Health and Mental Health Resources in your Community
Besides therapy and counselling, each of us can take our health in our own hands. This list of health and mental health resources is not exhaustive thus you can find more if you search the internet. These are the ones that I feel is more credible in the information they share. To maintain mental health we have to look at all areas of life: individual health, family relations, romantic relations, career, and social interactions. Along with those categories we also look at socioeconomical factors that apply stressors and pressures which will cause further struggles in mental health. Hopefully this list will provide some education while you decide if you wish to have therapy.
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⇩ General Mental Health Resources
- BC 211 – Local Community, Government, Social Services Organizations/Programs
- Help Guide.org
- Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- CCPA Talking Helps
- Healthy Place – America’s Mental Health Channel
- Quick Fact Sheets from Here to Help BC
- Psychology Fact Sheets from Canadian Psychological Association
- Emotion Atlas – Map Your Feelings
- The Wellness Recovery Action Plan – Free Mental Health Wellness Program
⇩ General Physical Health Resources
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
- Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE)
- Healthlink BC (or call 8-1-1)
- Medication Information – US National Library of Medicine
- Gastrointestinal Information (IBS, Crohn’s, etc.)
⇩ Resources for Children/Youth/Teens
- American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry – Family Guide
- Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre – Programs & Services (7-17)
- Managing Peer Pressure with Addictions
- Preventing Opioids for Teens
- Parent’s Guide to Teen Drug Abuse Prevention
- Kids Health.org
- Kids and Trauma
- Parents – Talking about Drugs/Alcohol with Teens
- Positive Behaviour in Schools (Anti-bullying)
- Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project
- Teen Mental Health
⇩ Abuse and Torture
- BC Society For Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse
- Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture
- When Love Hurts – Abusive Relationships (for women)
⇩ Addictions – Drugs and Poly Substances
- Canada Alcohol and Drug Rehab Center List
- Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
- Centre for Addition and Mental Health (Ontario)
- Overview of Substance Use
- General Tools for Recovery
- Types of Drugs Addiction Information
- Medicine and Drug to Drug Interactions – What it does in your body
- Recovery Websites – Includes Groups and Forums
⇩ Addictions – Alcohol
- Overview of the 12 Steps Alcoholics Anonymous Program
- Recovering Couples Anonymous
- Recovery at Home (detox in your own space not treatment centres)
⇩ Addictions – Behaviour – Gambling
⇩ Addictions – Behaviour – Sexual
- Sexual Addiction Facts
- Sex Help – Info, Assessment, and Recovery
- Medical View on Sex Addiction
- Sex Addicts Anonymous – Vancouver
- Sex Addicts Anonymous – Victoria
- Partners of Sex Addicts Resource Center
- Cybersex
⇩ Anxiety, Fear, Panic, OCD
- Anxiety BC
- Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Kids (OCD)
- Compulsive Skin Picking (CSP)
- Skin Picking Disorder Fact Sheet
⇩ Brain Injuries
⇩ Cancer Resources
⇩ Career and Employment Tools
- Free Vocopher Career Inventories
- Futurpreneur – Support to start your business
- Severance Calculator – for terminations
⇩ Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – General Information (FASD)
- The Asante Centre
- Teaching FASD Students
- FASD Assessment and Resources
⇩ Grief and Loss
- Bereavement – General Information
- BC Bereavement Helpline – General Information – Multilingual
- Stages of Grief
- Children and Grief
- Grief Dreams
⇩ Learning/Developmental Disabilities
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – General Information
- Autism Society – General Information
- Asperger Syndrome (AS)
- The Learning Disabilities Association of Vancouver
⇩ L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ Community Resources
⇩ Meditation/Relaxation Tools
⇩ Mood Disorders
- General Information on Mood Disorders
- Depression – General Info
- Bounce Back Program – BC, ON, MB – Multi-language Service
- Symptoms of Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Different Faces of Depression
- Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD – Light Box) Information from UBC
⇩ Pain and Pain Management
- American Chronic Pain Association
- Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability
- Joint Health – Information on Arthritis and related joint concerns
- Pain BC – Chronic Pain Management Resource
- Pain Management Apps
⇩ Parenting
⇩ Separation and Divorce
⇩ Sex and Sexuality
- Additional resources available in session due to explicit content
- General Information About Sex
- Sex and Depression
- Sexual Health Information
⇩ Stress and Stress Management
- What’s your Stress Index? – Canadian Mental Health Association
- American Institute of Stress
- Caregiver Stress Information
- Mind Tools – Stress Management
- Stress Management – Very Well
⇩ Suicide
- Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention – Prevention and Resources Nation-wide
- Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings
- Grief After Suicide
- SAFER Program via Vancouver Costal Health
⇩ Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – National Center for PTSD