Apps
| What's Up App This free app combats symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress by helping you track your mood, engage in grounding techniques, and transform negative thought processes. | |
SuperBetter |
Books
| College of the Overwhelmed (for supporters) Book/Audiobook A hands-on guide for helping students overcome stress and succeed in a college environment, accompanied by personal narratives and some warning signs you should look out for. | |
The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to finding your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles | |
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success | |
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers | |
| When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress Book/Audiobook In this National Bestseller, Dr. Gabor Mate provides insight and moving stores about real people regarding how emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness; provides ways to help prevent further potential damage. | |
The Stress Management Workbook |
Helplines
| LGBTQ+ Youthline Helpline Youth Line offers resources for youth, parents, and allies, as well as confidential and non-judgemental peer support through telephone, text and chat services. | |
| Call 211 Helpline 2-1-1 is a helpline for people suffering from a mental health crisis that is accompanied by a helpful website with links and resources available for everyone around Ontario | |
| Hope for Wellness Helpline The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. | |
| Across Ontario Helpline A list of helplines that are available in different areas around Ontario | |
| Good2Talk Helpline A free and confidential phone or textline specifically for post-secondary students who want professional counselling and information/referrals for mental health, addictions, and well-being; available 24/7/365. |
Podcasts
| Are u ok? Podcast According to their website, "Are u ok?" walks listeners through the most commonly asked questions about mental health and the process of getting help. | |
| Mentally Yours Podcast "Mentally Yours" investigates a variety of mental health issues from clinical diagnoses to emotions you may not be able to explain, all the while taking into account the changing dynamics of the world with social change and physical distancing. | |
| Being Well Podcast with Dr. Rick Hansen Podcast In the first episode of Season 2 of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson starts a series on Resilience by explaining the importance of Resilience and HOW we can begin to grow this key strength. Listen from their website or download from your preferred podcast platform. |
Videos and Movies
| Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated Movie Demi Lovato, a long-time advocate for mental health awareness, reveals her struggles with eating disorders, pressures from her friends and family, and mental health issues; she may be a celebrity but you might have more in common than you'd think. | |
| Brené Brown on Empathy (for supporters) Video This short, animated video provides information and tips on how to be more supportive and empathetic. | |
| Smudging explanation Video Trent University shares what smudging entails and reminds us that Indigenous healing traditions are valid and accessible. | |
| Wonder Movie Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. | |
| The Power of Belief - Mindset and Success Video The way we understand our intelligence and abilities deeply impacts our success. Based on social science research and real-life examples, Eduardo Briceño articulates in this TED Talk how mindset, or the understanding of intelligence and abilities, is key. | |
Overcoming Perfectionism: Why Good Enough Is Great | |
| Ways to Improve Your Self-Esteem Video This animation is one of a series of videos to support students with their mental health, produced by Mind’s Mentally Healthy Universities Programme. It focusses on ways to help improve your self-esteem. Don’t worry if some ideas don’t work for you – just enjoy the ones that do. |
Website
| Campus Mental Health Website A resource you can use to read literature, research, guidelines, and toolkits to navigate the ever-changing learning environment on campus and best serve those around you. | |
| FNHA Website The First Nations Health Authority explores the traditional sense of wellness in a variety of settings, such as the association of wellness with the environment or with family matters, and provides resources for people who need help. | |
| Rainbow Health Network Website Rainbow Health Ontario creates opportunities for the healthcare system to better serve LGBT2SQ communities. | |
| Campus Health Centre Website A medical team is in attendance at the Campus Health Centre and available to all students Monday to Friday. Summer hours and evening clinics are offered. Visit the website for more information. | |
| Peak Resilience Website Check out this website (and their social media accounts) to learn and be part of the narratives of resilience in Indigenous Teachings; rooted in culturally distinctive concepts of the person, the importance of collective history, the richness of Aboriginal languages and traditions, and the importance of individual and collective agency and activism. | |
| Positivity Guides Website This website offers practical tips for a happier, satisfying, and more fulfilled life and here to help you to overcome obstacles by offering personal and professional development in the form of courses, books, and blogs. | |
| Managing Stress and Loneliness Website/Online Module This course gives you a foundation in key strategies to address stress and loneliness and equips you to find resources to help you manage your situation. While this course was created with international students in mind, domestic students and others may also find this resource valuable. | |
Improving Your Sleep Course | |
Sleep tips: 6 steps to better sleep | |
| How to Sleep Better Website Take a closer look at how to get better sleep, with clear steps on ways to improve sleep. |