HELP LINES

If you can’t find a Help Line close by in your area … many below (tollfree phone numbers) will either be able to assist you anyway, or they will tell you who you can contact in your area.

Click on location below:

Please note that this is far from a complete list of available assistance to you!!

BLUEWAVE will continually update the HelpLines section as more links are made known. Please feel free to advise us, via the email contact form under the "Contacts" tab, with the link and advice of any particular group not listed below that has proved effective in successfully assisting young people in improving their mental health.

HELP SOMEONE ELSE

You don't have to be a professional to help a friend or family member find a healthy way to deal with their problems. If you think there is something wrong, ASK! ...

One conversation can make all the difference!

ASK:

• Ask directly how they are doing.
• Ask about how bad things are, if anyone else knows and if they've tried to get help.
• Ask if they are thinking about suicide and if they have a plan.

LISTEN:

• Listen to what they are saying about their feelings.
• Listen and find out where their pressures and pain are coming from. Don’t jump in with advice right away.
• Listen without arguing. Find out what can be done to help relieve the pressure.

GET HELP:

• Let them know there IS help.
• Encourage them to talk to someone rather than struggle with their problems alone.
• Check about services. Get their agreement to taking a first step towards getting help. Help them make a call.
• If the person is at risk, DON'T LEAVE THEM ALONE!

You don't have to have all the answers yourself. If you're not sure what to do or say, you can call a HELP LINE for information. Check below for services To HELP SOMEONE ELSE.

OTHER LINKS:

http://www.lookingglassbc.org
Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders
A Foundation offering support, hope and care to young people suffering from eating disorders, as well as to their parents. They have a summer camp for adolescents suffering with eating disorders. A registered psychologist offers email information via Looking Glass website. Help links and resources are also offered.

http://www.thereasons.ca
Psychiatry team in Hamilton, Ontario, who are conducting research - studying how people recover after making a suicide attempt. It is called The Reasons to Go On Living Project. They focus on collecting stories anonymously from people who have made a suicide attempt and found reasons to go on living.

http://www.thekeltyfoundation.org
The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation has lead many fundraising activities directed at funding research and programs aimed at positively increasing awareness of issues related to depression and young people.

http://embracethefuture.org.au
This Australia program was developed in collaboration with young people up to the age of 24 to educate youth in strategies and skills which promote and sustain resiliency and positive mental health.

http://mentalhealthrecovery.com
W.R.A.P. (Wellness and Recovery Action Plan) Mary Ellen Copeland's site provides recovery tools.

http://parentalmentalillness.org
This site is for supporting families affected by parental mental illness.

http://bullyfreealberta.ca
BULLY FREE ALBERTA. This website helps parents, teens and community members take control of this issue by giving them the tools they need to prevent or intervene in a bullying situation.

http://worrywisekids.org
A site that provides teen and parent information on anxiety and anxiety-related concerns.

http://anxietybc.com
Anxiety Disorders of BC provides information on anxiety and anxiety-related concerns.

http://freedomfromfear.org
This site has professional information for teens on a variety of teen health and mental health concerns.

http://mooddisorders.on.ca
Information on a variety of mood-realted concerns and illnesses is available on this site.

http://kidsmentalhealth.ca
Children's Mental Health Ontario gives evidence-based practices for children and adolescents with depressive disorder.

 

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1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Yet, for many, the stigma associated with the illness, can be as great a challenge as the disease itself. This is where the misconceptions stop. This is where bias comes to an end. This is where we change lives. Because this is where we Bring Change 2 Mind.