Community Support Links and Resources

• 360 Kids York Region

• Anxiety Canada – Youth

• Anxiety Canada – Parent & Child

• Autism Ontario

• Breakthrough Autism

• Centre For ADHD Awareness Canada

• Childrens Mental Health Centre

• Developmental Services Ontario

• Family Services York Region

• Geneva Centre for Autism

• Kinark Child and Family Services

• Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario

• Surrey Place

• York Hills

• Zones of Regulation

www.anxietycanada.com

http://www.shared-care.ca/toolkits

https://www.heysigmund.com/

https://gozen.com/

https://www.caddra.ca/covid-19-resources-patients/

https://www.additudemag.com/

http://www.russellbarkley.org/

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-to-explain-adhd

Helpful articles:

https://possibilitiesclinic.com/smart-with-adhd-lessons-from-ross-green/

https://www.additudemag.com/7-executive-function-deficits-linked-to-adhd/

https://www.heysigmund.com/anxiety-and-adhd/

https://www.additudemag.com/parenting-with-adhd-strategies/

https://www.additudemag.com/why-adhd-treatment-fails/

Helpful videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcn1_qsYmg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo08uS904Rg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFCKa9CVzGU

Comic: https://www.adhddd.com/comics/?mc_cid=7e59ed5295&mc_eid=e0de037f20

Organizational Tool Apps

Evernote

Omnifocus

Todoist

https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/guides-and-publications/dual-diagnosis-guide-en.pdf

https://www.autismontario.com

https://www.autismontario.com/AccessOAP

https://www.yorku.ca/health/lab/ddmh/am-help/ https://www.yorku.ca/health/lab/ddmh/am-help/

https://www.torontoautismservices.ca/early-years-services/

https://www.ctnsy.ca/Online-Resource-Centre/Diagnosis-facts.aspx

https://www.fhautism.com/

Helpful articles:

https://www.parentmap.com/article/13-tips-talking-your-child-about-their-autism

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/autism-spectrum-disorder-asd-in-canada

http://HCARDD.ca

https://www.camh.ca/-/media/health-info-files/guides-and-publications/dual-diagnosis-guide-en.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/user/SpecialOlympicsON

https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/cerebral-palsy/coexisting-conditions/

Kids Help Phone (24/7): 1-800-668-6868, online chat: https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Toronto Distress Centre (24/7): 416-408-HELP (4357)

York Region Community Crisis Support (24/7): 1-855-310-COPE (2673)

Distress and Crisis Ontario (available 2pm-2am daily)

TEXT (2pm-2am)- 'SUPPORT' to 258258

CHAT-(2pm-2am)- https://www.dcontario.org/

Canada Suicide Prevention Service- 1-833-456-4566

Good2Talk Helpline (for post-secondary students)- 1-866-925-5454 or text GOOD2TALKON to 686868

https://wesforyouthonline.ca/

General Resources:

www.kidsmentalhealth.ca

https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/

https://www.challengingkids.com/

www.childmind.org

www.caringforkids.cps.ca

https://jack.org/Home

https://sashbear.org/en/resources-main/webinar-series

Free Therapy Supports:

One Stop Talk

Mind Beacon- A therapist-guided 8-12 week Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) program (https://www.mindbeacon.com/)

iCBT- A self-guided therapy program incorporating relaxation, coping, and CBT (https://myicbt.com/)

Well Central Well-Being Course- focuses on improving mental health, life satisfaction, and well-being (https://wellcentral.ca/)

BounceBack Ontario- a skill-building program focusing on low mood, anxious and depressive symptoms, stress, and worry- https://bouncebackontario.ca/

Progressive Muscle Relaxation - This is a great, 15-minute progressive muscle relaxation exercise to help quell feelings of anxiety - https://bit.ly/35elLrx

Deep Breathing- This video is an excellent prompt for helping to slow down your breath, your nervous system, and reduce feelings of anxiety- https://bit.ly/3hmePuX  

Warm Line- A peer-support line if you're feeling lonely, isolated, anxious, depressed, or just want someone to talk to (not a crisis line).

Call or Chat (3pm-7am, 7 days a week)- https://www.warmline.ca/

Subsidized Assessment and Treatment Services in Toronto:

https://www.yorku.ca/health/yupc/contact/

https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/psychology-clinic/children-and-adolescent-services

How to talk to children about difficult news

How to Talk to Children and Adolescents About War (available in English and Ukrainian)

Resources for Parents & Caregivers

Children and Youth Grief Network CA | Education Support Resources

Kids Grief

Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event

Helping Children Cope With Frightening News

How to Talk to Young Children About War

How to talk to your children about conflict and war

A Resource Guide for Families of Transgender Youth

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https://www.the519.org/programs

https://www.friendsofruby.ca/programs-and-services

https://soytoronto.com

https://www.secutoronto.org/lgbt-resources

https://www.mindfulnessforteens.com

https://www.mindful.org/

https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness-practice/

https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/#guided-meditations

https://www.tarabrach.com

https://elishagoldstein.com

https://www.mindfulnesseveryday.org/

https://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/blog

https://amysmartgirls.com/short-film-just-breathe-helps-kids-deal-with-emotions-1b4f91dac5ad

https://www.calm.com/

https://www.headspace.com/

http://smilingmind.com.au/

https://www.stopbreathethink.com/kids/

For younger children:

https://www.shambhala.com/sittingstilllikeafrog/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EKPfQYi7GQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZbzDOpylA&t=34s

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

The Happiness Lab

Coping Toolbox

Find the Eight: The Sleep Series

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Mind Full: A CPA Podcast

ON Psych: Ontario Psychological Association Podcast

Brene Brown

Helpful Websites:

Media Smarts

Children and Screens

Canadian Paediatric Society

Helpful Videos and Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-coping-toolbox-a-child-psych-podcast/id1553993639?i=1000522987602&fbclid=IwAR0xkHmg6d7KFnVXHE6AsOVkFb7yHGOgbqYdtxCtfKG3KnOwJjjBF4pi9C0

https://www.ted.com/talks/sonia_livingstone_parenting_in_the_digital_age

https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/scoop_sheet_subuse_mhconcrn-pdf.pdf

https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/guides-and-publications/talking-about-and-spotting-substance-abuse

https://ontario.cmha.ca/documents/understanding-and-finding-help-for-substance-use-and-addictions/

https://keltymentalhealth.ca/substance-use-and-youth

https://www.psych.on.ca/Public/Find-a-Psychologist

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

https://www.prevnet.ca/

https://pond-network.ca/ongoing-studies-and-recruitment/

https://www.porticonetwork.ca/web/hcardd

https://www.triplep-parenting.ca/ont-en/find-help/find-a-session/

https://booksbeyondwords.co.uk/

http://www.sharedhumanity.ca/

https://sashbear.org/en/resources-main/webinar-series

https://mediasmarts.ca/

https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=family-navigation-project-contact-us

https://kidsinpain.ca/

Helpful articles:

https://www.mindful.org/amazing-tumultuous-wild-wonderful-teenage-brain/

https://www-upworthy-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.upworthy.com/amp/this-mother-s-description-of-her-tween-son-s-brain-is-a-must-read-for-all-parents-2637304064

https://calocd.com/2022/07/26/mental-compulsion/?fbclid=IwAR18YGPCA1E69c7BgyK0rMJANL0F7T_v87gzl_WNOpD5kIn8utLL7eR2DEs