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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. 
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Mental Emergencies

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​​

Mental Health Info

Mental Health Resources​​​​​​​
  • Mental Health Conditions info
  • Ask Wellness​
  • BC Health Link​
  • 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​​​​
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" ​​​

Aging and Mental Health

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 - recorded webinars for caregivers

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​
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