Resources
Here you’ll find a range of mental health resources and support, including crisis resources, tools, exercises, videos and more.
Need immediate help?
- Call 911
- Go to your nearest hospital emergency department
- Call 24 hour distress centre in Ontario near you. Crisis Lines are
always open, 24hrs, 7 days a week
What are you looking for?
Crisis Resources
- Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region https://www.dcottawa.on.ca
- Mental Health Crisis Service https://crisisline.ca
- Canada Wide Crisis Services https://talksuicide.ca
- Assaulted Women’s Helpline (AWHL) https://www.awhl.org
- Ottawa Rape Centre Crisis Line (ORCC) https://orcc.net
- Kids Help Phone – Available 24 hrs https://kidshelpphone.ca
Mental Health Supports
- Capital Choice Counselling Group https://capitalchoicecounselling.com
- E-Mental Health Supports https://www.ementalhealth.ca
- Psychology Today – Find a Therapist https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca
- Conversations at The Royal : Recorded https://www.theroyal.ca/about-royal/education-conferences/conversations-royal-public-information-sessions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) http://www.camh.ca
- Mental Health Commission of Canada https://mentalhealthcommission.ca
- Mental Health First Aid Canada https://www.mhfa.ca/en/home
- Workplace Strategies for Mental Health https://www.workplacestrategiesformentalhealth.com/topic/Resources-for-employees
Tools, Exercises and Video
- Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Free Online Resource https://palousemindfulness.com
- Martin Seligman’s Authentic Happiness https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu
- Ted Talk – Martin Segilman and The New Era of Positive Psychology https://embed.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_the_new_era_of_positive_psychology
- Dr. Stephen Porges: What is the Polyvagal Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec3AUMDjtKQ
- 23 Resilience Tools and Exercises (+Mental Toughness Test) https://positivepsychology.com/resilience-activities-exercises/
- Video: Brene Brown – Power of Vulnerability https://brenebrown.com/videos/ted-talk-the-power-of-vulnerability
- Video: Brene Brown – Empathy https://brenebrown.com/videos/rsa-short-empathy/
- Video: Sukie Baxter; Vagus Nerve Exercises to Rewire Your Brain From Anxiety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HCG3BGK8I
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