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Crisis Resources (City of Toronto)

 

• Toronto Distress Centre 24 hour crisis line 416-408-4357 (408-HELP)

• Gerstein Centre 24 hr crisis line 416-929-5200

• Kids Help Phone 24 hour crisis line 1-800-668-6868

• Assaulted Women’s Helpline (24 hrs) 1-866-863-0511

• Toronto Rape Crisis Centre crisis support 416-597-8808

• Women’s College Hospital 24hr Sex Assault/Domestic Violence care: 76 Grenville St. room 1305, 416-323-6885

• Gerstein Centre mobile crisis team 416-929-5200

• St. Elizabeth mobile crisis team 416-4980043

• St. Mike’s and St. Joe’s mobile crisis teams call 911 and ask for mobile crisis team

• Location of CAMH emergency: 250 College St.

 

Self-Help General 

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• Take Care 19 - https://takecare19.com/ - free/low-cost resources online originally started to support people during COVID-19

• CCI - an assortment of CBT-based self-help modules 

• Are U OK - Kati Morton - (book) 

• Don't Call Me Crazy - 33 Voices Start the Conversation on Mental Health 

• Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - Lori Gottleib (book)

• Research, links, workbooks, exercises, etc. on Positive Psychology

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Self Assessment Scales 

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• Generalized Anxiety Self-Assessment Scale 

• Depression Self Assessment (PHQ-9)

• Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory Self Assessment (OCI)

• Trauma Related Shame Inventory Self Assessment Scale 

• ADHD Self Assessment Tool

• ASD Self-Assessment Tool (AQ) 

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Emotion Wheels & Needs Inventory

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• Emotion Wheel 

• How to Use an Emotion Wheel (blog)

• Feelings & Needs Inventory (NVC) (PDF)

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Social Justice, Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression 

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• My Grandmother’s Hands - Resmaa Menakam - (book) 

• Me and White Supremacy - Layla Saad - (book) 

• How to be an AntiRacist - Ibram X Kendi - (book)

• Hood Feminism - Mikki Kendall (book)

• The Inner Work Of Racial Justice - Rhonda Magee (book)

• We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (book) 

• The Good Ally - Nova Reid (book) 

• Beloved - Toni Morrison (book) 

• A Promised Land - Barack Obama  (book) 

• Go Tell It On The Mountain - James Baldwin (book) 

• Black Fatigue - How Racism Erodes the Mind Body & Spirit - Mary Frances Winters (book) 

• Embrace Yoga's Roots - Susanna Barkataki (book) 

• Radical Dharma - (book)

• Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - YouTube/videos 

• Good Ancestor (podcast) 

• Dear White People (TV show - Netflix)

 

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Indigenous Specific Organizations & Books 

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• Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action

• IllumiNative

• NDN Collective 

• Indian Residential School Survivors Society

• The Native Wellness Institute

• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (book) 

• The Witness Blanket (book & interactive website)

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IFS Resources 

 

• No Bad Parts - Richard Schwartz (book)

• Transcending Trauma - Frank Anderson (book)

• Mosaic Mind - Empowering The Tormented Mind of Child Abuse Survivors - (book)

• You are the one you’ve been waiting for - Richard Schwartz - (book) 

• Many Minds, One Self - Richard Schwartz, Bob Falconer

• The Pain We Carry; Healing from Complex PTSD for POC - Natalie Gutierrez (book)

• Parts Work - Tom Holmes 

• Self Therapy (workbook) 

• Features podcasts with Richard Schwartz 

• The One Inside Tammy Sollenberg (podcast) 

• Brown Girls Don't Do Therapy (Diviya Lewis) (podcast)

• Inside Out 1 & 2 (Pixar movies)

• Encanto (movie) Disney/Pixar

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Mindfulness & Self-Compassion 

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• Insight Timer (meditation app) - free with paid options

• Calm - (meditation app) - limited free, mostly paid options

• Headspace - (meditation app) - limited free, mostly paid options

• The Places That Scare You - Pema Chodron (book)

• Yung Pueblo - Inward 

• Tara Brach - (website) (book recommendations: Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion)

• Kristen Neff - (website) (book recommendations: Self Compassion)

• Get Out of your Head and Into your Life - Steven Hayes - (book) 

• 3 Happiness Myths - Russ Harris - (video) 

• Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman - (book) 

• Inside Out - (movie) - Pixar 

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Trauma in the Body/Somatic Psychotherapy 

 

• Focusing - Eugene Gendlin (book)

• The 6 Steps of Focusing Practice - (website)

• Waking the Tiger - Peter Levine - (book) 

• Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation - Janina Fisher - (book)

• The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy - Deb Dana - (book) 

• The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk - (book) 

• Understanding Polyvagal Theory - (video) 

• It Didn't Start with You - Mark Wolyn (book)

 

 

Grief 

 

• Understanding Grief & Loss CMHA (website)

• Coping with Grief and Loss  (blog)

• It's OK That You're Not OK - Megan Devine (book) 

• The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller - (book) 

• Grief Journaling blog post 

• Inventory of Complicated Grief Self Assessment Scale 

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Attachment, Intimacy & Relationships 

 

• Online quiz to understand your attachment style 

• Pleasure Activism - Adrienne Maree Brown (book) 

• Come As You Are - Emily Nagowski (book) 

• All About Love - bell hooks (book)

• Mating in Captivity - Esther Perel 

• Where Should We Begin - Esther Perel (podcast) 

• Wired for Love - Stan Tatkin - (book) 

• Attachment Theory Video

• The Course of Love - Alain de Boton (book)

• GOOP's reading list on books on sexuality 

 

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ADHD & ASD 

 

• ADHD Self Assessment Tool

• ASD Self-Assessment Tool (AQ) 

• CADDAC - Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada 

• Hope Pelufo's Compilation of Resources

• TED Talk - ADHD Sucks, But Not Really 

• ADHD in Adults 

• A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD - Sari Solden (book)

• Funny. You Don't Look Autistic - (book) 

• Your brain's not broken : strategies for navigating your emotions and life with ADHD (Book)

• Autism Canada

• How To ADHD - Youtube channel ​

• Interest, Challenge, Novelty, Urgency Framework

• ADHD & Dopamine article

• ADHD & Risky Behaviour article

• Dig a Little Deeper - website with resources incl. podcast

• DBT Skills - Neurodivergent Friendly PDF 

• Mindfulness for Adult ADHD - PDF 

• Mastering Adult ADHD - CBT Workbook

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Habits & Boundaries

 

• Set Boundaries, Find Peace - Nedra Tawwab (book)

• The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg - (book) 

• Atomic Habits - James Clear - (book)

• What Are Personal Boundaries - Blog 

• How to Set Healthier Boundaries - (blog) 

• Non-Violent Communication Process (PDF)

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LGBTQ2S+, Gender & Sexuality 

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• LGBT Youth Line - 416-962-9688 & Support by Text 647-694-4275

• The 519 (Toronto)

• Get Real Movement 

• PRIDE Toronto

• PFLAG  Canada

• Come As You Are - Emily Nagowski (book) 

• Beyond The Gender Binary - Alok Menon (book) 

• Dear Senthuran - Akwaeke Emezi (book) 

• Tomorrow Will be Different - Sarah McBride (book) 

• Being Jazz - Jazz Jennings (book) 

• I'm Afraid of Men - Vivek Shraya (book) 

• Gay People Of Colour - Facing Prejudices, Forging Identities (book)

• Greedy - Jen Winston (book)

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For Educators, Organizations, and other Service Providers

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• Trauma-Informed Care Toolkit 

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Toronto Psychotherapists for Equity and Justice List Serv & Referral Website

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