Mental Health

» A Report on Mental Illnesses in Canada
   Describes major mental illnesses and outlines their incidence and prevalence, causation, impact, stigma, and prevention and treatment. From the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).

   
   http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/miic-mmac/

» CHADD Canada Official Web Site
   Offering information regarding Attention Deficit Disorder. Includes information on Canadian chapters, resources, news, and links to other ADD related sites.

   
   http://www.chaddcanada.org/

» Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association
   Assisting with program development, research, and to promote the professional use of horticulture as a therapy.

   
   http://www.chta.ca/

» Canadian Mental Health Association
   Promotes good mental health and advocates for social change.

   
   http://www.cmha.ca/

» Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund
   Supervises training and maintains ethical standards in music therapy. Includes directories of music therapy centres in Canada, with related resources.

   
   http://www.musictherapytrust.ca/

» Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation
   Information about this national charitable organization that raises and grants funds for pyschiatric research at universities and teaching hospitals. Offers links and a list of current research grants and fellowships.

   
   http://www.cprf.ca/

» Centre For Change
   Information about core belief engineering, NLP, hypnotherapy and time line therapy.

   
   http://www.centreforchange.com/

» Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
   Largest mental health and addictions facility in Canada. Site contains information about the centre as well as mental health resources.

   
   http://www.camh.net/

» Emotional Awareness Project
   Description of a counseling system which gives coping skills for everyday stresses as well as methods for dealing with crisis situations.

   
   http://www.qcislands.net/life/

» Lifeline Anxiety Disorder Newsletter
   Information and articles from this quarterly publication, in print since 1994, for victims of anxiety disorders, their families and friends. Includes a message board, links and poetry as well as subscription details.

   
   http://www.designandcopy.ca/lifeline/

» Mindcare Centres
   Offers Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as a safe, treatment for depression, at locations in Vancouver and Toronto. Provides explanations of the treatment process.

   
   http://www.nptx.com/

» MindfulYou.com
   Michael Gordon offers private clinical practice in coaching/psychotherapy. Includes profile, information about services, weblog and contact form.

   
   http://www.mindfulyou.com/

» NLP Canada Training Inc.
   Offers personal and professional training and therapeutic applications incorporating neuro linguistic programming (NLP).

   
   http://www.nlpcanada.com/

» National Eating Disorder Information Centre
   A Toronto-based, non-profit organization which provides information and resources on eating disorders and weight preoccupation.

   
   http://www.nedic.ca/

» ProAct
   Specializing in the management and development of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs).

   
   http://www.proact.ca

» Professional Board of Hypnotherapy, Inc.
   A voluntary membership organization to provide a service of networking, education, and marketing for our member therapists. Includes a member referral service.

   
   http://www.hypnosiscanada.com/

» Schizophrenia Society of Canada
   Provides information about the disease and links to other web sites dealing with this mental illness.

   
   http://www.schizophrenia.ca/

» Susan B. Lieberman's Family Support Network
   A family therapist and public speaker who offers information on her clinic as well as reports, articles, resources and suggested reading.

   
   http://www.familysupport.net/

» Synergy Group of Canada Inc.
   Non medical group involved in researching and overcoming central nervous system disorders. Concerns include clinical depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia, fibromyalgia, Tourette's syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrom

   
   http://www.truehope.com/

» The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury
   A state of the art centre that treats and cares for people with psychiatric disorders and brain injury. Located in the parkland region of Alberta. Includes a facility tour and summary of their programs.

   
   http://www.mentalhealthexcellence.ca/

» The Compassionate Friends Of Canada
   An organization for families who have suffered the death of a child from any cause. Provides contacts at local chapters, articles and information about Sharing Meetings and volunteering.

   
   http://www.tcfcanada.net/