Mindshift
This free app is for people who are struggling with anxiety. It has information about the
different types of anxiety, coping strategies, and audio recordings of relaxation, breathing, and
mindfulness exercises.
Mindshift on the Apple App
Store Mindshift on Google
Play
Breathr
This app offers free education about mindfulness and how it can help with a variety of difficulties including
low mood, stress, anxiety, and concentration. It also has guided meditations for beginners so you can give
mindfulness a try.
Breathr
on the Apple App Store Breathr on Google
Play
Calm
Struggling with sleep? This app contains audio recordings of stories designed to help you sleep. It also
offers audio recordings of guided meditations that are great for beginners. Portions of this app are free
with additional content available with a fee-based subscription.
Calm on the Apple App Store
Calm on Google Play
Daylio Journal
This simple mood tracker app allows you to track your mood, record your daily activities and add an optional
journal entry. Reviews have said that it is minimalistic and easy to use.
Daylio Journal on
the Apple App Store Daylio Journal on Google
Play
Moodpath
An app for depression that allows you to test your mood daily, assess your results and access psychological
exercises and videos to help you understand and strengthen your mental health.
Moodpath on the Apple App
Store Moodpath on Google
Play
Book an appointment
with a counsellor now for access to these online tools
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Recruiter-Advisor to talk about specific program information such as course and program
requirements and application and admission processes.
Book an appointment with Career and Experiential Learning
for career planning, interview practice, co-op program questions, service learning inquiries and
more.
keep.meSAFE is a great resource if you need to connect with someone regarding your health during a time we
are closed or unavailable. To learn more about how to navigate the keep.meSAFE app, watch this
step-by-step video.
Mental health centres provide many services including adult community support, adult short-term assessment and
treatment, community residential programs, geriatric programs, crisis intervention, day and outpatient programs,
addictions counselling, concurrent disorders services, group therapy, peer support, and after-hours mental
health
support.
Located at 235 Lansdowne St. (lower level of Lansdowne Centre)
After hours: 250-377-0088
Regular
business hours: 250-377-6500
BC has launched the Foundry BC app and web portal together with the Province of BC. Now, young people aged
12-24
and their caregivers can use the app or web portal to drop in or schedule a virtual counseling appointment,
find
peer support, join a group or browse their library of tools and resources.
Follow Foundry BC on Social Media
The CMHA promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing
mental
illness. The CMHA site has loads of mental
health
promotion information.
For suicide prevention information and related supports, refer to CMHA's Healthy Campuses to
learn
more.
This is a self test for mood and anxiety disorders. The results can be printed off and discussed with a
counsellor or health care worker.
Created by two psychologists in partnership with Simon Fraser University and BC Mental Health and Addiction
Services, the Antidepressant Skills Workbook (ASW) is a self-care manual based on scientific research about
which strategies work best in managing depression. It provides an overview of depression, explains how it
can be
effectively managed, and gives a step-by-step guide to changing patterns that trigger depression.
HeadsUpGuys is a resource for supporting men in their fight against depression by providing tips, tools, and
information about professional services, and stories of success.
This website provides information to help people manage anxiety plus information and self help strategies for
several anxiety disorders.
The Centre for Addictions Research of BC is a provincial research network involving a partnership of Simon
Fraser
University, Thompson Rivers University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Northern
British
Columbia and the University of Victoria. The CARBC mission is to create an internationally recognized
centre,
distributed across BC, that is dedicated to research and knowledge exchange on substance use, harm reduction
and
addiction.
Here-to-help is a group of seven leading provincial mental health and addictions nonprofit agencies working
together as the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information. Their website is designed to help
you
find information about mental health issues and substance use. You can find information about how to know
when
you may be at risk of having a mental health or substance use concern and learn new coping strategies. This
website also has information about how you can support a loved one who has a mental health concern or
substance
use problem.
BC's mental and emotional information resource for Children, Youth and Families.
Whatever your mental health concern, self-help is an excellent way to get started. Work through these free
courses at your own pace.
This website offers confidential one-on-one support via online chat. It is available everyday 12pm- 1am. You
can
also find links to a variety of telephone support and crisis lines on this website.
Interior Crisis Line
1-888-353-CARE (2273)
The Interior Crisis Line Network is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The Crisis
Line
provides short-term emotional support, resources, crisis management, and suicide prevention and
intervention.
Mindfulness Meditation Downloads
Self-compassion involves treating ourselves kindly, like we would a good friend we cared about. Rather than
continually judging and evaluating ourselves, self-compassion involves generating kindness toward ourselves
as
imperfect human beings. Learn about the three elements of self-compassion and try a guided meditation or
exercise.
Find workbooks for issues such as panic, depression, perfectionism and procrastination. Other topics include
assertiveness, self-compassion, and self-esteem.
Here you can learn about what to do when you or someone you know has experienced sexualized violence. You
will be
introduced to TRUs Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Manager Amber Huva. Amber is your on-campus
resource and support person for sexualized violence.
