Resources

• Canadian Psychological Association, https://cpa.ca/
• Ontario Psychological Association, psych.on.ca/
• Teen Mental Health, http://teenmentalhealth.org/
• Mind your Mind, https://mindyourmind.ca/
• Children's Mental Health Ontario, https://www.cmho.org/
• Child Mind Institute, www.childmind.org
• Understood, www.understood.org
• Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health, www.sickkidscmh.ca
• Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, http://mooddisorders.ca/
• Anxiety Canada, https://www.anxietycanada.com/
• Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, http://www.ldao.ca/
• LD OnLine, http://www.ldonline.org/
• Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, www.children.gov.on.ca
• Autism Speaks, www.autismspeaks.org
• Geneva Centre for Autism, www.autism.net
• Autism Ontario, www.autismontario.com
• Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada, https://caddac.ca/adhd/
• Canadian Mental Health Association, https://toronto.cmha.ca/youth-zone/ 

• Kids Help Phone, 1-800-668-6868, or text CONNECT to 686868, www.kidshelpphone.ca
• Distress Line (24 hours) 416-408-HELP (4357).
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre: http://www.nedic.ca/, Toll Free: 1-866-633-4220. Toronto: (416) 340 4156
• LGBT Youth Line, text 647-694-4275, http://www.youthline.ca/

COPING WITH COVID-19 RESOURCES

General Resources

• Children’s Mental Health Ontario: Back to School Mental Health Kit, https://cmho.org/back-to-school/
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Coping During COVID-19: A Resource for Youth,  https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/camh_covid19_infosheet-youth-coping-pdf.pdf
•  Mind Your Mind: Virtual Resources, https://mindingyourmind.org/resources/covid-19-resources/ 
• Mental Health Delta Division: Interactive Games, https://mentalhealthdeltadivision.com/interactive-games/
• School Mental Health Ontario: COVID-19, https://smho-smso.ca/covid-19/
• Toronto: COVID-19: Mental Health Resources, https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-protect-yourself-others/covid-19-mental-health-resources/
•  Youth Mental Health Canada: Mental Health Resources during COVID-19, https://ymhc.ngo/resources/covid-19/ 

 Anxiety

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Coping with Stress and Anxiety, https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19/coping-with-stress-and-anxiety
• Anxiety Canada, www.anxietycanada.com

Parents and Educators

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19 Parental Resource Kit, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/parental-resource-kit/index.html
• Child Mind Institute: Back-to-School Resources for Families and Educators, https://childmind.org/backtoschool/
• National Institute of Mental Health: Shareable Resources on Coping with COVID-19, https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/education-awareness/shareable-resources-on-coping-with-covid-19.shtml

ADHD

• Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada: COVID-19 Resources, https://caddac.ca/adhd/resources/covid-19-resources/
• Healthy Children: ADHD & Learning During COVID-19, https://healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/ADHD-and-Learning-During-COVID-19.aspx
• Children and Adults with ADHD: ADHD and COVID-19, https://chadd.org/adhd-and-covid-19/

Autism

• Children’s Health: How to help kids with autism cope with COVID-19, https://www.childrens.com/health-wellness/how-to-help-kids-with-autism-cope-with-covid-19
• Autism Society: COVID-19, https://www.autism-society.org/covid-19/
• Autism Speaks: COVID-19 information and resources, https://www.autismspeaks.org/covid-19-information-and-resources

VIRTUAL SERVICES

• Mind Beacon: funded mental health support for Ontario residents ages 16+: https://info.mindbeacon.com/btn542?utm_campaign=Ontario&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=sem&utm_content=performance&msclkid=598d0962f8ef19c4c1f5694ada67284c
• York Support Services Network: Mental Health Services for ages 16 +, https://www.yssn.ca/Mental-Health-Services

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN YORK REGION

•  Canadian Mental Health Association, https://cmha-yr.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/YR-MH-Resource-List-June-2017.docx.pdf

MINDFULNESS RESOURCE LIST FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH 

• Anxiety Canada: MindShift CBT, https://www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/
• Smiling Mind, https://www.smilingmind.com.au/
• Headspace: Meditation for Kids, https://www.headspace.com/meditation/kids
• Headspace: 5 Mindfulness Activities for Kids, https://www.headspace.com/mindfulness/activities-for-kids

INDIGENOUS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES

•  Canadian Mental Health Association,  https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/community-resource-sheets/aboriginal-resources-pdf.pdf?la=en&hash=285F65391A11B3F4002332E7B064DA910C213871
•  First Nations, Métis & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line, Call 1-855-242-3310. Available 24/7, Canada-wide.  
• We are native, https://www.wernative.org/