Canadian Mental Health Resources

The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your over-all well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.

Associations & Institutes

• Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• The Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
• Canadian Psychiatric Association
• Canadian Psychological Association
• Canadian Mental Health Association | Nova Scotia Division
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre
• National Eating Disorders Association
• Sleep Foundation
• Canadian Sleep Society
• Canadian Women’s Health Network
• Healthy Women
• National Organization for Rare Disorders
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative
• Center for Parent Information & Resources
• Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
• Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• Metanoia.org

Depression

• Bipolar & Depression Outcomes Research Institute
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• Depression Screen 

Anxiety Disorders

• Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder 
• Mood Disorders Society of Canada

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD
• Anxiety Canada – OCD
• International OCD Foundation
• Trichotillomania Learning Center

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• National Center for PTSD
• Veterans Affairs Canada
• PTSD Association of Canada
• Sidran Institute

Addiction and Recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Government of Canada
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
• Center for On-Line Addiction

Eating Disorders

• National Eating Disorder Information Centre
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Dieticians of Canada

Personality Disorders

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, CAMH
• Encyclopedia of Children’s Health

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH
• Center for ADHD Awareness, Canada
• Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance, CADDRA
• National Institute of Mental Health 

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

• Childhelp
• Bryony House
• Adsum for Women and Children
• Department of Justice
• Canadian Centre for Child Protection
• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

Developmental Disorders

• Developmental Disabilities Association

Diagnosis

• DSM-V: Diagnoses and Criteria