Mental Health and Addictions Tools

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CAPSA - Community Addictions Peer Support Association

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CAPSA 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. Employing subject matter...

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Subjects: Alcohol or drug use / Alcohol / Opioids / Cannabis

Age Groups: Adults / Seniors

Mental Health 101

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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Knowledge 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. The tutorials can...

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Subjects: Alcohol / Opioids / Cannabis / Nicotine & Tobacco / Gambling / Feeling Sad or Depressed / Significant tiredness, low energy and problems sleeping / Withdrawal from friends and activities / Feeling Stressed, Anxious or Worried / Alcohol or drug use / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Anxiety / Bipolar Disorder / Depression / Dementias / Eating Disorders / Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) / Personality Disorders / Psychosis / Schizophrenia / Stress

Age Groups: Adults / Seniors / Youth

SMART Recovery - Self-Management And Recovery Training

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Self-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)...

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Subjects: Eating Disorders / Alcohol or drug use / Alcohol / Opioids / Cannabis / Nicotine & Tobacco / Gambling

Age Groups: Adults / Seniors

Wellness Together Canada

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Wellness Together Canada is a mental health and substance use website to support people across Canada and Canadians living abroad in both official languages. They provide the following resources for you at no cost:

Immediate text support
Informa...

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Subjects: Anxiety / Depression / Grief / Self-Injury / Stress / Feeling Sad or Depressed / Significant tiredness, low energy and problems sleeping / Withdrawal from friends and activities / Feeling Stressed, Anxious or Worried / Grief / Alcohol or drug use / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Alcohol / Opioids / Cannabis / Nicotine & Tobacco / Gambling

Age Groups: Adults / Seniors / Youth