Resources to consider. Please refer back as periodically there are updates to the resources available.
ULTIMATE DISCOUNT GUIDE
For Canadian First Responders https://dealhack.ca/blog/canadian-first-responder-discounts
Or see printable PDF Dealhack-Canadian-First-Responder-Discount-Guide
For Canadian Military https://dealhack.ca/blog/canadian-military-discounts
Or see printable PDF Dealhack-Canadian-Military-Veteran-Discount-Guide
For Canadian Nurses https://dealhack.ca/blog/canadian-nurse-discounts
Or see printable PDF Dealhack-Canadian-Nurse-Discount-Guide
Addiction And Recovery
How Addiction Hijacks The Brain
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.htm
ALCOHOLISM AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/alcoholism-and-alcohol-abuse.htm
DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/drug-abuse-and-addiction.htm
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/substance-abuse-and-mental-health.htm
GAMBLING ADDICTION AND PROBLEM GAMBLING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm
Abuse
HELP FOR MEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-abused-men.htm
HELP FOR WOMEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-abused-and-battered-women.htm
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm
BULLYING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/dealing-with-bullying.htm
ANGER
MANAGEMENT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/anger-management.htm
LOVING AN ANGRY PERSON
http://lynnenamka.com/anger-management/anger-management-articles/love-angry-person/
Anxiety
ANXIETY DISORDERS AND ANXIETY ATTACKS
http://www.cmha.ca/mental-health/understanding-mental-illness/anxiety-disorders/
PANIC ATTACKS AND PANIC DISORDER
http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/phobias-and-panic-disorders/#.WJoRVlMrLIU
Burnout
PREVENTING BURNOUT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/preventing-burnout
CAREGIVER STRESS AND BURNOUT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/caregiving-stress-and-burnout.htm
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
TOOL BOX OF SUGGESTIONS
https://www.helpguide.org/emotional-intelligence-toolkit/index.htm
Grieving
COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS, SYMPTOMS, STAGES
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief-loss/coping-with-grief-and-loss.htm
CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION COMMENTS
Dealing With Depression
DEPRESSION MAIN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/dealing-with-depression.htm
DEPRESSION IN WOMEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-in-women.htm
DEPRESSION IN MEN
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-in-men.htm
DEPRESSION IN TEENS
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/teenagers-guide-to-depression.htm
DEPRESSION TREATMENT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-treatment.htm
DEPRESSION FROM A CHAPLAINCY PERSPECTIVE http://www.churchleaders.com/daily-buzz/282445-david-murray-solving-depression-in-45-minutes.html
Educational Partnerships
Humor
MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HUMOR
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/relationships/fixing-relationship-problems-with-humor.htm
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm
Marital Relationship Strategies
50 BEST MARRIAGE TIPS EVER
https://canadianwebsitesolutions.com/legacy/50-marriage-experts-share-50-best-marriage-tips-ever/
BRINGING JOY AND LOVE
COPING WITH A BREAKUP OR DIVORCE
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/family-divorce/coping-with-a-breakup-or-divorce.htm
Moral Injury
BEHIND THE BADGE
The Mind
BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/benefits-of-mindfulness.htm
12 WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS WITH MUSIC
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/12-ways-to-reduce-stress-with-music.htm
FITNESS TIPS FOR THE MIND
http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/mental-fitness-tips/#.WKuD528rLIW
HOW TO STOP WORRYING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/how-to-stop-worrying.htm
Parenting
BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/benefits-of-mindfulness.htm
12 WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS WITH MUSIC
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/12-ways-to-reduce-stress-with-music.htm
FITNESS TIPS FOR THE MIND
http://www.cmha.ca/mental_health/mental-fitness-tips/#.WKuD528rLIW
HOW TO STOP WORRYING
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/how-to-stop-worrying.htm
Pod Casts
PTSD And Trauma
PTSD WHAT IS IT?
http://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/ptsd#
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/PTSD-overview/basics/what-is-ptsd.asp
WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM GETTING HELP – STIGMA AND BARRIERS?
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/therapy-med/Stigma_Barriers_to_Care.asp
HOW TO HELP SOMEONE WITH PTSD
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/ptsd-in-the-family.htm
TREATMENT OF PTSD
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/therapy-med/treatment-ptsd.asp
AVOIDANCE
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/problems/avoidance.asp
ANNIVERSARIES, RE-EXPERIENCING
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/problems/anniversary-reactions.asp
PTSD AND THE IMPACT ON FAMILY
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treatment/family/ptsd-and-the-family.asp
PTSD AND RELATIONSHIPS IN GENERAL
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/family/ptsd-and-relationships.asp
PTSD APPS
PTSD COACH http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/materials/apps/PTSDCoach.asp
PTSD FAMILY COACH http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/materials/apps/PTSDFamilyCoach.asp
PTSD MINDFULNESS COACH http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/materials/apps/mobileapp_mindfulness_coach.asp
MEDIA COVERAGE IMPACT
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/types/disasters/media-coverage-traumatic-event.asp
REPORT TO GOVERNMENT ON PTSD
PTSD OUT OF SIGHT BUT NOT OUT OF MIND https://mdsc.ca/documents/Advocacy/PTSD_Report_EN.pdf
POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH
http://www.acesconnection.com/blog/the-promise-of-post-traumatic-growth
EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/emotional-and-psychological-trauma.htm
TRAUMA
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/traumatic-stress.htm
50 years of perspective from a trauma psychotherapist http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299732.2010.514845#.VgRTzstVikp
Resiliency
THE ROAD TO RESILIENCE
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
IMPROVING EMOTIONAL HEALTH
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/improving-emotional-health.htm
RESILIENCE TRAINING FOR FIRE FIGHTERS – A PROPOSED APPROACH BY KAREN F DEPPA
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=mapp_capstone
HABITS TO PRODUCE STRONG MENTAL HEALTH
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/11-habits-mentally-strong-people-dr-travis-bradberry
Sleep
THE BIOLOGY OF SLEEP
https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/biology-of-sleep-circadian-rhythms-sleep-stages.htm
SLEEP AND INSOMNIA
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/sleep/cant-sleep-insomnia-treatment.htm
STEPS TO IMPROVE SLEEP
http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/getting/overcoming/tips
Stress
HOW IT SHRINKS THE BRAIN
https://canadianwebsitesolutions.com/legacy/stress-literally-shrinks-your-brain/
STRESS MANAGEMENT
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-management.htm
Suicide
NEED HELP
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/
I’M HAVING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/im-having-thoughts-of-suicide/
I’M CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/im-concerned-about-someone/
I’M A SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVOR
http://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/im-a-suicide-attempt-survivor/
WHAT IS SUICIDE?
http://suicideprevention.ca/understanding/what-is-suicide/
MESSAGE TO SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS
http://suicideprevention.ca/coping-with-suicide-loss/a-message-to-suicide-loss-survivors/
TOPICS – SHOCK, NUMBNESS, SADNESS, ANGER, BLAME, GUILT, SHAME, RELIEF, DENIAL, WHY, FEAR, DEPRESSION, BELIEF, THINKING, REACHING OUT
http://suicideprevention.ca/coping-with-suicide-loss/suicide-grief/