Resources for General Mental Health
Finding a Therapist
Psychology Today - An online resource for finding therapists, online counseling, support groups, and treatment facilities. Type in a postal code, city or name and browse through a number of local options.
Self-Esteem
A Comprehensive Guide to Overcoming Your Low Self-Esteem - 449 Recovery - 449 Recovery has created a comprehensive guide that provides information and tips for understanding and ultimately building up self-esteem.
Centre for Clinical Interventions - CCI has online resources such as worksheets and information pages to help inform users and offer well researched methods for improving self-esteem.
The Family Center - hosts a 10-hour workshop for individuals who want to learn ways to build their self esteem and assertive communication.
More Resource Guides A-Z
Addiction Guide - Addiction Guide was created to provide the most comprehensive up-to-date information about various addictions and how to overcome them. It is not a treatment center, but through their network of centers and connections across the United States, they can provide outlets for people seeking help. Addiction Guide consists of a diverse team of recovering addicts, healthcare professionals, and patient advocates who can provide the public with tools and advice to help those suffering from addiction to regain control of their lives.
Addiction Centre - A resource providing step-by-step help through the addictions recovery process as well as specific information on different types of substances.
Canadian Mental Health Association – This is a national charitable organization that promotes mental health and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness. This web site has information about mental health, mental illness and a support centre with helpful links and resources.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - CAMH is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
Child Mind Institute - Topics Library A-Z - Browse a vast number of topics and resources relating to mental health.
National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) - NIMH envisions a world in which mental illnesses are prevented and cured. Their mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.