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ONLINE RESOURCES
Addictions
HERE 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Services & Addictions – 1-844-437-3247
Stonehenge Therapeutic Community – services to individuals, families, and communities experiencing harm related to substance use.
Chronic Pain
Yoga, Tai Chi, & Aqua Fit classes. Centre Wellington Community Guide
Take Charge: A Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
YouTube videos:
- Low Back Pain– Dr. Mike Evans
- Best Advice for People Taking Opioid Medication– Dr. Mike Evans
- 23 and ½ hours– Dr. Mike Evans
- The Drug cabinet in the Brain– David Butler
- Why Things Hurt – TEDxAdelaide – Lorimer Moseley
Crisis & Mental Health Services
HERE 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Services & Addictions – 1-844-437-3247
Help is Here Wellington – List of local mental health resources.
Self-Help & Peer Support Groups – Canadian Mental Health Association
Compass Community Services – Sliding Scale mental health support, walk-in clinic and distress phone support.
Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Mood Disorders Support Group of Guelph
Diabetes Education
Waterloo Wellington Diabetes – You have just been diagnosed with Diabetes now what?
Introduction to Diabetes Webinar Diabetes: Back to Basics – In this webinar, Amy Waugh Certified Diabetes Educator, provides a great introduction to prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes for those recently diabetes or as a refresher for those why may have had diabetes for some time. Learn about the signs and symptoms, what is going on in your body that makes blood sugars higher than normal, how to make sense of your bloodwork results and how you can optimize your diet and lifestyle to improve your blood sugar levels and manage your long- term health.
Domestic Abuse
Guelph & Wellington Women in Crisis – 519-836-5710
Family Counselling Partner Assault Response Program / Peaceful Alternatives
Guelph Police – 519-824-1212
Wellington County OPP – 1-888-310-1122
Eating Disorders
Employment Counselling
Financial Support
Food Security Resources
Healthy Living
Housing
LGBTQ
Law Resources
Nutrition
Pregnancy and Parenting
Perinatal/postnatal Depression Screening tool
Parenting Classes – WDG Public Health
Healthy Babies, Healthy Children – Up to Age 6
Guelph FHT Postpartum Depression Program – For patients living in Guelph or with Guelph physicians/specialists
Seniors Care
Teen and Young Adult Resources
Post-Secondary School Mental Health & Addictions Helpline – 24/7
Self Harm – Education and Resources
Kids Help Phone (online and phone support) – 1-800-668-6868 or TEXT connect to 686868
The Grove Hubs – Your one-stop-shop for youth mental health and wellness.
By youth, for youth!
WES (Wellness emotional support) for Youth Online – Online counselling for people 13-24 years
WES (Wellness emotional support) for youth resources
Parent resource hub for children’s mental health – The Family Care Centre is a resource hub for parents and caregivers of children and youth with mental illness
HERE 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Services & Addictions – 1-844-437-3247
Help is Here Wellington – List of local mental health resources.
Compass Community Services – Sliding Scale mental health support
Transportation Services
Others
Medications:
5 Questions to ask about your medications
Health Information:
Association of Family Health Teams in Ontario (AFHTO)
Public Health Agency of Canada
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Community Links:
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Ontario
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BLOGS
Tips to protect your body during snow removal
We have all heard of or experienced those dreadful body aches and pains that started with snow removal; maybe its your back, or shoulder, or knees. By making a few simple modifications to the way you remove snow you can lessen those aches and pains and limit how they...
Holiday Survival Guide
Posted by Brianna Yuill, R.Kin from Kincardine FHT With holidays quickly approaching, it can get a little overwhelming. Buying gifts, decorating the house, baking, cooking, and hosting. How are we to find the time to maintain our healthy lifestyles and reduce...
November – Fall Prevention Month
Posted by Nick Serafini, R.Kin at the Upper Grand Family Health Team Likely many of us have thought in recent days, “How is it November already?!” It can be that time of year when we all start talking about how cold the weather has become and when we start to worry...
