RESOURCES
Explore our “Resources” section for valuable tools, articles, and guides to aid you on your journey. Whether you’re seeking advice, inspiration, or practical assistance, we’ve compiled resources to consider. Remember to check back periodically, as we regularly update our selection to provide you with the most relevant and up-to-date materials
Addiction And Recovery
How Addiction Hijacks The Brain
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.htm
ALCOHOLISM AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/alcoholism-and-alcohol-abuse.htm
DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/drug-abuse-and-addiction.htm
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/substance-abuse-and-mental-health.htm
GAMBLING ADDICTION AND PROBLEM GAMBLING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm
Abuse
HELP FOR MEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-abused-men.htm
HELP FOR WOMEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-abused-and-battered-women.htm
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm
BULLYING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/dealing-with-bullying.htm
ANGER
MANAGEMENT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/anger-management.htm
LOVING AN ANGRY PERSON
http://lynnenamka.com/anger-management/anger-management-articles/love-angry-person/
Anxiety
ANXIETY DISORDERS AND ANXIETY ATTACKS
http://www.cmha.ca/mental-health/understanding-mental-illness/anxiety-disorders/
PANIC ATTACKS AND PANIC DISORDER
http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/phobias-and-panic-disorders/#.WJoRVlMrLIU
Burnout
PREVENTING BURNOUT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/preventing-burnout
CAREGIVER STRESS AND BURNOUT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/caregiving-stress-and-burnout.htm
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
TOOL BOX OF SUGGESTIONS
https://www.helpguide.org/emotional-intelligence-toolkit/index.htm
Grieving
COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS, SYMPTOMS, STAGES
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief-loss/coping-with-grief-and-loss.htm
CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION COMMENTS
Dealing With Depression
DEPRESSION MAIN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/dealing-with-depression.htm
DEPRESSION IN WOMEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-in-women.htm
DEPRESSION IN MEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-in-men.htm
DEPRESSION IN TEENS
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/teenagers-guide-to-depression.htm
DEPRESSION TREATMENT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-treatment.htm
DEPRESSION FROM A CHAPLAINCY PERSPECTIVE http://www.churchleaders.com/daily-buzz/282445-david-murray-solving-depression-in-45-minutes.html
Educational Partnerships
Humor
MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUMOR
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/relationships/fixing-relationship-problems-with-humor.htm
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm
Marital Relationship Strategies
50 BEST MARRIAGE TIPS EVER
https://canadianwebsitesolutions.com/legacy/50-marriage-experts-share-50-best-marriage-tips-ever/
BRINGING JOY AND LOVE
COPING WITH A BREAKUP OR DIVORCE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/family-divorce/coping-with-a-breakup-or-divorce.htm
Moral Injury
BEHIND THE BADGE
The Mind
BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/benefits-of-mindfulness.htm
12 WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS WITH MUSIC
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/12-ways-to-reduce-stress-with-music.htm
FITNESS TIPS FOR THE MIND
http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/mental-fitness-tips/#.WKuD528rLIW
HOW TO STOP WORRYING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/how-to-stop-worrying.htm
Parenting
BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/benefits-of-mindfulness.htm
12 WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS WITH MUSIC
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/12-ways-to-reduce-stress-with-music.htm
FITNESS TIPS FOR THE MIND
http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/mental-fitness-tips/#.WKuD528rLIW
HOW TO STOP WORRYING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/how-to-stop-worrying.htm
Pod Casts
https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/webinars-podcasts/resiliency-in-disaster-behavioral-health
https://operationtraumarecovery.org/
https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/uptalkpodcast/
https://www.withinthetrenches.net/podcast
https://www.jamesgeering.com/podcast
https://answeringthecall.podbean.com/
PTSD And Trauma
PTSD WHAT IS IT?
http://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/ptsd#
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/PTSD-overview/basics/what-is-ptsd.asp
WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM GETTING HELP – STIGMA AND BARRIERS?
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/therapy-med/Stigma_Barriers_to_Care.asp
HOW TO HELP SOMEONE WITH PTSD
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/ptsd-in-the-family.htm
TREATMENT OF PTSD
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/therapy-med/treatment-ptsd.asp
AVOIDANCE
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/problems/avoidance.asp
ANNIVERSARIES, RE-EXPERIENCING
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/problems/anniversary-reactions.asp
PTSD AND THE IMPACT ON FAMILY
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treatment/family/ptsd-and-the-family.asp
PTSD AND RELATIONSHIPS IN GENERAL
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/ptsd-and-relationships.asp
PTSD APPS
PTSD COACH http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/materials/apps/PTSDCoach.asp
PTSD FAMILY COACH http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/materials/apps/PTSDFamilyCoach.asp
PTSD MINDFULNESS COACH http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/materials/apps/mobileapp_mindfulness_coach.asp
MEDIA COVERAGE IMPACT
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/types/disasters/media-coverage-traumatic-event.asp
REPORT TO GOVERNMENT ON PTSD
PTSD OUT OF SIGHT BUT NOT OUT OF MIND https://mdsc.ca/documents/Advocacy/PTSD_Report_EN.pdf
POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH
http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/the-promise-of-post-traumatic-growth
EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/emotional-and-psychological-trauma.htm
TRAUMA
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/traumatic-stress.htm
50 years of perspective from a trauma psychotherapist http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299732.2010.514845#.VgRTzstVikp
Resiliency
THE ROAD TO RESILIENCE
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
IMPROVING EMOTIONAL HEALTH
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/improving-emotional-health.htm
RESILIENCE TRAINING FOR FIRE FIGHTERS – A PROPOSED APPROACH BY KAREN F DEPPA
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=mapp_capstone
HABITS TO PRODUCE STRONG MENTAL HEALTH
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/11-habits-mentally-strong-people-dr-travis-bradberry
Sleep
THE BIOLOGY OF SLEEP
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/biology-of-sleep-circadian-rhythms-sleep-stages.htm
SLEEP AND INSOMNIA
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/sleep/cant-sleep-insomnia-treatment.htm
STEPS TO IMPROVE SLEEP
http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/getting/overcoming/tips
Stress
HOW IT SHRINKS THE BRAIN
https://canadianwebsitesolutions.com/legacy/stress-literally-shrinks-your-brain/
STRESS MANAGEMENT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-management.htm
Suicide
NEED HELP
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/
I’M HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/im-having-thoughts-of-suicide/
I’M CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/im-concerned-about-someone/
I’M A SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVOR
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/im-a-suicide-attempt-survivor/
WHAT IS SUICIDE?
http://suicideprevention.ca/understanding/what-is-suicide/
MESSAGE TO SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS
http://suicideprevention.ca/coping-with-suicide-loss/a-message-to-suicide-loss-survivors/
TOPICS – SHOCK, NUMBNESS, SADNESS, ANGER, BLAME, GUILT, SHAME, RELIEF, DENIAL, WHY, FEAR, DEPRESSION, BELIEF, THINKING, REACHING OUT
http://suicideprevention.ca/coping-with-suicide-loss/suicide-grief/