The following list of resources are available online or by phone for anyone needing personal support.
Quick Reference Flyer: Community Based Mental Health Supports
Crisis:
- Crisis Services Canada: Call 1-833-456-4566 anytime or text 45645 from 4 p.m. to midnight.
- Ementalhealth.ca: Visit the crisis and emergency section to find various crisis services in your community.
- hopeforwellness.ca: Immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention for all Indigenous peoples across Canada (available in some Indigenous languages). Toll-free: 1-855-242-3310.
- Kids Help Phone: Online chat or call 1-800-668-6868 to speak to a counsellor. Text CONNECT to 686868.
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Mental Health & Anxiety:
- MIND-AID: mental health help for young people in Muskoka..
- Big White Wall: Online peer support.
- Bounce Back: Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, youth will get access to tools that will support them on their path to mental wellness.
- Canadian Mental Health Association: Local CMHA to access mental health help, support, and resources.
- Find a therapist: in your local area.
- Mental Health Helpline Information and Referral Specialist: Email or chat online.
- 211: Information and referral for community, government, social and health services, including mental health resources across Ontario.
- Mind Your Mind: a resource for young people aged 14 to 29 to co-create interactive tools and innovative resources to build capacity and resilience.
- Smiling Mind: Free and customized for isolation
- Mind Shift – Teen friendly app that helps track anxiety and provides strategies for reducing it.
- Rootd: Teen friendly app with lots of strategies for managing moderate to severe anxiety and panic attacks.
- Psychology Today: Find a local therapist.
- School Mental Health Ontario: Practical resources to support student mental health during COVID-19.
- Test and Exam Stress: Strategies to Perform at Your Best: a workbook from School Mental Health Ontario
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LGBTQ Support:
- Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line: Queer, Trans, Two-Spirit* youth-led organization for Youth up to 26: 1-800-268-9688.
- Transgender Crisis Line: Call 1-877-330-6366.
- Families in TRANSition (FIT): Families in TRANSition (FIT) is a 10-week closed group for parents / caregivers of 2-Spirit, trans, non-binary, gender-questioning youth (ages 13-24) who have recently learned of their child’s gender identity.
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Addictions:
- ConnexOntario: Services for drug and alcohol, gambling, or mental health issues.
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Grief & Loss:
- Teenage Grief Sucks – An online resources with stories and articles for teens struggling with grief and loss.
- Dougy Centre Grief resources and toolkits
- Hospice Huntsville – Support for high school aged students available. A great list of curated Grief Resource Websites.
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