Resources
+ Treatment Approaches
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Brings Lasting Benefits through Self-Knowledge, American Psychological Association.
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Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression and Anxiety: How it Works, Psycom.
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Healing Attachment Issues, Psychology Today.
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Never Too Late To Reclaim Attachment With Children, Kids in the House.
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Family Systems Therapy, Psychology Today.
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Family Systems Theory, The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family.
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The Benefits of Mindfulness, Help Guide.
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Getting Started with Mindfulness, Mindful.
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Culturally Sensitive Therapy, Psychology Today.
Is Your Therapist Trauma-Informed and Why It Matters, Psychology Today.
+ Crisis and Help Lines
9-1-1 for an emergency, 24 hours.
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433 or 604-872-3311) if you or someone else is considering suicide. 24 hours.
Mental Health Support Line at 310-6789 (no area code needed) for emotional support, information, and resources. 24 hours.
Kid’s Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 to speak to a counsellor for emotional support and resources. 24 hours.
Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service at 1-800-663-1441 or 604-660-9382 for support and resources. 24 hours.
Pain Support Line at 1-844-880-PAIN (7246) for emotional support and resources M-F 9-4 pm.
VictimLinkBC at 1-800-563-0808 for information and referral services for all victims of crime and immediate crisis support for victims of family and sexual violence. 24 hours.
Rape Crisis Centre at 1-877-392-7583 or 604-255-6344 for confidential emotional support, resources, and hospital accompaniment. 24 hours.
Pacific Postpartum Support Society at 1-855-255-7999 or 604-255-7999. M-F 10-3pm.
Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C. Division www.cmha.bc.ca. 1-800-555-8222 or 604-688-3234 for information and community resources. M-F 9-4pm.
+ COVID-19
Covid 19 and Mental Health, Health Link B.C.
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Coping with Stress and Anxiety, The Centre for Mental Health and Addiction.
That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief, Harvard Business Review.
Be a Model for Navigating Uncertainty, Centre for Teen and Parent Communication.
Self-Care in the Time of Coronavirus, Child Mind Institute.
+ Anxiety
Anxiety, Health Link B.C.
Anxiety, Anxiety Canada.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Psych Central.
Anxiety, Children, and Teens, Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
+ Depression
Depression, Health Link B.C.
Depression, Psych Central.
Depression, Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
+ Trauma
Trauma, Psychology Today.
Trauma, Brock University.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Health Link B.C.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Help Guide.
+ Suicide
Suicide, Health Link B.C.
Centre for Suicide Prevention.
+ Chronic Pain
Pain, Pain B.C.
Chronic Pain, Self-Compassion, and Psychological Flexibility, Psychology Today.
+ Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
Postpartum Depression, Health Link BC.
Coping with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety, Healthy Families B.C.
Perinatal Depression, National Institute of Mental Health.
Postpartum Rage, Health Link, B.C.
Postpartum Support, Postpartum Support International.
+ Grief
Grieving, Canadian Mental Health Association.
Coping with Grief and Loss, Help Guide.
Helping Children Cope with Grief, Child Mind Institute.
+ Relationships
How Attachment Bonds Shape Adult Relationships, Help Guide.
Your Attachment Style Influences the Success of Your Relationship, The Gottman Institute.
+ Parenting
Attachment and Bonding, Help Guide
Creating Secure Attachment, Help Guide.
Practicing Mindful Parenting, Child Mind Institute.
Parents Guide to Problem Behaviour, Child Mind Institute.
Parenting Resilient Children at Home and School, The Psychology Foundation of Canada.
Parenting Support, Center for Parent and Teen Communication.
Successful Kids Need 8 Core Abilities: How to Parent with Purpose, Roots of Action.
+ Screen Time
Screen time and the Brain, Harvard Medical School.
The More You Use Facebook, The Worse You Feel, Harvard Business Review.
Guidelines for Managing Kids Screen Time, Psychcentral.
Is Too Much Screen Time Affecting Your Child's Health, Psychology Today.
How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers, Child Mind Institute.
Managing Screen Time Increases Family Joy, Roots of Action.
+ Bullying
Helping Kids Deal with Bullies, Kids Health.
Top Tips for Dealing with Bullying, Kids in the House.
Why Kids Often Don’t Speak Against Bullying, Psychology Today.
My Child is a Bully: What Should I Do?, Child Mind Institute.
Bullying in the Workplace, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.
+ Food and Feeding
Stress and Breast-Milk Production, Nourish.
Lessons in Mindful Eating From My Son, Pommetta Nutrition.
Nutritional Psychiatry: Your Brain on Food, Harvard Health Blog.
The Emerging Link Between Food and Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
+ Exercise
The Exercise Effect, American Psychological Association.
How Your Mental Health Reaps the Benefits of Exercise, Psychology Today.
+ Nature
Why Kids Need to Spend Time in Nature, Child Mind Institute.
Sour Mood Getting You Down? Get Back to Nature, Harvard Medical School.
+ Intergenerational and Racialized Trauma
The Legacy of Trauma, American Psychological Association.
Descendants of Holocaust Survivors have Altered Stress Hormones, Scientific American.
Intergenerational Trauma, Healing, and Resiliency, Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute.
Breaking Generational Cycles of Trauma, Brandy Wells.
The Little Understood Mental Health Effects of Racial Trauma, The Cut.
+ Cross-Cultural
Elements of Culturally Competent Counselling, American Counselling Association.
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Cross-Cultural Mental Health, Canadian Mental Health Association.
Mental Wellness and Substance Abuse, First Nations Health Authority.
Wellness Tools and Resources to Boost Mental Health are Available to Help Immigrants Thrive, Canadian Immigrant.
Promoting Mental Health for Immigrants and Refugees, Cultures West.