RESOURCES

CAMH - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/health_information/a_z_mental_health_and_addiction_information/Post-traumatic/Pages/pstd.aspx

Canadian Mental Health Association

https://cmha.ca/documents/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/

PTSD Association of Canada

http://www.ptsdassociation.com/

Veterans Affairs Canada

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/services/health/mental-health/publications/ptsd-warstress

Anxiety BC

https://www.anxietybc.com/adults/ptsd

https://www.anxietybc.com/parenting/post-traumatic-stress-disorder

TEMA

https://www.tema.ca/

Kids Help Phone – 1-800-668-6868 •  

https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Crisis Services Canada

http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/

IN AN EMERGENCY

If you or a family member needs urgent help, call 911 right away.

or

Go to the emergency department closest to you.

A psychiatric emergency is when a person is in immediate danger to him/herself due to compromised thinking and/or judgement. A psychiatric emergency may require hospital-based treatment.

IN A CRISIS

A mental health crisis does not necessarily require hospital-based care and can be supported in the community by a team of mental health care providers. Examples include thoughts of suicide, distorted or psychotic thinking, intense anxiety, depression or the inability to cope.

If you are experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis:

Call 902.429.8167 or 1.888.429.8167 (toll-free) for the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team.