca/

KIND

• https://kindspace.ca/

Mindfulness Resources

• https://www.uclahealth.org/uclamindful/guided-meditations

Neuro Nova Mindfulness for Chronic Pain

• https://neuronovacentre.com/

Center for Inner Freedom Mindfulness

• https://www.centerforinnerfreedom.com/

Mental Health Resources

PTSD in Adults

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder-PTSD/index.php?m=article&ID=8885%25E2%2580%258B

PTSD US Veterans Affairs

• https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/ptsd/index.asp

PTSD Treatment US Veterans Affairs

• https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/ptsd/treatment.asp

CAMH PTSD Information

• https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/posttraumatic-stress-disorder

CAMH Trauma

• https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/guides-and-publications/trauma

Depression in Adults

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Depression-in-Adults/index.php?m=article&ID=8880

Depression in Men

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Depression-in-Men-Information-for-Men-their-Friends-and-Loved-Ones/index.php?m=article&ID=105700

Depression in Youth and Children

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Depression-in-Children-and-Youth-Information-for-Parents-and-Caregivers/index.php?m=article&ID=8879

Postpartum Depression

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Postpartum-Depression/index.php?m=article&ID=8901

Seasonal Depression

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Seasonal-Depression-aka-Winter-Depression/index.php?m=article&ID=8870

CAMH Anxiety

• https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/anxiety-disorders

Self-Harm Information

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Self-Harm-Information-for-Adults/index.php?m=article&ID=21131

Suicide Information

• https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Suicide/index.php?m=article&ID=8912

Centre for Suicide Prevention

• https://www.suicideinfo.ca/

9-8-8 Understanding Suicide

• https://988.ca/understanding-suicide

Addiction Resources

SMART Recovery

• https://smartrecovery.org/

Connex Ontario

• https://connexontario.ca/

Alcoholics Anonymous

• https://www.aa.org/

Narcotics Anonymous

• https://na.org/

CBT Resources

Mind Gym CBT

• https://www.walkalong.ca/explore/MoodGYM

MindShift CBT

• https://www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/

Peer Support and First Responder Resources

Badge of Life

• https://badgeoflifecanada.org/

Wounded Warriors Canada

• https://woundedwarriors.ca/clinical-services/

Boots On The Ground

• Call 24/7 1-833-677-BOOT (2668)
• https://www.bootsontheground.ca/

Canada Beyond The Blue

• https://canadabeyondtheblue.com/

Wings of Change Peer Support

• https://www.wingsofchange.ca/

Ontario Immediate Family Wellness Program

• Call 24/7 1-866-643-9247
• Support for grieving families of individuals who have died in the line of duty or by suicide
•  https://onfamilywellness.ca/

PSPNET

• Support for First Responders and other Public Safety Personnel and their Families
• https://www.pspnet.ca/

Supports for those experiencing Violence

Government of Ontario

• https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-help-if-you-are-experiencing-violence

Additional Resources

Veterans Affairs Canada

• https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/contact-us/my-vac-account

Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Training

• https://www.cipsrt-icrtsp.ca/

The Haven Mental Health and Wellness

• https://www.thehaven.cloud/

Mental Health

• Consists of information and resources on a variety of mental health topics
• https://www.ementalhealth.ca

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

• Consists of information and resources on a variety of mental health topics
• https://www.camh.ca/

CAMH Mental Health 101

• A free mental health course featuring tutorials on: Mental Health, Addiction, Depression
• https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-101

Associations & Institutes

• Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• The Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
• Canadian Psychiatric Association
• Canadian Psychological Association
• Canadian Mental Health Association | Nova Scotia Division
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre
• National Eating Disorders Association
• Sleep Foundation
• Canadian Sleep Society
• Healthy Women
• National Organization for Rare Disorders
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative
• Center for Parent Information & Resources
• Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
• Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Justice Center for Birth Injury

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Metanoia.org

Depression

• Bipolar & Depression Outcomes Research Institute
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• Depression Screen

Anxiety Disorders

• Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
• Mood Disorders Society of Canada

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD
• Anxiety Canada – OCD
• International OCD Foundation
• Trichotillomania Learning Center

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Veterans Affairs Canada
• PTSD Association of Canada
• Sidran Institute

Addiction and Recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Government of Canada
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
• Center for On-Line Addiction

Eating Disorders

• National Eating Disorder Information Centre
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Dieticians of Canada

Personality Disorders

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, CAMH
• Encyclopedia of Children’s Health

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH
• Center for ADHD Awareness, Canada
• Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance, CADDRA
• National Institute of Mental Health

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

• Childhelp
• Bryony House
• Adsum for Women and Children
• Department of Justice
• Canadian Centre for Child Protection
• Domestic Abuse Help in Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada: Family Violence Resources

Developmental Disorders

• Developmental Disabilities Association

Diagnosis

• DSM-V: Diagnoses and Criteria