Mental Health and Addictions Tools
CAPSA - Community Addictions Peer Support Association
CAPSA - Community Addictions Peer Support AssociationCAPSA is a National leader on the topic of stigma, its impacts on individuals who use substances or have a substance use disorder and on identifying and correcting instances of systemic stigma imbedded in organizations.
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Gambling Support Network
Government of Nova ScotiaFive easy steps that you can take to help decide if you need to change the way you gamble. Options include text message/SMS motivational support, secure chat, group forums, online calculator and more.
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Mental Health 101
The Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthKnowledge is power. This series of free online tutorials is a starting point for learning about mental health. You can come away with a greater understanding of the mental health concern you are interested in knowing more about.
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MindWellU Challenge
MindWellThe 30 Day Mindfulness Challenge teaches you how to lower stress, increase resilience and improve well-being, performance and optimism so you can become more present at work, out in the community, or with friends and family.
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Monitor Your Gambling and Urges (MYGU)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)Research has shown that people who keep track of their gambling behaviour are more successful when they try to quit or reduce their gambling!
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Mood Meter
Government of NewfoundlandWe can all take actions to improve our ‘mood’ or mental wellness. The Mood Meter is a creative way for you to think about how you are feeling and what actions you can take to improve your mental wellness.
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Mygrief.ca
Canadian Virtual HospiceMyGrief.ca can help you understand grief and work through some of the difficult issues you may be facing.
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PSPNET
PSPNETAs part of the Government of Canada’s National Action Plan on Posttraumatic Stress Injuries, PSPNET is offering and evaluating Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy, also known as ICBT, specifically tailored for current and former Public
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Psychological First Aid pocket guide
Red CrossIn the Psychological First Aid – Self-Care course, learn the effects of stress, with an emphasis on building and using a personal self-care plan. Learn strategies to prevent, recognize, and cope with stress.
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SMART Recovery - Self-Management And Recovery Training
SMART Recovery - Self-Management And Recovery TrainingSelf-Management And Recovery Training (SMART) is a global community of mutual-support groups. At meetings, participants help one another resolve problems with any addiction (to drugs or alcohol or to activities such as gambling or over-eating).