Patient Resources

Canada Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS)

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Website
Phone and text support for people who are in crisis and/or are suicidal
Call toll-free 1.833.456.4566  or text to 45645
Hours: Available 24/7

TIP (Telemedicine IMPACT Plus)

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TIP is a community-based model of care that addresses complex needs by linking primary care, acute care, and community services.  The TIP Facilitator works with the patient their family caregiver, and primary care provider to conduct an in-depth comprehensive assessment, which includes determinants of health and patient/family goals.

TIP creates value by:

  • Expediting access to specialty team consults
  • Spanning settings and sectors
  • Utilizing virtual tools
  • Improving the health care experience of patients, families, and providers
  • Reducing inappropriate use of Health Care services
  • Identifying and addressing gaps in the Health Care system
  • Enhancing integration and coordination of care
  • Empowering patients and families

TIP One Pager and Referral Form
Family Caregiver Flyer
Connecting People With Multimorbidity to Interprofessional Teams Using Telemedicine

Health Care Connect

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Looking for a family health care provider?

Call Health Care Connect 1-800-445-1822 or visit ontario.ca/healthcareconnect to register for assistance in finding a doctor or nurse practitioner.

The Warm Line (Mental Health Helpline)

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Website
Phone: 416-960-9276

Text: 647-557-5882

Operated by peers who have lived with mental illness.

Hours: 8:00pm-12:00am, 7 days/week.

Toronto Seniors Helpline

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Website
416-217-2077 or 1-877-621-2077

A single point of access for seniors and caregivers to receive information and access to the community, home, and crisis services.

Hope for Wellness Helpline

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Website
Phone: 1-855-242-3310

24/7 Help Line and online chat offering immediate mental health counseling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous people across Canada.

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (MDAO)

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Website
Phone: 416-486-8046

Peer mental health support

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30am-5pm

Phone Apps

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Most apps offer skills and tools for managing symptoms, as well as diaries/trackers/record-keeping for moods/feelings/thoughts. Most of these apps are supported by both Android and iOS. Some may have in-app costs.

This Way Up

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Website
This Way Up is an online initiative of the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, UNSW at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

General information and online courses available at no cost.

Self-Guided Books

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Provide information to help you understand what contributes to mood concerns as well as evidence-based therapeutic tools and exercises to help you manage and prevent these concerns.

  • Mind over Mood (Greenberger and Padesky) – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • DBT Made Simple (Van Dijk) – Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Calming the Emotional Storm (Van Dijk) – Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (Forsyth and Eifert) – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Full Catastrophe Living (Kabat-Sinn and Nhat Hanh) – Mindfulness Meditation