| SOURCE | COST | WHO | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety Canada | Free | Everyone, All ages | CBT Therapies for Anxiety. Includes videos, app, and worksheets, geared towards adults, teens and children. |
| Mindshift CBT | Free | Everyone | Great app for teaching general ideas of cognitive behavioural therapy. |
| InkBlot | Paid | Everyone | Online video mental health counselling for individuals, couples, and families. Treat mental health, stress, grief, addictions, postpartum anxiety/depression, eating disorders, personality disorders, PTSD, ADHD, schizophrenia. |
| SOURCE | COST | PROMO CODE | WHO | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Space (App) | Free/Paid | 3 months free. Need to contact them with proof of profession, e.g. CPSO #, ID badge, or similar. | Everyone | App offering sleepcasts, meditations, relaxation techniques to improve sleep and mood. |
| Calm (App) | Free/Paid | 3 months free of premium membership. Sign up for Calm App and then contact them through their website. Include the email that you used to sign up and tell them you are a healthcare worker. | Everyone | Award winning app that offers sleep, meditation, mindfulness, relaxation, and other aids to lower stress and improve mental health. |
| Insight Timer | Free | N/A | Everyone | App offering meditations for anxiety, stress, sleep for adults and kids |
| Smiling Mind (App) | Free | N/A | Everyone, ages 3+ | App offering mindfulness and meditation for adults, children, and teens. Great for all ages 3+. |
| Stop, Breath, Think, Kids (App) | Free/Paid options | Free & Paid Version | Everyone | App offering meditations for anxiety, stress, sleep. They also offer specific meditations for COVID-19 and a child/youth section. |
| SOURCE | COST | WHO | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECHO Coping with COVID | Free | Physicians, Residents | Virtual sessions that address a variety of COVID-19 related mental health challenges. The goal is to promote resilience, connection, and wellness at a time that many are experiencing isolation, burnout, and stress. |
| Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook | Free | Everyone | Free coronavirus anxiety workbook |
| 5 C's of Resilience framework | Free | Everyone | 5 C's resilience framework to help manage stress more effectively. |
| American Pscyhological Association | Free | Everyone | Mental health resources centered around COVID-19 for psychologists, health-care workers and the public. Continually updated by the APA. |
| Care for your Cornavirus Anxiety | Free | Everyone | General resources for anxiety and your mental health in a global climate of uncertainty. |
| SOCIETY | COST | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| CMA (Joule): Patient Education Resources | Free | List of patient education resources about COVID-19. Regularly updated. |
| CMA: For the Public - Resources & Tools | Free | List of patient education resources about COVID-19. Regularly updated. |
| CMA: "Stop the spread" | Free | Handout about COVID-19 spread and symptoms. Available in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, and Spanish |
| CMA: Questions & Answers on COVID-19 | Free | Common questions about COVID-19 asked by public. |
| CAEP: How to Self-Isolate for COVID-19 | Free | Visual aid and guide on how to properly self-isolate for COVID-19. |
| BOOKS | COST | WHO | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master list of Children's Books | Free | Everyone | Master list of children's Ebooks related to COVID-19 for various ages. |
| Mind Heart (PDF) | Free | Everyone | Simple book about pandemic and virus. Good for younger kids. *Multiple languages |
| WEBSITES | COST | WHO | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covid with Kids | Free | Everyone | Created by Canadian child psychiatrists. Includes activities to keep occupied, ways to stay calm and deal with anxiety, and other helpful resources to cope. |
| CMA: How to talk to your kids about COVID-19: Considerations for health care providers | Free | Everyone | Advice on how health care workers should discuss COVID-19 and related health risks with their children. |
| Canadian Mental Health Association | Free | Everyone | Tips for helping children and youth cope effectively through the Covid-19 Pandemic. Includes mindfulness and stress management workbooks. |
| American Psychological Association | Free | Everyone | Advice and guidance on caring for, educating and supporting loved ones during COVID-19. |