**NEW** List of hundreds of verified discounts persons with disabilities in Canada: https://dealhack.ca/blog/canadian-disability-discounts-guide
**NEW** AbilitiCBT is suitable for anyone age 16 or older. AbilitiCBT programs include anxiety, depression, anxiety related to a pandemic, pain management and insomnia. https://myicbt.com
**NEW** Peer support groups – pay what you can. Accessibility, affordability, creating a sense of community, and knowing that you are not alone. 25 different groups. https://www.paywhatyoucanpeersupport.com
**NEW** Schedule a free same-day or next-day phone or
video counselling session: https://www.counsellingconnect.orgWellness Together Canada provides free online resources, tools, apps and connections to trained volunteers and qualified mental health professionals when needed. https://ca.portal.gs
Meditation App called “Ten Percent Happier” 3 month free trial: https://redeem.tenpercent.com
Better Help online therapy – Making professional counseling accessible, affordable, convenient – so anyone who struggles with life’s challenges can get help, anytime, anywhere. https://www.betterhelp.com
Mindshift App – to help relax, develop more helpful ways of thinking & identify active ways to take charge of anxiety www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-app
Healthy Mind App– Royal Ottawa Hospital problem solving tool to deal with emotions www.theroyal.ca/mental-health-centre/apps/healthymindsapp
Online self-help peer support forum – any Ontario patient can access for free. Anonymous peer support for depression, anxiety, etc & access to self-help resources and tools. The forum is moderated by a trained therapist. www.bigwhitewall.com
Meditation & Mindfulness www.headspace.com
Mightier– Online anxiety program for children, teaching calming skills through play, developed by Harvard & Boston Children’s Hospital www.mightier.com
Online self-help for Depression & Anxiety moodgym.com.au
Recommended books:
“Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy” by David Burns
“The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You” by Robert Leahy
“Sink into Sleep” by Judith Davidson – workbook for insomnia
There are new resources available to help patients with anxiety and depression, that are now funded by Ministry of Health. See links below or talk to your doctor about options:
BounceBack: coaching program as a first step towards cognitive behaviour therapy, available by referral or patient self-referral
CBT through Royal Ottawa Hospital:free, short-term, face-to-face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for adults experiencing depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Anxiety resources – https://anxietycanada.com
Anxiety resources for youth – https://youth.anxietycanada.com
Searchable Database of Community Resources and Supports
www.e-mentalhealth.caMental Health Crisis Line
www.crisisline.ca
613-722-6914Distress Centre – Ottawa and Region
www.dcottawa.on.ca/english/services/247-support/distress-line.html
613-238-3311Ottawa psychologists http://ottawa-psychologists.org
Health strategies for men, for managing and preventing depression https://headsupguys.org
Ottawa Addiction Resources – https://ottawa.cmha.ca/