Mental Health

Mental health plays an important part in our overall good health. It can be negatively impacted by factors such as financial strain, disease, or the death of a loved one. Mental Illness refers to patterns of behaviour or emotions associated with some level of distress, suffering or impairment. The organizations listed here can assist if you believe you or your loved one has a mental illness.

See also Addictions.

	Advocacy and Social Action for People with Mental Illness
	Affective Disorders
	Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
	Anger Management
	Anxiety Disorders
	Bereavement Support
	Community Mental Health Programs
	Consent, Capacity, and Substitute Decision Making
	Counselling - Family, Couple, Individual
	Dementia
	Depression
	Eating Disorders
	Hoarding
	Housing and Residential Care for People with Mental Illness
	Mental Health Courts and Diversion Programs
	Mental Health Crisis Intervention - Mobile
	Mental Health Crisis Intervention - Walk-In
	Mental Health Crisis Lines
	Mental Health for Children and Youth
	Mental Health for Indigenous Peoples
	Mental Health for People with Developmental Disabilities
	Mental Health for Seniors
	Mental Health Hospital Programs
	Mental Health Peer and Family Programs
	Mental Health Promotion
	Mood and Anxiety Disorders
	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
	Panic Disorder
	Postpartum Depression
	Psychosis
	Recreational and Social Programs for People with Mental Illness
	Schizophrenia
	Self-Harm
	Suicide
	Wandering

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