re​sources

ONTARIO CRISIS RESOURCES

HELPFUL LINKS

  • 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or text 9-8-8
  • Toronto Distress Centres: 416 408-4357 or 408-​HELP
  • Gerstein Centre: 416 929-5200
  • Spectra Helpline: 416 920-0497 or 905 459-7777 for ​Brampton and Mississauga residents; offered in English, ​Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese
  • Assaulted Women's Helpline: 416 863-0511; Toll-​free: 1 866 863-0511
  • Kids Help Phone: 1 800 668-6868
  • Community Crisis Line Scarborough and Rouge ​Hospital: 416 495-2891 (24/7 telephone support)
  • Durham Crisis and Mental Health Line: 905 666-​0483
Website

BO​OK LIST

  • Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
  • The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by ​John Gottman and Nan Silver
  • Atomic Habits by James Clear
  • How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by ​Lisa Feldman Barrett
  • The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
  • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihály ​Csíkszentmihályi
  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
  • Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 ​Weeks by Seth Gillihan
  • Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and ​How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love by Amir ​Levi​ne and Rachel Heller