Mental Health

Hot Tip for Mental Health!

Caring for Aging Parents: Ruth & Erica 
A free YouTube TV series (13 episodes) called Ruth & Erica is a realistic story about the struggles, fears, and sacrifices that family caregivers often face. 
DailyCaring.com

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Mental Emergencies

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In an Emergency

• Know when/who to call for help, and when it is more serious than a family/friend should manage with you
• 911 - Fire, Police, Ambulance (about 911​)
• 811 - Nursing Hotline (about 811)
  
• ​Drug interactions checker​​

Mental Health Emergencies

• Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (phone) | 45645 (text between 4 p.m. and midnight ET).
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or live chat counselling on the website.
• Klinic Crisis Line 1-888-322-3019 
• Crisis Line Association of BC

• 1-800-SUICIDE (24 hours): 1-800-784-2433
• Klinic Crisis Line 1-888-322-3019 
• SuicidePrevention.ca - resources
• Crisis Line Association of BC
• Mental Health Support (24 hours): 310-6789 Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or live chat counselling on the website. Kids Help Phone - online info topics for kids
• Mental Health Support (24 hours): 310-6789​​

Get Ready for Emergencies

• Be ready to leave - have some cash on hand, fuel in car, cell phone charged,  to-go kit ready.​
• ICE your phone (In Case of Emergency, call ___)
•  Make a medications/conditions list ready and post it on your refrigerator for 911 and have a copy in your wallet  
  • examples as pdf, doc, rtf 
• keep immunizations updated (shingles, flu, hepatitis, etc.)
• Drug interactions checker​​

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Mental Health Info

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Mental Health Resources​​​​​​​

• Mental Health Conditions info
• Ask Wellness​
• BC Health Link​
• BC Brain Wellness Program
• BC HealthLink Mental Health and Substance Use​
• Canadian Mental Health
• Mayo Clinic health info
• Health Canada​​
• Women's Health
• National Institute of Health (US medical research)
• Medline Plus health info​​​​
• ACT Values - card sort (thought game)

Hormones and Mental Health

• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
• International Association For Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD) -
  • PMDD or PME?
  • PMDD and surgery
• Harvard Health: 
  • PMDD summary
  • Menopause and mental health 
• Mayo Clinic - PMDD or PMS?
• John Hopkins Medicine - PMDD
• Cleveland Clinic - PMDD​
• Women's Health Magazine - 11 PMDD stories​

Children and Youth Mental Health 

• Nicola Family Therapy 
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or live chat counselling on the website.
• Kids Help Phone - online info topics for kids​
• Autism - EmbraceAutism.com
• video - "9 signs of poor boundaries" ​​​

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Aging and Mental Health

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Aging and Mental Health

• McMaster Optimal Ageing portal
• Depression and Aging
• Depression + Dementia
• Social Isolation with aging

Dementia​

• Mild Cognitive Impairment symptoms
• SAGE at-home dementia test
• 11 early signs of dementia
• Understanding Behavioral Changes in Dementia or download pdf
• Driving and Dementia 
• Onset and Symptoms of Vascular Dementia

Alzheimers

• Alzheimer Society of Canada
  • Alzheimer Society of BC 
  • ​​​Dementia care-webinars for caregivers
  • Medications for dementia
• What it feels like - 12 Minutes of Alzheimers 
• Making a plan - ALZ Navigator

Parkinson's Disease

• Parkinson Canada
  • Caregiver Resources
• Parkinson's Foundation - for Care Partners
• Mayo Clinic - Parkinson's 
• WebMD - Parkinson's resources
• ​Michael J Fox Foundation
• Cleveland Clinic - Parkinson's
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons - Parkinson's page
• WebMD - Parkinson's caregivers​