Healthy minds Canada
Note: this website has merged with jack.org.
The Healthy Minds Canada site includes mental health resources, an online mental health tool for parents, handbook on what to do when something is wrong, the best life reward program with educational modules and goal setting guides, and connections to the FeelingBetterNow program which connects you to tools to identify concerns and routes to plan treatment strategies.
Mental health resources are available in the following categories:
- addictions
- anxiety disorders
- autism and autism spectrum disorders
- borderline personality disorder
- bullying
- concurrent disorders
- depression
- eating disorders
- gambling impulse control disorders
- mood disorders (bipolar disorder and depression)
- post traumatic stress disorder
- schizophrenia
- suicide
- tourette syndrome
Other resources cover topics and concerns about workplace mental health, entrepreneurs, immigration, and telephone resources and hotlines.
Since 1980, Health Minds Canada (HMC) has funded 400 research projects at 42 universities and teaching hospitals across Canada. HMC has reached over a million people through knowledge transfer initiatives such as workshops, symposia, conferences, printed and online resources and hundreds of thousands more through social media.
Why we're recommending this resource:
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- Authority: author is identifiable and has related qualifications and/or credentials / affiliated with a reputable institution
- Objectivity: minimal to no biases or affiliations with a company selling products of promoting a questionable agenda.
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- Canadian Resource