LEARN HOW TO MANAGE YOUR STRESS …
LEARN DAILY MINDFULNESS.
APPENDIX: MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES & ANTI-DISCRIMINATION RESOURCES
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RESPITE IS KEY TO YOUR WELL-BEING.
GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK . . .
How is your Mental Health? Do you think you have one or more of the following recently?
- More Stress than Before
- Grief
- Separation and Divorce
- Feeling Violence
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Self Injury
- Excessive or Unexplained Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive
- Paranoia, Phobias or Panics
- Post-Traumatic Stress
- Depression
- Bi-polar
- Postpartum Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Addictions
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Learning Disabilities
Mental Health Screening Tools
More information: www.mentalhealthamerica.net/mental-health-screening-tools
- The Depression Screen is most appropriate for individuals who are feeling overwhelming sadness.
- The Anxiety Screen will help if you feel that worry and fear affect your day to day life.
- The Bipolar Screen is intended to support individuals who have mood swings—or unusual shifts in mood and energy.
- The PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Screen is best taken by those who are bothered by a traumatic life event.
- The Alcohol or Substance Use Screen will help determine if your use of alcohol or drugs is an area to address.
- The Youth Screen is for young people (age 11-17) who are concerned that their emotions, attention, or behaviours might be signs of a problem.
- The Parent Screen is for parents of young people to determine if their child’s emotions, attention, or behaviours might be signs of a problem.
- The Psychosis Screen is for young people (age 12-35) who feel like their brain is playing tricks on them (seeing, hearing or believing things that don’t seem real or quite right).
- Worried about Your Child—Symptom Checker: www.childmind.org/en/health/symptom-checker
10 Ways to Look after Your Mental Health
(source: www.mentalhealthamerica.net/live-your-life-well)
- Connect with Others
- Stay Positive
- Get Physically Active
- Help Others
- Get Enough Sleep
- Create Joy and Satisfaction
- Eat Well
- Take Care of Your Spirit
- Deal Better With Hard Times
- Get Professional Help If You Need It
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES & INFORMATION
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental illness, please consult a doctor or a healthcare professional in your community.
Below is not a comprehensive information listing, but it is a good start to get more information on mental health/illness.
Emergency Phone Number
If you or someone is in crisis or may be at risk of harming himself/herself or someone else, please call your national Emergency Phone Number immediately.
Canada 911
United States 911
United Kingdom 999 or 112
Ireland 999 or 112
EU 112
Australia 000
New Zealand 111
Canada
United States
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255
- For more mental health information:
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/mental-health-information
United Kingdom
Ireland
Australia
- Helplines, websites and government mental health services for Australia: mhaustralia.org/need-help
- Kids Helpline: Confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25. Phone: 1-800-55-1800 or visit
www.kidshelp.com.au
- Lifeline: 24 hour telephone counselling service. Phone: 13-11-14 or visit www.lifeline.org.au
New Zealand
International
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION RESOURCES
Discrimination is an action or a decision that treats a person or a group negatively for reasons such as:
- national or ethnic origin
- colour
- religion
- age
- sex
- sexual orientation
- marital status
- family status
- disability
What is Discrimination? For more information (Canadian Human Rights Commission):
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/eng/content/what-discrimination
Canada
United States
- Cyberbullying Research Centre: Facts, Information, Blogs, and Resources at http://cyberbullying.org/resources
- Crisis Text Line is a not-for-profit organization providing free crisis intervention via SMS message. The organization’s services are available 24 hours a day every day, throughout the US by texting 741741.
United Kingdom
Australia
Books:
The Bullying Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Social Aggression and Cyberbullying (by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann and Julia V. Taylor)—Instant Help; Workbook edition —ISBN: 978-1608824502
Violence against Queer People: Race, Class, Gender, and the Persistence of Anti-LGBT Discrimination (by Doug Meyer)—Rutgers University Press—ISBN: 978-0813573151
The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping with the Grief, Stress and Anger that Trigger Addictive Behaviors (by Rebecca E. Williams and Julie S. Kraft)—New Harbinger Publications; Csm Wkb edition—ISBN: 978-1608823406