Resource Websites and Books
Support Groups & Organizations
- www.keltymentalhealth.ca - located on the grounds of BC Children's Hospital in the Mental Health Building, The Kelty Mental Heath Resource Centre is designed to support BC children, youth and their families to find and use the resources they need in order to make informed decisions and gain access to appropriate services.
- www.crisiscentre.bc.ca - The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC.
- www.mentalhealthroundtable.ca - 2006 Business and Economic Plan for Mental Health and Productivity. Employees Getting Started, An Agenda for Progress on the Road to Mental Health in the Workplace.
- www.mooddisorderscanada.ca - Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC).
- www.cmha.ca - Canadian Mental Health Association
- www.fmm-mif.ca - The Mental Illness Foundation
- www.camh.net - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- www.covenanthouse.org - Covenant House
- www.ndmda.org - Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
- www.norhtshoreschizophreniz.org - An intensive education program for family members of seriously mentally ill - Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Disorders and others
Youth Mental Health Sites
- www.mindcheck.ca - This website was created in order to assist young people to identify and understand mental distress they may be experiencing and to link them to sources of help that will enable them to learn skills and strategies to manage these problems.
- www.ok2bblue.com - The BLUEWAVE website has been created as a media/portal where youth and parents can learn about the challenges surrounding mental health issues. The underlying message is that we all feel "Blue" from time to time, and that it is: OK2B BLUE
- www.mindyourmind.ca - an award winning site for youth by youth. This is a place where you can get info, resources and the tools to help you manage stress, crisis & mental health problems.
- www.teensuicide.us - Information on how to prevent teen suicide
- www.teendepression.org - Information on teen depression, issues and other problems
- www.youthinbc.com - A web based hotline supported by community members
- www.gov.bc.ca - Government of BC, Child & Youth Mental Health
- www.breakawayyouth.org - Breakaway
- www.thebalancedmind.org - The Balanced Mind Foundation guides families raising children with mood disorders to the answers, support and stability they seek.
- www.aacap.org - American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- www.annafreudcentre.org - The Anna Freud Centre
- www.yellowribbon.org - The Yellow Ribbon Campaign
- www.nostigma.org - No Stigma
- www.lifeinsurancequote.net/reminding-loved-ones-that-life-is-precious-suicide-prevention-resources/ - Reminding Loved Ones that Life is Precious!
- www.depressedteens.com - Depressed Teens
Other Web Sites
- www.livingmatters.com - Developed by Bev Cobain, cousin of Kurt Cobain.
- www.thesupportnetwork.com - If you are suicidal or concerned about someone.
- www.1-teenage-suicide.com - Focus on prevention of teenage suicide & treatment
- www.kidshealth.org - Parent, Teen & Kids Sections
- www.hopeline.org - The Kristin Brooks Hope Centre - A One of A Kind Website
Health Resources
- Direct Alert - offers a personal emergency response system.
Books
- Bev Cobain R.N.C., When Nothing Matters Anymore : A survival guide for depressed teens, Free Spirit Publishing, 1998.
- Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon, Scribner, 2001.
- Kay Redfield Jamison. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide. Knopf, 1999.
- Danielle Steel. His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina. Delacorte Press, 1998.
- Adina Wrobleski. Suicide: Why? Afterwords, 1995.
- Stan Popovich. "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and non Resistant Methods" - 2008 - www.managingfear.com
Note: The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation lists these publications and Web sites as a resource but we do not control these sites and are not responsible for their content. Please see our Terms of Use in regard to our policy for use of 3rd party links & resources.
