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BLUE WAVE will continually update the HelpLines section as more links are made known. Please feel free to advise us, via the email contact form under the "Contacts" tab, with the link and advice of any particular group not listed below that has proved effective in successfully assisting young people in improving their mental health.

KIDS HELP PHONE

http://kidshelpphone.ca/

• Toll-free across Canada, fastest way to get HELP, call : 1-800-668-6868

* Anonymous (they don’t have call display)
* Confidential – available from anywhere in Canada
* Toll-free
* Immediate (open 24/7)
* Staffed by professional counsellors

This service was developed for you! Some kids worry that their problem isn't serious enough or they aren't sure what to say when they call. Our professional counsellors understand how difficult it can be to talk about something that is bothering you. We understand the things that are bugging you. And we are available day or night.

Still not sure? We know it helps to understand what you’re getting into before you pick up the phone. Check out the web site at http://kidshelpphone.ca

YOUTH NET 613-738-3915

• Bilingual mental health resource run by youth – Email: youthnet.cheo.on.ca

http://www.youthnet.on.ca

PHONE HELP LINES

If you or someone you know needs help, contact:
Distress Centre (24 hours): 519-667-6711

London Mental Health Crisis Service (24 hours): 519-433-2023

Canadian Mental Health Association: 519 434-9191

THE MOOD DISORDERS ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO:

Call: 416-486-8046

THE MOOD DISORDERS ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO (MDAO)

• Toll-free, call: 1-888-486-8236
• Phone: 416-486-8046

Website: http://www.mooddisorders.on.ca/

DEPRESSION UNDERSTOOD.ORG

http://depression-understood.org/information/britishcolumbia.htm#17

This will allow you to pick your province, town and contact phone #s from a drop-down list

YOUR LIFE COUNTS! (YLC)

http://yourlifecounts.org

http://youth.yourlifecounts.org/#

Online Response Centre, Interactive website where you can hear from others, be heard or talk to someone via email or online chat.

COVENANT HOUSE TORONTO

Covenant House opens doors of opportunity and hope to homeless youth. They provide 24/7 crisis care and have a wide range of services under one roof, including education, counselling, health care and employment assistance.

Website: http://www.covenanthouse.on.ca/Public/Home.aspx
Youth section of website: http://www.covenanthouse.on.ca/Youth/Home.aspx

BULLYING HELP LINE: Call Toll-free 1-888-456-2323

• Support, information on bullying prevention and intervention, referrals to local counselling and prevention services

http://www. BullyingCanada.Ca

http://www.bullying.org

• Has a moderated, online support group for youth
  http://www.lfcc.on.ca/bully.htm

• Information for Parents and Teachers. This is an excerpt from the second edition of A.S.A.P.:

A School-based Anti-Violence Program by the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System.

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

http://www.casp-acps.ca/crisiscentres.asp

• Website lists the crisis contact information for each province.

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

http://www.cmha.ca/bins/loc_page2.asp?cid=58-85&cmp_id=657&lang=1
CMHA Location of offices across Canada are shown via the above website link. Each Province has multiple locations listed with addresses and contact phone numbers.

Ontario Psychological Association

ALTERNATE HELP TREATMENTS

Please note the following statement -

• BLUE WAVE does NOT endorse or offer recommendation of any person(s), groups, organizations, etc listed in the Helplines page or any other page of the 0K2B Blue website. BLUE WAVE merely lists a variety of known help options available for any person enquiring to follow up on and evaluate personally for themselves. With specific reference to alternate forms of treatment offered by some groups, individuals and organizations, such as but not limited to naturopathy, counselling groups involving animal therapy, etc - again, BLUE WAVE does NOT endorse or offer recommendation on any such alternate forms of treatment offered, but merely makes the person seeking help aware of some variety of options available, as are known to BLUE WAVE.

NATUROPATHIC TREATMENT

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF NATUROPATHIC DOCTORS

Check the association's website page indicating, at top, how to find a naturopathic doctor, by province:
http://www.cand.ca

Read of one young girl's discovery of a naturopathic treatment that has been helping control her mood swings. Go to the "SHARE" tab, "READ STORIES", and read the "NATUROPATHIC HELP" story submitted by Buffy of Langley, BC. Click Here