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Your Health Matters – Sunnybrook
Sunnybrook Spiritual Care
If you would like to speak to a spiritual care practitioner regarding your wellness concerns, please contact Lina Gagliardi.
Crisis Services Canada
Available 24/7 at crisisservicescanada.ca, by phone at 1-833-456-4566 or by text message at 45645. In an emergency, always call 911.
Distress Centre of Greater Toronto
Available 24/7 by phone at 416-408-4357 or text 45645 between 4 p.m. and midnight. Translation is available in many languages for crisis calls only.
Virtual Peer Support Groups
Participate in groups organized by the STEADY Program team. These groups offer a safe space of mutual sharing and support during the pandemic. Sign up by emailing steadyprogram@sunnybrook.ca.

Your Health Matters Blog – Mental Health
Sunnybrook Department of Psychiatry – Where to Get Help
Self-Referral to Psychotherapy and Psychiatry Services
CAMH is welcoming self-referrals from health-care workers in Toronto-based acute care hospitals who are impacted by COVID-19 and require support for their mental health. Click here for the self-referral or visit www.camh.ca/covid19gethelp.
COVID-19 and mental health: Sunnybrook Department of Psychiatry

March of Dimes
Seated and rehab exercises for different mobility abilities (free, but requires registration).
Participaction
Variety of workouts including for children (free).
Healthy Eating – Your Health Matters
Unlockfood.ca
Oldways – Cultural Food Traditions

MeditationWorks
Free one to 10-minute guided audio meditations that can be done anywhere.
Calm
Guided meditations and sleep music (free, some premium features are fee-based).
Headspace
Meditations and mindfulness (free trial available, then $18 month or $54 annual subscription).
Insight Timer
Meditations and yoga (free, some premium features are fee-based).
Ten Percent Happier
Meditations (free trial, then subscription $100 annual subscription).
Pause 4 Providers
Join 30-minute online mindfulness sessions guided by Canadian health-care providers. Sessions are open to health-care providers, trainees, hospital workers, leaders and researcher at no cost.
Down Dog
Variety of yoga, meditation, Barre and high intensity interval training (free for Healthcare Workers to Jan 2022 then approx. $7.99 USD/month).
FitOn
Variety of workouts, fitness and nutrition tips, and meditation (free for most content, some premium features are fee-based).
Strava
Tracks your walking, running, cycling distance and routes, can join challenges and sync to some workout apps (free, some premium features are fee-based).