Mental Health Resource Hub

Wellness Together Canada – A resource funded by the Government of Canada in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health

Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak – Messages for healthcare workers; team leaders or managers in health facilities; carers of children; older adults, people with underlying health conditions and their carers; and people in isolation.

6 tips to respond to employee anxiety about COVID-19

Psychological First Aid for Frontline Healthcare Providers During COVID-19 – a workbook and wellness guide developed by Dr. Mélanie Joanisse, Clinical and Health Psychologist

Psychology Works fact sheets series covering a variety of mental health topics

Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic – Coping with stress and anxiety; assessing your stress and anxiety levels; dealing with quarantine and isolation. Contains resources for health care workers, including information on self-care and a digital COVID-19 and mental health resource list.

Helping Health Care Workers Cope with COVID-19 Related Trauma

Tips for healthcare workers: Coping at work and at home during COVID-19

This site from The Pain and Wellness Centre site offers tips  on managing mental health during isolation.

Looking after your mental health while self isolating – this UK site from Young Minds is directed at younger people in isolation.

Supporting someone in self-isolation –  this site offers ideas and actions you can take to make sure that your loved ones who remain in isolation stay well.

The Tolerance for Uncertainty: A COVID-19 Workbook was created to assist with managing strong emotions through a form of psychological treatment called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). DBT is an evidence based intervention that helps individuals identify their feelings and learn skills to better manage their emotions.

• Mental Health Meter – This self-assessment tool will help the user understand the characteristics of their mental health.
• Bounce Back program – A free program that helps participants develop skills to improve their mental health. Designed for adults and youth 15 years or older manage low mood, mild to moderate depression, anxiety, stress or worry. This program is free for participants who will work with a trained coach and workbooks to build skills to improve mental health. Requires the participants to have a primary care provider, and will work with primary care providers through walk-in clinics. Recommended time: 20-30 minute sessions, two to three times per week (over 3-6 months) Coaching and workbooks are available in French and in English.
• Not Myself Today – A workplace mental health initiative designed to help employers build mentally healthy workplaces. Contains a toolkit of ready-to-implement activities and resources.
• Mental Health Works – a program of evidence-based, capacity-building workshops, webinars and presentations to build mental health awareness and teach participants how to respond to challenging situations. (This nationwide program is an enterprise of the Canadian Mental Health Association – Ontario division.)
• The CMHA also offers courses at locations across Canada.

This toolkit includes tools and resources for starting the dialogue about mental health and wellness in your organization and with others.

Taking Steps to Manage your Mental Health – Stress and anxiety tracking journal; physical activity guide; Canada’s Food Guide an online meal planner tool; healthy break activities; breathing exercises for relaxation; and a relaxation app and meditation app for your phone.

This site includes Domestic Violence resources for those who are or those who know someone who is seeking help.

Supporting the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers on the Front Line of the Covid-19 Crisis (A summary of the webinar is also available.)

Pause4Providers – Daily 30-minute anonymous drop-in sessions. Each session offers short mindfulness practices to help participants to unwind, revitalize and to learn ways to find calm in the midst of the pandemic. The program is open to all healthcare providers, trainees, hospital workers, leaders and researchers.

The Canadian Health Workforce Network (CHWN) has partnered with the Canadian Foundation of Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) to develop this database of health workforce innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Ontario Division: Mental Health in the Workplace: An Accommodation Guide for Managers and Staff
• Manitoba and Winnipeg Division Community and Workplace Education
• Alberta Division Workplace training resources
• British Columbia Division Workplace programs

Emergency Responders: Tips for taking care of yourself – Understanding and identifying burnout and secondary traumatic stress; responder self-care techniques; after the response: family and work-life

Centre for Innovation on Campus Mental Health: an Ontario-based partnership with the vision of supporting Ontario colleges and universities in their commitment to the mental health and well-being of their students.

Guide to Supporting Students in Distress

Supporting Students’ Wellbeing – Instructional Strategies

Teaching Practices that Support Student Wellbeing – A Tool for Educators

Post-Secondary Student Mental Health: Guide to a Systemic Approach

ThriveRU program (contains a library of resources to support student resilience), includes a Ten Tips for Resilience

Coping with Grief

Grief, Bereavement, and Coping with Loss (Health Professional Version)

Webinar series on grief and bereavement

Grief and Bereavement Supports for Health Care Workers

Grief Following Patient Deaths During COVID-19