Government Resources
All Government Services – 1-800-0-CANADA (1-800-022-6232)
Apprenticeship Grants – 1-866-742-3644
Ontario Disability Support Program – 416-314-5700 or click here for website
Community Care Access Centre – 310-2222 or click here for website
TeleHealth Ontario (24 hours) – 1-866-797-0000
Healthy Living for Youth – Health Canada
Online Resources – Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario
Learning Disabilities Resource Community
Attention Deficit Resource Network
Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA)
Online Resources – Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Canada
Brain Trust Canada – promoting independence for individuals with brain injury
Ontario Brain Injury Association
Think First – Brain Injury Prevention
Online Resources – Mental Health
Distress Line (24 hours) – 416-408-HELP (4357)
Kids Help Phone (ages 5 to 20, 24 hours) – 1-800-668-6868
Canadian Mental Health Association – Teens and High School
Coping Cat Parents – parent program for anxiety, including education and management
Calm.com – a website with a number of relaxation and mindfulness strategies
AnxietyBC.com – lots of anxiety education and strategies for youth, parents and educators
Mindcheck.ca – includes checklists about mental health concerns, and information about how to get help
MindYourMind.ca – information about wellness, mental health, with interviews and blogs
Applications – Mental Health
Breathe – KSI Technology: This app helps you to put ‘breathers’ in your day, with reminders to take a break and relax.
Breathe + – Dynamic App Design: This app helps you to learn about proper slow breathing techniques to help reduce anxiety
Positive Penguins – Let Evi, Ollie, Happ and Buddy help you figure out what your are feeling, and what you can do about it!
MindShift – An application developed by AnxietyBC.com, great for older children/teens, CBT-based
Books – Mental Health
Books available at Parentbooks.ca, Caversham Booksellers, Amazon, Indigo, or possibly the library!
Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step by Step Guide for Parents (Second Edition) – Rapee et al., 2008
What To Do When You Worry Too Much – Huebner & Matthews, 2005
The Optimistic Child – Seligman, 2007
The Anxiety Workbook for Teens – Schab, 2008
The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens – Shannon & Shannon, 2012
The Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens – Schab, 2013
Mind Over Mood (Second Edition) – Greenberger, Padesky & Beck, 2015
Beyond The Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression – Schab, 2008
Other Resources
Legal Aid Ontario – 1-800-668-8528 or click here for website
Wheel Trans – 416-397-8000 or click here for website
Youth/Adult YMCA Employment – 1-800-223-8024 or click here for website