Mental Health Resources

How to be a good ally, offer safe spaces, and support the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

A message of support, validation, and encouragement to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

The first step to a healthier you! If you, or someone you know, is using substances such as alcohol...

Resilience is the ability to get back up when we fall down. It’s important to build resilience...

The Link is an Ottawa Public Health website tailored for youth and young adults for sharing...

The 'have THAT talk' series was developed to raise awareness about the importance of mental health...

This is an unprecedented time of change for all of us. Some workplaces are needing to drastically...

This Ottawa Public Health webpage provides accurate, reliable and up-to-date COVID-19 resources to...

Mental health is an important part of our health. Positive mental health is the core for a person's...

Ottawa Public Health and The Royal have collaborated to produce the “Protecting Your Mental Health”...

The COVID-19 situation can be very stressful. It is really important to take care of our mental...

Virtual appointments are a way of having face-to-face meetings with a clinician or participate in a...

This toolkit was created in collaboration with people who have lived experience related to suicide...

This toolkit was created in collaboration with people who have lived experience related to suicide...

This booklet is for those who have someone in their lives with borderline personality disorder (BPD)...

Borderline personality disorder is a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel...

People cope with difficult thoughts, feelings, or situations in different ways. Some people cope by...

When someone you love has been diagnosed with a mental illness, you feel a mixture of emotions...

Bringing a new baby into the family can be challenging at the best of times, both physically and...

Many of us have small habits that make us feel better, but we can also live without them. For...

This sample workplan agreement is meant to provide a basis for conversation between an employee and...

It’s not always easy to talk to teenagers about substance use. But, it’s more important now than...

Supporting a suicide attempt survivor can be scary. When you know that someone has been pushed to...

As a caregiver of a Veteran of military member living with an Operational Stress Injury (OSI), you...

The PTSD Coach Canada mobile app can help you learn about and manage symptoms that can occur after...

The Road to Mental Readiness mobile app is a training tool developed to improve short-term...

CFMAP is a 24-hour, 1-800 bilingual telephone service, available 365 days a year to Regular Force...

Self-care is about nurturing your mental, emotional and physical health. It’s important to take time...

Sexual orientations and gender identities that aren’t heterosexual or cisgender are often described...

Taking a few deep breaths can help to relax your body and mind. Breathing Balloon is a simple...

Work is important to our well-being. In addition to the income it brings, it can be a big part of...

Mental health is key to our well-being. We can't be truly healthy without it. It involves how we...

Loss is one of life's most stressful events. It takes time to heal, and everyone responds...

We all feel angry sometimes. Most of the time, we can deal with feelings of anger or irritability...

Every day, we are surrounded by different messages from different sources that impact the way we...

Hi, my name is Dr. Lee and I’m a sleep specialist at The Royal. When preparing for a big game, you...

Balances the two sides of your brain, the left and the right hemispheres. Good for when your brain...

This meditation puts you in the ‘neutral zone’ and gives you a sharp mind. 

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Clinical director of schizophrenia and recovery programs at The Royal, Dr. David Attwood is here to...

This is a simple exercise to help reduce anxiety and stress. You can use it anywhere - in the shower...

Feeling stressed? Anxious? Nervous? Try this simple breathing technique for 3 minutes. Learn more...

What is PTSD? Dr. Katie Bendell, a psychologist in The Royal's Operational Stress Injury (OSI)...

This quick video from our 2018 Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast event features Dr. Mathieu Dufour...

When a family member, friend or colleague dies by suicide, we are left with many questions. We often...

Best-selling author and internationally renowned expert Dr. Sue Johnson shares a ground-breaking...

As presented at our Conversations at The Royal on March 20, 2014 by speakers Karen James, Cynthia...

Dr. Andrew Wiens, Head, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at The Royal, talks about behaviour issues...

Presented by Dr. Jakov Shlik, Clinical Director, Mood and Anxiety, and Operational Stress Injuries...

This session included information on the collaborative work being done between The Royal’s Sexual...

Opioid addiction is a large and growing problem affecting our community, especially our young people...

The 2014 attack in downtown Ottawa has deeply affected our city. We have a powerful desire to stay...

Our lecture 'Hope, Humanity and Empowerment: Strengths-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the oldest treatments in psychiatry. It can be...

Comedian Rick Green and The Royal's Dr. Ahmed share their insights on ADHD in Adults.

Learn how to better understand the "automatic" thinking, coping behaviours, and social styles that...

Are you drinking TOO much? Alcohol is the most commonly used potentially addictive substance in our...

Is work good for health? This was a central theme of the Conversations at The Royal presentation...

With his newest endeavor "Stand Up Against Stigma" Tazz believes that it is time to educate, embrace...

Being an athlete requires not only physical strength and speed but also mental focus and the ability...

Many of us, over the course of our lives, may be exposed to potentially traumatic events, and some...

Men are supposed to be tough. They’re supposed to be able to handle everything on their own. Real...

Dr. Douglass is a psychiatrist and also a fully-qualified specialist in sleep disorders medicine....

Can the solution to treating long term mental illness be found in childhood? That’s the premise of...

This informative, thought-provoking, and humorous Father's Day conversation takes a broad look at...

Suicide and self-harm are important issues facing society. This 'Conversation' explains evidence...

Parent caregivers play a leading role in actualizing the health, well-being, and recovery goals of...

Mankind has been searching for happiness since the beginning of recorded history. As Pascal noted...

Mental illnesses are thought to result from the combined influence of genes and environment....

Dr. Abigail Ortiz, a psychiatrist at The Royal, uses physics and mathematics to help understand...

Research has shown that bipolar disorder among adults is associated with increased vascular risk...

Clients share how they use art as a wellness tool and the staff that support the use of art in...

Biomarkers have transformed modern medicine but remain largely elusive in psychiatry, partly because...

The Mental Health Act, and the mental health system itself, can be a cumbersome and daunting thing...

If an app could tell you someone was suicidal, how would you use it? Social media feeds are filled...

It's a non-pharmacological treatment for addressing behavioural symptoms associated with dementia....

It's a paradox: men have low rates of depression compared to women, yet they are four times more...

Are you looking for ways to address lack of awareness and support someone in seeking help even when...

People have stopped talking about it, but you're still feeling it. Life around you has gone back to...

Are You in Balance? More than ever before, Canadians play many different roles in their lives. They...

Take a short quiz to calculate your stress index and get a sense of whether you may have too many...

Here are some self help books about coping with anxiety that have been recommended by staff from our...

OSI Connect is a comprehensive learning and self-management tool to assist Canadian veterans and...

Do you want to play at your best? Are you game ready? You do drills; you practice; you scrimmage...

Life as a student can be stressful - assignments, part-time jobs, sports, clubs, relationships...

Anxiety disorders are prevalent, serious and persistent health problems affecting behaviour...

Mood disorders, including depression, are the most common mental disorders. One in four Canadians...

Gender Identity: I Want To Be Me was an open discussion of gender identity and mental health...

Clinical studies with volunteer participants are critical in helping researchers at The Royal to...

Stress hits us all, and our mental health has a lot to do with how well we deal with it. Some ways...