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Mental Health Commission of Canada
Suicide Prevention
Suicide is one of the top ten causes of death in Canada. It’s a serious public health problem with lasting, harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities.
Workplace Mental Health Promotion: a How to Guide
There is no blueprint for a mentally healthy workplace because every workplace is different: the people doing the work, the work that needs to be done, the leaders running the organization, the size of the organization, the external environment that influences the societal norms, and the external resources the company draws. They all affect employee mental health.
Learn about the 7 Pillars of self-care to help achieve optimal mental health Self-care
A stress management guide for coping with stress. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help them cope. Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide.
Check out CMHA’s tips on how to take 15 minutes for yourself physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Take 15 minutes for yourself,
Find resources that help with how you are feeling in the moment How are you Feeling?
Do you have a Work-life balance? Take this quiz and check out CMHA’s tips to help get that balance!
What we eat and drink affects how we feel, think, and behave. Find out how we can take care of our mental health by eating right.
Combat Mental Health Stigma with a Shift Towards People-First Language
People-first language asks us to be mindful of the impact of the words we use. It asks us to focus on the person rather than their illness.
CMHA has provided brochures on a variety of topics to help you find balance in your life.
Mental Illnesses in the Workplace
It can be hard to keep work and personal life separate. Sometimes we may bring it with us and co-workers may pick up on it. Learn ways to help support a co-worker in need.
Check out CAMH, providing a series of free online tutorials as a starting point for learning about mental health.
Spring Cleaning for Your Mental Health
Spring is clearly the best season. It’s the season of fresh starts and new beginnings, symbolized by growth and new life. Click to find ways to help you get started.
7 Steps to Calm Your Inner World with Words
Putting negative feelings into words can help us understand and regulate negative emotional experiences. The best thing you can do with unpleasant emotions is not to numb them, but to name them. CMHA has put together 7 steps to help you.
Check in on Your Mental Health
CMHA has put together informal list that you can use to check your own mental health. This is not a scientific tool, or a way to diagnose yourself. It’s just one way to check in with yourself about your mental health, and maybe guide you on how to support and improve it.
Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. This simple, online, private, mental health check-up can identify some symptoms of depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder so you can get help if you need it.
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Nutrition and Your Mental Health
Find out how your eating practices can improve or decrease your mental health.
AbilitiCBT is a government-sponsored program by Morneau Shepell to provide free mental health support. We can all use a little help to navigate life’s challenges and Morneau Shepell’s digital mental health support includes a wealth of articles, videos, and other resources you can consult to help manage the demands of work, family and children, and life in general!
Bell Let’s Talk lists a variety of organizations with helpful resources. Whether you are looking for your teen, multilingual support, or for seniors, this site provides support for additional resources to suit your needs.
Tips for Managing Mental Health
Looking for additional resources on tips for managing mental health, anxiety stress and panic, click here.
Mental Health Tips for Frontline Workers
Take a moment to honour your service. No matter your role, you are taking care of people when they need it most. Taking care of yourself is also paramount, learn how.
Physical and Mental Health: The Connection
Learn how the way we think and feel about ourselves and the world around us can have a direct impact on both our physical bodies and our minds.
Practicing Mindfulness During Uncertain Times
Facing times of uncertainty can lead to burnout and anxiety. We often feel as though we are spinning out of control, things that were once manageable, feel suddenly impossible to face. Take the time to slow down, and acknowledge these feelings by practicing mindfulness.
5 Mental Health Tips Amid Covid-19 concerns
CMHA offers tips to support mental health amid concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mental health in a global pandemic
Tips on how we can look out for our mental and physical health as we navigate tough times.
When life gets busy and our sense of well-being and balance is affected, we often forget to take care of ourselves. Here is a guide to help build self-care into your daily or weekly routine so you can greatly improve resilience and prevent burnout.
Mini-Guide to Help Employees’ Mental Health Through Winter
Winter can often be a difficult time and with COVID-19, this year’s winter could be even more challenging for our mental health. This mini-guide is designed to help employers provide workers with specific tools and resources during the winter months.
Find Mental Health Help in Your Area
Looking for information about mental health, and where to find help? eMentalHealth.ca provides anonymous, confidential and trustworthy information, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Practicing mindfulness means being more aware of emotions, thoughts and body sensations. Check out more information and how you can incorporate it into your day.
Working on your breathing is a simple, powerful way to help deal with stress and cope better with life in general. Click here to learn more.
Grounding strategies help the brain refocus on the present, usually using sensory input (such as sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste) to bring you back to the present.