Resources

We created a curated list of resources, from handouts and workbooks to crisis and information lines that you can access. We hope you find them useful in supporting your mental health and quality of life.

Handouts and Workbooks

 

A comprehensive emotion first aid kit for anyone that works in environments that expose them to risk and critical incidents that most of us only encounter sporadically, but that is an everyday occurrence in their line of work.

This is a guide developed by one of our colleagues, who generously made it available to the community. It contains plenty of strategies to “accept your feelings, tolerate distress, and thrive” - during COVID-19 and beyond.

Developed by two colleagues based in the US, this guide breaks down how our anxiety response gets triggered and presents practical tools to

We compiled 5 easy-to-use and well-known strategies to help you keep your emotions in a productive range of intensity. This will help you increase your confidence in managing and making good use of your emotions.

Crisis Helplines

For immediate support, please contact one of the following services:

 

Gerstein Centre Crisis Line

416-929-5200
gersteincentre.org

Distress Centre of Toronto

416-408-4357
torontodistresscentre.com

Ontario Mental Health Helpline

1-866-531-2600
mentalhealthhelpline.ca

 

Sexual Health Ontario InfoLine

1-800-668-2437
sexualhealthontario.ca

Assaulted Women’s Helpline

416-863-0511
awhl.org

PFLAG Canada

1-888-822-9494
pflagcanada.ca

 

Drug and Alcohol Helpline

1-800-565-8603
drugandalcoholhelpline.ca

Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline

1-888-230-3505
opgh.on.ca

ConnexOntario

1-866-531-2600
connexontario.ca