February 28, 2012
OneinFive.ca, was created by the Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry, seeks to create awareness of the prevalence of mental illness and provide information and resources for individuals and...
Keywords: anxiety, dementia, Mental Health, mental illness, suicide, Factsheets and FAQs, Nova Scotia
June 15, 2011
In London, Ontario, discharges from psychiatric wards to shelters or NFA occurred 194 times per year. This discovery led to the creation of a pilot project that provided immediate access to a housing...
Keywords: Homelessness, Mental Health, Ontario, Reports and documents
June 1, 2011
HomeComing Community Choice Coalition promotes the rights of people with mental illness to live where they choose.
Keywords: Mental Health, Ontario, Organizations
May 30, 2011
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (BCCPD) is working with Woodlands School survivors for their struggle for justice and compensation. Woodlands School was a provincial residential...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
May 30, 2011
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the Justice System website provides a resource for justice system professionals and others working to understand Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD...
Keywords: Disability, Legal Research, Mental Health, Ontario, Organizations
May 30, 2011
Community Resource Connections of Toronto website is a comprehensive source of information for mental health consumers/survivors, family members and service providers.
Keywords: Mental Health, Ontario, Organizations
May 30, 2011
Navigating Mental Health Services in Toronto: A Guide for Newcomer Communities is an online guide (in PDF, multilingual) that explains the mental health system to new Canadians. It describes the...
Keywords: Mental Health, Manuals and guides, Ontario
May 29, 2011
BC 211 is British Columbia's directory of community, social and government services. Available online or by dialling 211, where staff are available 24/7 to assist those looking for services.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Government Policy, Homelessness, Housing, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
May 29, 2011
Gallery Gachet provides artists informed by mental health issues with opportunities to exhibit, curate, perform, read, teach and to develop their leadership skills.
Keywords: Art and Culture, Disability, Mental Health, British Columbia, Organizations
May 29, 2011
The Icarus Project is a non-profit community based website, support network, and underground media project created by and for people struggling with bipolar disorder and other dangerous gifts that...
Keywords: Art and Culture, Mental Health, Technology, Organizations, International
November 25, 2010
The Whole Life and Learning Disabilities in Adult Literacy website is a project of the “Whole Life Approach to Learning Disabilities in Adult Literacy Settings” project, based at Literacy BC in...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, adult literarcy, advocacy, Disability, Education, Mental Health, Technology, British Columbia, Programs and courses, Research and education
November 17, 2010
The goal of Community Health Online Digital Archive Research Resource (CHODARR) is to improve health and social welfare research and advocacy by providing academic and community-based health...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Health, health research, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Mental Health, social justice, social welfare research, Women, British Columbia, Directories, Reports and documents, Research and education
June 22, 2010
A blog out of Nanaimo, BC by a student, an artist, an activist, a writer, and outreach worker who blogs about the stigma that he has endured by being diagnosed and labeled as being bipolar.
Keywords: Blogs, Mental Health, British Columbia
February 25, 2010
CASSA is a social justice umbrella organization working with Ontario’s diverse South Asian communities. They have an extensive service directory with listings of organizations from across Ontario.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, African, childcare, Children and Youth, children's aid, clinics, community centres, credit counselling, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Education, employment services, Ethnicity and Race, Family, Foodbanks and Food, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, intercultural, Legal Aid, LGBTQ, Mental Health, multicultural, neighbourhood house, Organizing, Poverty Research, Seniors and Elders, south asian, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Utilities, Violence, Welfare, Women, women's centre, women's shelter, Workers' Rights, Directories, Ontario
March 25, 2009
HealthLink BC is a website and an phone line (8-1-1) where BC and Yukon residents can access non-emergency health information and services. On the website you can learn about health topics and...
Keywords: Health, Mental Health, British Columbia, General resources, Yukon
March 22, 2009
Making Choices is the comprehensive guide to mental health services, supports and resources in the City of Toronto. It is intended to provide both an overview of parts of the mental health system,...
Keywords: Ethnicity and Race, Health, Mental Health, General resources, Ontario
December 30, 2008
An hour-long interview format, Madness Radio focuses on personal experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. They...
Keywords: Disability, Media, Mental Health, General resources, International, United States
June 9, 2008
Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Disability, Education, Ethnicity and Race, Family, Foodbanks and Food, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, General resources
