Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK) Distress Centre
Telephone Aid Line Kingston is a distress, crisis, befriending and information phone line serving all members of the community. We offer a non-judgemental, confidential and anonymous service. We are a safe place to call when you don't know where to turn and you need to talk. We believe listening can make a difference.

Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontairo provides leadership in advocacy and service delivery for people with mental disorders and enhances, maintains, and promotes the mental health of all individuals and communities in Ontario.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association

Distress Centres Ontario
A listing of all the Distress Centres in Ontario.
Source: Distress Centres Ontario.

Mental Health
This Web page gives general information on mental health, from the Government of Ontario.
Source: Government of Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

Psychiatric Hospitals
This page provides a list of hospitals in your community that provide mental health services.
Source: Government of Ontario

Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
The SSO is a charitable agency dedicated to supporting families affected by schizophrenia, public education and political advocacy.
Source: Schizophrenia Society of Ontario

Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada
The International Taoist Tai Chi Society is a non-profit, charitable organization offering Taoist Tai Chi ® taijiquan classes around the world.
Source: Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada

Abuse of Older Adults
List of publications on the abuse of older adults provided by the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence.
Source: Health Canada (Public Health Agency of Canada, National Clearing House on Family Violence)

Abuse of Older Adults in Institutions
Provides a definition and discusses the causes, statistics, signs of abuse, prevention, and reporting. Suggests additional resources.
Source: Health Canada (Public Health Agency of Canada, National Clearing House on Family Violence)

Addiction programs
Descriptions of addiction programs offered by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Source: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Aging & Mental Health
Growing older is an experience we all share and many of us worry about. Coping with all these changes is difficult, but it can be done. It is, therefore, very important to think carefully about what will happen to you as you age and how you are going to deal with the changes that will happen.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association

Aging Parents
Becoming a caregiver to parents involves major changes for all concerned - physically, emotionally, socially and financially. If you are concerned about your relationship with your aging parents, we hope this pamphlet will help you and your parents adjust to your new roles.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association

Anxiety Disorders: Future Directions for Research and Treatment
The authors focus on the six major types of anxiety disorders and provide information on prevalence, risk factors, comorbidity patterns, health care utilization, and economic costs associated with these disorders.
Source: Health Canada

Assistance Service for Former Canadian Military Members and Their Families
The VAC Assistance Service has been developed to assist you in overcoming almost every problem that can affect your personal or professional life.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada

Breaking the pattern: How Communities Can Help
How Communities Can Help describes a process which individuals or groups can follow in responding to family violence in their communities. Examples of the needs of individuals in violent homes are included to suggest ways in which you could intervene at or near the crisis stage.
Source: Health Canada (Public Health Agency of Canada, National Clearing House on Family Violence)

C-Health: Your Health and Wellness Source - Senior's Health
This Web site provides health information: thousands of in-depth, physician-reviewed articles on drugs and conditions, as well as the latest health news, medical research and clinical trials to keep you updated on the latest treatments and diagnostic techniques.
Source: chealth.canoe.ca

Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health
The mission of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health ( CCSMH ) is to promote the mental health of older persons/seniors by connecting people, ideas and resources.
Source: Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health

Canadian Mental Health Association
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) promote the mental health of all people and to serve mental health consumers, their families and friends.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association.

Care for the Caregiver
The purpose of this project was to provide information and training to assist caregivers in developing new skills, considering different approaches to caregiving, dealing with their own feelings and considering their own health needs.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada

Caregiving Strategies for Older Adults with Delirium,Dementia and Depression (PDF Format)
This best practice guideline focuses on assisting all nurses (RNs and RPNs) who provide care to clients with delirium, dementia and depression in the acute, long-term and community care settings. This guideline incorporates best practices related to caregiving strategies of older adult aged 65 years and older with delirium, dementia and depression.
Source: Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Centre for Addiction & Mental Health
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest health sciences centre devoted to mental illness and addiction.
Source: Centre for Addiction & Mental Health

Coping with Cancer
This Web page, created by the Canadian Cancer Society, suggests some things that can help you cope after being diagnosed with Cancer.
Source: Canadian Cancer Society

Coping with Unemployment
When you lose your job, not only is your usual source of income gone, but also your personal work relationships, daily structures, and an important sense of self-purpose. Unemployment can be, and often is, a shock to your whole system.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association

Depression
This site developed by Veterans Affairs Canada defines depression and its three different types, gives the symptoms of each, and gives tips for good mental health.
Source: Government of Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada.

Depression
General information on Depression. You must I have read the conditions of use and confirm consent to the conditions of use before accessing information.
Source: Government of Ontario. HealthyOntario.com