The Manitoba Suicide Prevention and Support Line and the Reason to Live website are programs of Klinic Community Health, funded by the Province of Manitoba.
This page from the Centre for the Canadian Association For Suicide Prevention covers the facts about suicide with a focus on intervention and prevention.
In Unashamed, Vernon takes to task the myth of the perfect Muslim woman with frank dispatches on her love-hate relationship with her hijab and her faith, race, weight, mental illness, domestic violence, sexuality, the millennial world of dating, and the process of finding her voice. Irreverent, youthful, and funny, Unashamed gives anyone who is marginalized permission to live unapologetic, confident lives.
If you're looking for concrete, immediate ways to help you practice and live the principles of self-esteem in your daily life, this little guide is chock-full of wisdom, positive thoughts, and immediate actions to help you be your best self--your authentic self!
You can learn to turn any life situation into a positive one and see mistakes and hurdles as opportunities and challenges. You can develop inner strength and peace. And you can make choices in your thoughts and actions that lead to positive outcomes with friends, family, dating, school, jobs, and activities. Start cultivating a deep and abiding belief in your own self-worth. The principles in this book will show you how.
Miranda has gathered the best of his daily greetings into a beautiful collection illustrated by acclaimed artist (and fellow Twitter favorite) Jonny Sun. Full of comfort and motivation, Gmorning, Gnight! is a touchstone for anyone who needs a quick lift.
A mood tracker, breathing trainer, goal tracker, stress management platform, and journal all rolled into one. This is a free app designed for students.
A daily meditation practice can do wonders for relieving stress. There are 30,000 free guided meditations available through Insight Timer. Available as a free app.
Designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety, MindShift can help you change how you think about anxiety. Rather than trying to avoid anxiety, you can make an important shift and face it.
An award-winning, non-profit mental health program that engages youth, emerging adults and the professionals who serve them to co-develop reliable and relevant resources.
Learn more about mental health topics including brain injuries, stress, healthy sleep, and the teenage brain. Resources for parents, teachers, and friends.
Thirty plus years after publishing the first edition of Dead Serious, this second completely revised and updated edition covers new ground: bullying, social media, LGBTQ teens, suicide prevention programs, and more. Scores of teens share their stories that are often filled with hurt, disappointment, shame--yet often hope. Written for teens, adults and educators, Dead Serious: Breaking the Cycle of Teen Suicide explores the current cultural and social landscape and how the pressure-filled lives of teens today can lead to anxiety, depression--suicide.
Shaun David Hutchinson was nineteen. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn't see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren't for him. In this courageous and deeply honest memoir, Shaun takes readers through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better
Chronicles the extraordinary will of the author to live mentally well in the face of his mental illness: bipolar disorder with psychotic features. His story also reminds us that living mentally well takes time, endurance, hard work, and support.