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CANADA-wide

  • REMEMBER: No matter where these Helps are located, they CAN offer you assistance/direction via their toll-free phone numbers.
Also 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.

KIDS HELP PHONE

http://www.kidshelpphone.ca (external link)

  • Toll-free across Canada, fastest way to get HELP, call : 1-800-668-6868

Kid's Help Phone telephone counselling is –

* Anonymous (they don’t have call display)
* Confidential – available from anywhere in Canada
* Toll-free
* Immediate (open 24/7)
* Staffed by professional counsellors

This service was developed for you! Some kids worry that their problem isn't serious enough or they aren't sure what to say when they call. Our professional counsellors understand how difficult it can be to talk about something that is bothering you. We understand the things that are bugging you. And we are available day or night.

Still not sure? We know it helps to understand what you’re getting into before you pick up the phone. Check out the web site at http://www.kidshelpphone.ca (external link)

SUICIDE CRISIS CENTRE

DEPRESSION UNDERSTOOD.ORG

http://depression-understood.org/information/britishcolumbia.htm#17

This will allow you to pick your province, town and contact phone #s from a drop-down list

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

http://www.casp-acps.ca/crisiscentres.asp (external link)

  • Website lists the crisis contact information for each province.

 CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH

http://www.camh.net (external link)

ONLINE DEPRESSION SCREENING:

http://www.depression-screening.org (external link)

SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER

http://www.sp-rc.ca (external link)

 MENTAL HEALTH HELP LINE:

call Toll-free: 1-877-303-2642

CRISIS HELPLINES

(All are free & 24 hours. You can choose not to give your name)
Information and referral.
For web sites, e-mail information, and updates, check http://www.sp-rc.ca (external link)

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

http://www.cmha.ca/bins/loc_page2.asp?cid=58-85&lang=1 (external link)

CMHA Location of offices across Canada are shown via the above website link. Each Province has multiple locations listed with addresses and contact phone numbers.

MORE Canada Resources on the Web
The following are a few websites for more information on mental health and illness and youth suicide.
 

BULLYING:

HELP LINE: Call Toll-free 1-888-456-2323

  • Support, information on bullying prevention and intervention, referrals to local counselling and prevention services

http://www.bullyingcanada.ca (external link)

http://www.bullying.org (external link)

  • Information for Parents and Teachers. This is an excerpt from the second edition of A.S.A.P.: A School-based Anti-Violence Program by the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System.

MIND YOUR MIND

http://www.mindyourmind.ca/ (external link)

YOUR LIFE COUNTS (YLC)

http://www.yourlifecounts.org

http://www.youth.yourlifecounts.org/#

  • Online response centre.  Interactive website where youth can hear, be heard and talk to someone via e-mail and/or online chat.
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DEAL.org

http://www.deal.org/ (external link)

 YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION

http://www.youthsuicide.ca/ (external link)

  • Advice - Suicide Risks - how to help someone - warning signs and risk factors

 MENTAL HEALTH and HIGH SCHOOL

http://www.cmha.ca/highschool/english.htm (external link)

 GRIP

http://www.griponlife.ca/ (external link)

ANXIETY

THE STUDENT ZONE provides the information you need about anxiety disorders, so you can help yourself or a friend SUCCEED. Visit the links, read tips and get advice on university life -- how to deal with stress.

 www.anxietycanada.ca/english/youth/welcome.htm

 KIDS HEALTH

http://www.kidshealth.org (external link)

  • Separate Sections for Parents, Teens and Kids (website information only)

 http://www.mentalhealth.com/ (external link)

  • Understanding Depression

 ALTERNATE HELP TREATMENTS

Please note the following statement -

  • BLUEWAVE does NOT endorse or offer recommendation of any person(s), groups, organizations, etc listed in the Helplines page or any other page of the 0K2B Blue website. BLUEWAVE merely lists a variety of known help options available for any person enquiring to follow up on and evaluate personally for themselves. With specific reference to alternate forms of treatment offered by some groups, individuals and organizations, such as but not limited to naturopathy, counselling groups involving animal therapy, etc - again, BLUEWAVE does NOT endorse or offer recommendation on any such alternate forms of treatment offered, but merely makes the person seeking help aware of some variety of options available, as are known to BLUEWAVE.

 

NATUROPATHIC TREATMENT

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF NATUROPATHIC DOCTORS

Check the association's website page indicating, at top, how to find a naturopathic doctor, by province:
http://www.cand.ca/index.php?L=0 (external link)

Read of one young girl's discovery of a naturopathic treatment that has been helping control her mood swings. Go to the "SHARE" tab, "READ STORIES", and read the "NATUROPATHIC HELP" story submitted by Buffy of Langley, BC. Click Here