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Student Help

Student Help

Health and Wellness

Sudbury/Manitoulin Community Resource List

https://sm.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Community-Resource-List-March-2019.pdf

Teen Health & Wellness (Highly Recommended)

 This database was developed for teens with their unique concerns in mind.  Topics include diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental and emotional health, family life, sexuality and more.  Search by subject, keyword or browse through topics in alphabetical order.  There are question and answer sections, personal stories, “in the news” features, and hotline phone numbers.

Kids Help Phone

800-668-6868 or text 686868
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
http://kidshelpphone.ca/

Good2Talk
https://good2talk.ca/
1-866-925-5454 or text 686868
24hrs – For students between 17-25

Online Safety For Teens
Teen Voices : Oversharing and your digital footprint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ottnH427Fr8

Facebook Privacy Guide

https://www.facebook.com/about/basics/manage-your-privacy
The ins-and-outs of using Facebook’s privacy settings, straight from Facebook.

Facebook – Parents Portal.

https://www.facebook.com/safety/parents

That’s Not Cool

https://thatsnotcool.com/

Your cell phone, IM, and social networks are all a digital extension of who you are. When someone you’re with pressures you or disrespects you in those places, that’s not cool.

For Parents and Caregivers

https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/violence-bullying-and-abuse-prevention/parents/kids-safety-online

Kids Safety Online. The Canadian Red Cross provides information and tips to keep your kids safe online.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/online-child-sexual-exploitation/ocse-resources-for-parents-and-caregivers.html

The Government of Canada provides various resources to help you keep your kids safe online.

GetNetWise

http://getnetwise.org

Sponsored by the Internet Education Foundation, GetNetWise provides resources and information to help educate adults on young people’s privacy and safety online.

Kids mental Health – parents education resource

www.kidsmentalhealth.ca

This Ontario guidance for parents provides a variety of information in the form of blogs, tips and news articles.

Canadian AIDS Society
HIV Information Hotlines

800-668-2437
https://staging.cdnaids.ca/resources/hiv-information-hotlines/

Sexual Health and STI’s

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/infectious-diseases/sexual-health-sexually-transmitted-infections.html

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Originally founded in 1990 to share information among people living with HIV about new and emerging treatments, CATIE’s mandate has expanded to providing both treatment and prevention information on HIV and hepatitis C to frontline service providers across Canada.
http://catie.ca/

Alcohol and Drugs
Al Anon Family Groups

800-4AL-ANON (1-800-425-2666)
http://al-anon.org

Get help with substance use(drug, alcohol, gambling, mental health)
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/get-help-problematic-substance-use.html

Connex Ontario (addiction, mental health)
http://www.connexontario.ca/ 
1-866-531-2600

DCO – Distress and Crisis Ontario
https://www.dcontario.org/locations/

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario

1-888-486-8236
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday to Friday
http://mooddisorders.ca

Eating Disorders

NEDIC -National Eating Disorders Information Centre
866-633-4220
http://nedic.ca/

Grief and Loss

Bereaved Families of Ontario
http://bereavedfamilies.net/

SACY – Sudbury Action Centre for youth
https://www.theactioncentre.ca/
705-673-4396

Rape, Sexual Violence, and Domestic Violence

Voices for Women – Sudbury Sexual Assault Centre
https://www.voicesforwomen.ca/
705-671-5495
Toll Free – 1-877-841-1101
Talk 4 Healing 1-855-554-HEAL
Assaulted Women’s Help Line – 1-866-863-0511

Child Abuse Hotline

800-387-KIDS (5437)

The following is a useful tool for our students that self harm.

SIOS – Sioutreach

Compass Boussole
Akii-Izhinoogan
“Compass provides mental health, developmental and community services for children, youth and families. ”  Compass is the Lead Agency for Child and Youth Mental Health Services in the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin.
https://www.compassne.ca/

School Violence

The Canadian Safe School Network
https://cssn.me/
1-877-566-2776

Sexuality and Sexual Health

The Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line

800-268-9688
TXT – 647-694-4275
4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST, Sunday to Friday
http://youthline.ca/

Rainbow Resources
http://www.sudburypride.com/rainbow-resources/

Crisis Help

705-675-4760 – 24/7
1-877-841-1101
http://www.crisishelp.ca/

Crisis Help list of Resources – Find Help

https://sm.cmha.ca/mental-health/find-help/

Grief and bereavement resources
https://www.ementalhealth.ca/Sudbury-District/Grief-and-Bereavement/index.php?m=heading&ID=132

Rainbows Canada
Griefworks is a partnership between several hospitals that offers support to those grieving the loss of a loved one. This link is to the information directed to teens.
Rainbows Canada is an international organization dedicated to helping children cope with life-altering events such as death, divorce, and foster care. It offers a free group counseling program for children and youth dealing with these issues.

http://rainbows.ca/

Anxiety Disorders of Ontario – resources
http://www.anxietydisordersontario.ca/resources-in-ontario/