If you are in immediate need of help, PLEASE CALL A HELPLINE:
Crisis Services Canada, at 1-833-456-4566 (or text 45645)
Centre for Suicide Prevention, at 1-833-456-4566
Canada Drug Rehab and Addiction Services Recovery, at 1-877-746-1963
Mental Health & Addictions Access Line: 1-866-550-5205
There are many OHIP funded online resources, please keep scrolling down to read about them. You can click on them to take you to their websites.
Covered by OHIP
Mind Beacon
Covered by OHIP
This is a new resource that the government of Ontario is funding. You can use this link to reach the government of Ontario funded program.
Bounce Back Ontario
Covered by Ohip
BounceBack® is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
- BounceBack COVID-19 tip sheet – offers 10 quick and easy things your clients can do to alleviate mild-to-moderate symptoms of anxiety or depression at a time when these difficulties are heightened.
- BounceBack general client factsheet – includes a quick overview of the BounceBack program for those looking for support for low mood, mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry.
- BounceBack for caregivers handout – developed in collaboration with the Ontario Caregiver Organization. This handout is designed to help caregivers experiencing anxiety and stress take care of their own mental health so that they can continue to provide care and support to loved ones.
- BounceBack and chronic pain handout – aims to help individuals who have experienced negative impacts to their mental health due to chronic pain take control of their health-related anxieties, thoughts and worries, and feel better one day at a time.
- BounceBack for new parents handout – aims to help new parents who may be struggling with mild-to-moderate depression or anxiety or simply need some mental health support to help them adjust to welcoming a newborn and finding balance in their day-to-day responsibilities.
- BounceBack for youth 15-18 handout – includes a quick overview of the BounceBack program for young people 15-18 years old, parents or guardians, or high school guidance counsellors wishing to support an individual’s overall well-being.
Take Control Take Charge services Niagara, Hamilton and the Halton and Haldimand regions. Many people suffer with ongoing health conditions that can effect so many areas of their lives. Located in Hamilton at the Hamilton Health Sciences, Take Control Take Charge offers two workshops that are aimed to help people live their lives to the fullest with their ongoing health conditions. Both workshops are FREE and run six (6) weeks. You are welcome to bring a family member with you, so they too can understand living with chronic pain and chronic disease.
As you know, all in-community self-management support programs have been suspended across Ontario in an effort to do our part to minimize the spread of COVID-19. At this time, Take Control Take Charge has partnered with The Online Self-Management Program to provide you with support to help you manage your health through this unprecedented time.
Breaking Free Online
A free online therapy tool designed to help Ontarians ages 16 and older reduce or stop the use of over 70 substances, such as tobacco, alcohol and drugs, including opioids.
