Patient Services & Education

Updated October 2024

CRISIS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION	SUICIDE RESPONSE
If you are feeling suicidal, contact your local crisis line, go to any hospital emergency room, or call 911. See Resources +/- CRISIS PHONE LINES ACROSS ONTARIO 2022 Talk Suicide Canada - toll-free crisis phone line and text message support Indigenous Hope for Wellness Helpline - Canada-wide Black Youth Helpline Kids Help Phone Farmer Wellness Initiative (English & French) Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention Steps to Justice - Your Guide to Law in Ontario Seeking assistance for a loved one who is mentally unwell and dangerous to themself or others: Form 2 Indigenous Crisis Support Line for Greater Toronto Area, provided by 2-Spirited people of the 1st Nations 416-363-2999 (available 2pm-2am daily)	See Resources +/- Supporting Parents of Suicidal Youth (CHEO) Mental Health Commission of Canada Toolkit for people impacted by a suicide loss CAMH Hope and Healing after Suicide: a practical guide for people who have lost someone to suicide in Ontario Responding to suicide in secondary schools: a Delphi Study (Australia)

CRISIS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

SUICIDE RESPONSE

If you are feeling suicidal, contact your local crisis line, go to any hospital emergency room, or call 911.

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CRISIS PHONE LINES ACROSS ONTARIO 2022
Talk Suicide Canada - toll-free crisis phone line and text message support
Indigenous Hope for Wellness Helpline - Canada-wide
Black Youth Helpline
Kids Help Phone
Farmer Wellness Initiative (English & French)
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
Steps to Justice - Your Guide to Law in Ontario
- Seeking assistance for a loved one who is mentally unwell and dangerous to themself or others: Form 2
Indigenous Crisis Support Line for Greater Toronto Area, provided by 2-Spirited people of the 1st Nations
- 416-363-2999 (available 2pm-2am daily)

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Supporting Parents of Suicidal Youth (CHEO)
Mental Health Commission of Canada Toolkit for people impacted by a suicide loss
CAMH Hope and Healing after Suicide: a practical guide for people who have lost someone to suicide in Ontario
Responding to suicide in secondary schools: a Delphi Study (Australia)

FIND A DOCTOR OR NURSE PRACTITIONER	SERVICE HUBS AND REFERRAL SERVICES
See Resources +/- Ontario Ministry of Health HealthCareConnect IAmSick.ca - same day health care options (ER, urgent care, walk-in, pharmacies) OHT Ontario Health Teams: Central, East, North East, North West, Toronto, West Aboriginal Health Access Centres Hospital-based psychiatric services: outpatient, inpatient, day programs/partial hospitalization CPSO College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario - Search Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics	See Resources +/- ConnexOntario for Mental Health, addictions, and problem gambling services eMentalHealth - Directory of Ontario Mental Health Services and Organizations; Info sheets; Events The Healthline - Local and community services across Ontario Toronto Mental Health & Addictions Access Point Toronto Health and Social Service Directory combined listings from thehealthline.ca, 211 Ontario and ConnexOntario

FIND A DOCTOR OR NURSE PRACTITIONER

SERVICE HUBS AND REFERRAL SERVICES

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Ontario Ministry of Health HealthCareConnect
IAmSick.ca - same day health care options (ER, urgent care, walk-in, pharmacies)
OHT Ontario Health Teams: Central, East, North East, North West, Toronto, West
Aboriginal Health Access Centres
Hospital-based psychiatric services: outpatient, inpatient, day programs/partial hospitalization
CPSO College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario - Search
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics

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ConnexOntario for Mental Health, addictions, and problem gambling services
eMentalHealth - Directory of Ontario Mental Health Services and Organizations; Info sheets; Events
The Healthline - Local and community services across Ontario
Toronto Mental Health & Addictions Access Point
Toronto Health and Social Service Directory
- combined listings from thehealthline.ca, 211 Ontario and ConnexOntario

SELF-HELP	MEDICATION INFORMATION
See Resources +/- Centre for Clinical Interventions Education and worksheets on mental health conditions Sleep Foundation Sleep Well Living Life to the Full: mental health promotion, self-management course	See Resources +/- Kelty Mental Health - Medication Info sheets MotherToBaby - pregnancy and breastfeeding AACAP Parents Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

MOBILE APPS	CHILDREN, YOUTH, PARENTS AND FAMILIES
See Resources +/- MoodTools for depression PTSD Coach DBT Travel Guide MindApps PsyberGuide Apps and digital resources reviewed by experts	See Resources +/- PAIL Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network Family Care Centre - for parents/caregivers of children/youth with mental illness Sunnybrook Hospital Family Navigation Project (GTA) What's up walk in (GTA) children, youth, young adults and their families, and families with infants Mind your Mind (14-29yo) - building resilience Youth Wellness Integrated Service Hubs Ontario mental health, substance use, primary care, social services, peer services, system navigation for youth 12-25yo PLEO - Parents Lifelines of Eastern Ontario COPMI - Children of Parents with a Mental Illness School Mental Health Ontario APCO Access for Parents and Children - Supervised Access Provider (GTA) Safe Families for Children Temporary, voluntary placement of children in homes when a family is in crisis

MOBILE APPS

CHILDREN, YOUTH, PARENTS AND FAMILIES

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MoodTools for depression
PTSD Coach
DBT Travel Guide
MindApps
PsyberGuide
- Apps and digital resources reviewed by experts

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PAIL Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network
Family Care Centre - for parents/caregivers of children/youth with mental illness
Sunnybrook Hospital Family Navigation Project (GTA)
What's up walk in (GTA)
- children, youth, young adults and their families, and families with infants
Mind your Mind (14-29yo) - building resilience
Youth Wellness Integrated Service Hubs Ontario
- mental health, substance use, primary care, social services, peer services, system navigation for youth 12-25yo
PLEO - Parents Lifelines of Eastern Ontario
COPMI - Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
School Mental Health Ontario
APCO Access for Parents and Children - Supervised Access Provider (GTA)
Safe Families for Children
- Temporary, voluntary placement of children in homes when a family is in crisis

2SLGBTQ+	DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, ADHD
See Resources +/- Rainbow Health Ontario Umbrella Mental Health Network Gender Exploratory Therapy Association	See Resources +/- Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario DSO Developmental Services Ontario for Adults Autism Ontario - Autism Ontario Provider Listing Geneva Centre for Autism Redpath Centre for Asperger’s (Autism Spectrum) CADDAC ADHD Resource Navigator CADDRA Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance Children and Adults with ADHD ADDitude Online Magazine re ADHD Association for Autism & Neurodiversity Dr Tony Attwood video database re autism spectrum

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DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, ADHD

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ADDICTIONS, SUBSTANCE USE	TRAUMA, BORDERLINE PERSONALITY
See Resources +/- Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres RAAM Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinics Addiction Services Central Ontario Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres Rocket Doctor - Virtual Rapid Addictions Medicine Clinic CRAFT Community Reinforcement Approach to Family Training For families supporting a person using substances Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction SMART Recovery Cannabis and Psychosis Weed Myths NORS National Overdose Response Network overdose prevention hotline for confidential support while individuals use drugs	See Resources +/- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation Ontario Network for Borderline Personality Disorder National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder Out of the Storm - Forum for survivors of relational trauma and complex PTSD (cPTSD) Safer Society Foundation preventive and restorative responses to sexual and social violence Association for Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse

ADDICTIONS, SUBSTANCE USE

TRAUMA, BORDERLINE PERSONALITY

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Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres
RAAM Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinics
Addiction Services Central Ontario
Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres
Rocket Doctor - Virtual Rapid Addictions Medicine Clinic
CRAFT Community Reinforcement Approach to Family Training
- For families supporting a person using substances
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
SMART Recovery
Cannabis and Psychosis
Weed Myths
NORS National Overdose Response Network
- overdose prevention hotline for confidential support while individuals use drugs

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International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Ontario Network for Borderline Personality Disorder
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
Out of the Storm - Forum for survivors of relational trauma and complex PTSD (cPTSD)
Safer Society Foundation
- preventive and restorative responses to sexual and social violence
Association for Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse

EATING DISORDERS	ANXIETY DISORDERS
See Resources +/- National Eating Disorders Information Centre Beat Eating Disorders (UK) FEAST-ED Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders	See Resources +/- Anxiety Disorders Association of Ontario Anxiety Canada

OCD & IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS	MOOD DISORDERS: DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR
See Resources +/- OCD Canada - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder TLC Foundation for body-focused repetitive behaviours (skin-picking, hair-pulling)	See Resources +/- Antidepressant Skills Workbook Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Patient/Family Guide to CANMAT and ISBC Guidelines on Management of Bipolar Disorder (2020) TalkBD Bipolar Disorder podcast Bipolar and me - includes caregiver support Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Mood Disorders Society of Canada OHIP-covered rTMS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Clinics Unity Health Toronto - St Joseph’s Health Centre University Health Network, Toronto

OCD & IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS

MOOD DISORDERS: DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR

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OCD Canada - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
TLC Foundation for body-focused repetitive behaviours (skin-picking, hair-pulling)

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Antidepressant Skills Workbook
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Patient/Family Guide to CANMAT and ISBC Guidelines on Management of Bipolar Disorder (2020)
TalkBD Bipolar Disorder podcast
Bipolar and me - includes caregiver support
Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
Mood Disorders Society of Canada
OHIP-covered rTMS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Clinics
- Unity Health Toronto - St Joseph’s Health Centre
- University Health Network, Toronto

SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOSIS	OLDER PERSONS, DEMENTIA
See Resources +/- EPION Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network Schizophrenia Society of Canada IAMS Institute for Advancements in Mental Health Hearing Voices Network (UK) for people who hear voices see visions or have other unusual perceptions National Paranoia Network	See Resources +/- Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario iGeriCare - online learning about cognitive impairment and dementia Toronto Dementia Network Ontario Caregiver Organization

PSYCHOTHERAPY	MINDFULNESS, EMOTIONAL REGULATION
See Resources +/- The Medical Clinic for Person-Centered Psychotherapy Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada - database only Brief Psychotherapy Centre for Women, WCH Toronto Psychoanalytic Society - database only START Clinic - some services OHIP-covered	See Resources +/- Centre for Mindfulness Studies MBSR - mindfulness-based stress reduction MBCT - mindfulness-based cognitive therapy DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy SashBear Foundation - Family Connections - DBT

CBT COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY	FAMILY/COUPLES THERAPY, MEDIATION
See Resources +/- The Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies BounceBack - self-help program for depression and anxiety for ages 15+ [FREE] Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program for depression, anxiety, and anxiety-related conditions self-led resources guided by a coach or clinician one-on-one or group cognitive-behavioural therapy sessions	See Resources +/- OAMFT Ontario Association of Marital & Family Therapists ICEEFT International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy PACT Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy BESTCO Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy & Counselling in Ontario Ontario Association for Family Mediation

TRAUMA-SPECIFIC THERAPY	PRIVATE THERAPY (out of pocket or insurance coverage; non-OHIP)
See Resources +/- EMDR Canada - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing CPT for PTSD: Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder CBCT Cognitive Behavioural Conjoint Therapy for PTSD (for couples)	e.g. psychologists, social workers, registered psychotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses See Resources +/- Psychology Today - searchable database Ontario Psychotherapy and Counseling Referral Directory Greenspace Therapist Search Alli therapy: pay-what-you-can Counseling Connect - Ottawa Family Service Ontario Not-for-profit agencies providing affordable community-based care

TRAUMA-SPECIFIC THERAPY

PRIVATE THERAPY (out of pocket or insurance coverage; non-OHIP)

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EMDR Canada - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
CPT for PTSD: Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
CBCT Cognitive Behavioural Conjoint Therapy for PTSD (for couples)

e.g. psychologists, social workers, registered psychotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses

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Psychology Today - searchable database
Ontario Psychotherapy and Counseling Referral Directory
Greenspace Therapist Search
Alli therapy: pay-what-you-can
Counseling Connect - Ottawa
Family Service Ontario
- Not-for-profit agencies providing affordable community-based care

OHIP-COVERED THERAPY	PSYCHOANALYSIS, PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY
See Resources +/- MDPAC Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada includes psychiatrists, medical psychotherapists, GP psychotherapy	These institutes include both OHIP and private-pay therapists See Resources +/- TPSI Toronto Psychoanalytic Society and Institute TIRP Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy TICP Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis

OHIP-COVERED THERAPY

PSYCHOANALYSIS, PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY

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MDPAC Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada
- includes psychiatrists, medical psychotherapists, GP psychotherapy

These institutes include both OHIP and private-pay therapists

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This is not a comprehensive list of resources. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by the OPA. The OPA is not responsible for accuracy of information or quality of services provided.

The Ontario Psychiatric Association cannot comment or advise on matters relating to clinical care (e.g. referrals, patient care, diagnosis, treatment, hospitalization). The OPA is not involved in individual cases of clinical care or legal advocacy. The OPA is not a disciplinary or regulatory body, and does not investigate complaints about physicians.

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