Help is here. No one should have to go through mental health issues alone, and we’ve compiled a list of resources for you or your loved one to use when it feels like there is no hope. There IS hope.
HEALING TO THE MAX
Healing to the Max is a therapeutic grief support groups for parents that have lost a child to suicide and for youth and teens (ages 11-19) that have lost a family member or friend to suicide.
“Healing To The Max” is the ONLY therapeutic support group offered specifically to support parents and their children bereaved due to a tragic loss by suicide. This twelve-week, intensive group has been collaboratively designed by fellow survivors and clinical counselors with more than 23 years of experience in group therapy. This group will be taught through a narrative therapy lens and will focus on one aspect of this complicated grieving process, each week.
THE CANADA SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICE
Help is available 24/7/365 through the Canada Suicide Prevention Service. Whether you’re thinking about suicide, know someone who is thinking about suicide, or struggling with a loss from suicide, the Canada Suicide Prevention Service is here for you.
You can access their services by calling 1-833-456-4566 (24/7/365) or texting 45645 (4pm-midnight ET).
THE SASKATCHEWAN MINISTRY OF MENTAL HEALTH
Check in with yourself and do a wellness check through this helpful tool. If your answers are indicating that you would benefit from getting some help, please take a look at these Mental Health and Illness resources.
There are mental health services available in Saskatchewan: please take a look at these resources to find which one is best for you.
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
Envisioning a Canada without suicide… a world in which people enjoy an optimal quality of life, are long living, socially responsible & optimistic about the future. Visit their website here.
CANADIAN EMDR
Canadian EMDR is the premier spot to find trained EMDR psychologists, social workers, psychotherapists, and certified counsellors throughout Canada. We have over 100 mental health professionals in our database and we are still growing!
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing… Is a scientifically proven and efficient psychotherapy recommended by the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the World Health Organization for treating trauma.
Visit their website and access their resources here.
GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
If you’re a resident of Saskatchewan, access mental health resources here.
If you, or someone you know, is at risk of harming yourself/themselves, always call 911.