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Laing House's mission is to empower youth living with mental illness through innovative youth engagement and peer support. We are a drop-in centre and community of peer support for youth aged 16 – 29 with lived mental health experience. Members can meet friends who have gone through similar experiences and support each other as they find wellness. We offer peer support, social support, innovative programming and much more. New members can self refer or get connected via their clinician. For more information, please contact our Membership Coordinator at membership@lainghouse.org or call 902-425-9018.
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The Compassionate Friends is a self-help support organization that provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
Each chapter, along with the supporting National Office, is committed to helping every bereaved parent, sibling, or grandparent who may walk through our doors or contact us.
TCF has over 600 chapters serving all 50 states plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, that offer friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members during the natural grieving process after a child has died. Around the world more than 30 countries have a Compassionate Friends presence, encircling the globe with support so desperately needed when the worst has happened.
To find a local chapter: www.compassionatefriends.org/find-support/chapters/chapter-locator/
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Provides evaluation, consultation, and treatment services for children and family members affected by trauma and other challenging events, including medical illness, traumatic loss, community violence, disasters, and combat deployment stress. Comprised of a team of psychiatrists and psychologists specializing in children and adolescents, the clinic provides expertise in child and family traumatic stress for children of all ages and their family members, as well as educational resources and training for UCLA Child Psychiatry Fellows and Psychology Interns. The UCLA Family STAR Clinic team works to bring evidence-based clinical care to families to assist in prevention of stress and recovery following traumatic events. Groups for parents and children are also available and enrolling now!
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The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is the national association, which provides leadership in hospice palliative care in Canada.
The CHPCA offers leadership in the pursuit of excellence in care for persons approaching death so that the burdens of suffering, loneliness and grief are lessened.
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Founded in 2002, For Grace’s main goal is to increase awareness and promote education of the gender disparity women experience in the assessment and treatment of their pain.
We believe empowering women to be better consumers for their pain management care, sensitizing the general public to gender pain disparities and enlightening public policy makers about pain as a major health issue will improve life outcomes for all women in chronic pain.
Also, we see increased medical research about the differences in how men and women experience pain as part of the answer to alleviating the toll of human suffering. We believe medical research will pave the way for gender-specific therapies that will better manage persistent pain.
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Infants Remembered In Silence © (IRIS), a nonprofit organization, supplements the care given by the medical, mental health, and religious communities by providing resources and referral information, support and education to parents, family, friends, and professionals after a child dies in early pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, miscarriage, etc.) or from stillbirth, neo-natal death, birth defects, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID/SIDS) and related syndromes, illness, accident, and all other types of infant and early childhood death.
IRIS offers a wide variety of services including Midday Support Groups, Evening Support Groups, one on one Support Services, and much more. Please visit our website at www.irisRemembers.com and find us on social media.
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The Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA) is a 501(c) nonprofit organization that supports survivors of sexual assault. The mission of LaFASA is to empower survivors through trauma-informed services, engage advocates, and change system norms to end sexual violence. LaFASA is the coalition agency that serves 11 sexual assault crisis centers in Louisiana through education, professional training, technical assistance, and community engagement resulting in safer, healthier, stronger, and better-informed communities throughout the state. LaFASA also provides counseling, advocacy, and legal services directly to survivors in Louisiana. LaFASA envisions a world free of all forms of oppression that enable rape culture and sexual violence.
The only person to blame for sexual assault is the perpetrator. Call our helpline for free, confidential support, 24/7 at 888-995-7273. For more information, visit our website at www.lafasa.org.
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Hope and Me, The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario offers free support and recovery programs to people across Ontario living with depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder. They provide drop-in peer support groups, recovery programs, family and youth clinical support, early intervention for mood disorders and psychosis and online tools focused on wellness and recovery.
Drop-In Groups
Bipolar Support Every Friday 1-3PM in Office
Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Peer Support 1st Tuesday of the Month 1-3PM in Office
Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Peer Support 2nd Tuesday of the Month 7-8:50PM in Office
Clearing the Clutter (Hoarding) 1st, 3rd, and 4th Thursday of the Month 7-8:50 PM in Office
Courage and Compassion for Depression 2nd Wednesday of the Month 7-8:50 PM in Office
Depression and Anxiety 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the Month 7-8:50PM in Office
Family Members and Supporters 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month 7-8:50PM in Office
LGBTQ 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month 7-8:50PM in Office
Men's Group 2nd and 4th Monday of the Month 7-8:50PM in Office
Monday Mood Drop-In Every Monday 1-3PM in Office
Shyness and Social Anxiety Every Sunday 3-4:30PM on 519 Church Suite 301 (Hope and Me MDAO Affiliate)
Substance Use and Mood Disorders 1st and 3rd Monday 7-8:50PM in Office
West End Group 2nd Wednesday of the Month 6-8PM 1541 Jane St. Unison Health and Community Services
Women's Group Every Thursday 1-3PM in Office
Women's Group 2nd and 4th Monday 7-8:50PM in Office
Youth and Young Adults (Ages 16-30) Every Wednesday 7-8:50PM in Office
Drop-in One on One Peer Support Mondays and Wednesdays 6-8:30PM in Office (Up to 30 mins; up to 3 drop-in sessions; name, postal code, and birthday required) First come, first serve.
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Brighten Up! strives to improve emotional well-being by increasing mental health awareness and encourage positive living. We are dedicated to helping others become the best version of themselves, and to live on the "Bright Side" of life.
*Please note webinars are currently being offered free of charge at https://www.brightenup.us/pages/mental-wellness-webinars/
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The Attention Deficit Disorder Association provides information, resources and networking opportunities to help adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder lead better lives.
We provide hope, empowerment and connections worldwide by bringing together science and the human experience for both adults with ADHD and professionals who serve them.
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