General Mental Health Resources
- Understanding Mental Health in the Legal Profession
- Mental Health in Female Lawyers
- Addressing the Elephant in the Legal Profession
- Mental Health Commission of Canada (Information, research & list of local agencies)
- LSO: Personal Management (information about mental illness, mental addiction and mental wellness)
- ABA: Research Finds Skimping Vacations is Bad for Your Health
- Lawyers: Gatekeepers for Psychological Issues
- Compassion Fatigue in the Legal Profession
- How to Address Mental Illness and Lawyers
- CAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience)
- CMHA: Canadian Mental Health Association
- eMentalHealth.ca (Mental Health Resources Database)
- Workplace Strategies for Mental Health (Resources to increase knowledge and awareness of workplace psychological health and safety)
- Distress and Crisis of Ontario (Distress and crisis resources offered in different regions in Ontario)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (Access to online materials related to mental health programs and services in Canada)
- How to Cope with Anxiety (camh)
- Anxiety Canada: Coping with COVID 19
- CBA: Lawyers and Anxiety
- Short Videos on Coping with Anxiety from the Missouri Bar
- Science Based Strategies to Cope with Anxiety
- Lawyer Anxiety
- Anxiety Canada (Free Downloadable PDF Anxiety Resources for parents and self-help)
- The Depressed Lawyer (Psychology Today)
- CBA: Lawyers and Depression
- What is Depression: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment (CAMH)
- What is Depression? (Psychology Today Canada)
- Understanding and Finding Help for Depression (Canadian Mental Health Association)
- Free, confidential 24/7 support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for oneself and others from Canada Suicide Prevention Services from Crisis Services Canada or 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) or text 45645 (4 pm-midnight)
- Ontario Crisis Line – All Ages 1-866-531-2600
- Preventing Suicides: Warning Signs and Getting Help
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Region of Waterloo Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-Anon Waterloo Region
- In the Rooms
- Narcotics Anonymous Golden Triangle Area
- Podcast: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness in the Legal Profession
- SMART Recovery
- Gamblers Anonymous Ontario
- Author Brian Cuban’s blog “The Addicted Lawyer” offers guidance and options for recovery meetings.
- Importance of seeking help for mental health and substance use disorders - Fear Not: Speaking Out to End Stigma (three minute video)
- Canada-Wide (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction)
- Government of Canada Resources for Substance Abuse
- Addictions and Recovery (Addiction and recovery information for individuals, families and professionals)
- Ontario Drug and Alcohol Helpline: 1-866-531-2600
- Addictions Centre provides support to individuals seeking substance abuse recovery
- Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (Offers free support programs to people across Ontario and their families, who are living with depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder)
- Mood Disorder Society of Canada (information and resources about mood disorders)
- Mood Disorder Association of Waterloo Region (Bipolar Disorder Support Group is for individuals who experience bipolar disorder)
Staying Mentally Healthy & Mindfulness
- The Quiet Company has developed a Stress Management through Mindfulness workshop to help lawyers manage the unique stress of their jobs. This program is accredited for EDI hours.
- Easy Ways to Integrate Self-Care into Your Daily Life
- Free Meditations: Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Experience on Finding Hope in Uncertain Times (20-25 min daily sessions) Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (45 min daily sessions)
- How Sleep Affects Your Mental Health
- Mental Health Tips for Working Remotely
- The Benefits of Mindfulness
- Positive Psychology Strategies for Dealing with a Crisis (The Crisis Kit)
- Great tips for staying mentally healthy
- What Mindful Meditation Can do for Your Health
- Very Well Mind (17 Highly Effective Stress Relievers)
- This Way Up (12 Free Apps to Help You Beat Stress)
- Men’s Health Foundation (Information on mental illness)
- Institute of Mental Health (Educational brochures)
- Canadian Mental Health Association Anxiety (Information on anxiety disorders)
- HuffPost (A teacher asked for mental health books and started a movement)
- Canada Life (Workplace Strategies for Mental Health)
- Book Riot (Mental health books)
- Amazon (Best mental health books)
- Toronto Public Library (Books about mental health including children’s books, young adult and adult books)
- Odin Books (Mental health and educational resources)
- CavershamBooksellers.com (CavershamBooksellers.com is considered North America’s largest mental health bookstore)
- CAMH Library
- Hamilton Public Library Resources & Books for Mental Wellness
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