Schizophrenia

Sunnybrook Family Navigation Project

• supporting families with youth aged 13-26
• facilitates connections and treatment providers
• sunnybrook.ca/familynavigation

eMentalHealth

• find mental health services, help and support in your community
• ementalhealth.ca

ConnexOntario

• health services information
• operates three helplines 24/7
• connexontario.ca

211Toronto

• service database
• 24/7 community information and referral helplines
• 211toronto.ca

Central Health Line

• links to health services
• centralhealthline.ca

Homelessness & mental health: Toronto North Support Services

• support services for vulnerable individuals on the street and in shelters
• tnss.ca

Sunnybrook Department of Psychiatry

• link for referral information
• sunnybrook.ca/psychiatry/refer

• Upcoming Support Programs across Ontario - Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (MDAO)
• Self-Help Resource Centre
• Laughing Like Crazy at MDAO (looking through difficult issues through the lens of humour; a 16 week group program)
• Wellness Recovery Action Plan (W.R.A.P.) at MDAO

• Toronto East Metro Youth Services
• Delisle Youth Services
• Oolagen

Canadian Mental Health Association

• links to information and community support services
• cmha.ca

National Alliance on Mental Illness

• helpful links and information
• nami.org - schizophrenia information

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

• helpful links and information
• camh.ca - schizophrenia information

National Institute on Mental Health

• helpful links and information
• nimh.nih.gov - schizophrenia information

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario

• free peer support and recovery programs for patients and families
• diagnostic information
• mooddisorders.ca - early psychosis and young people

Schizophrenia Society of Canada

• helpful links and information
• schizophrenia.ca

Schizophrenia Society of Ontario

• helpful links and information
• resources and a help line
• schizophrenia.on.ca

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Services

• helpful links and information
• ontarioshores.ca - schizophrenia information

Children’s Mental Health Ontario

• helpful links and information for parents in multiple languages
• kidsmentalhealth.ca

Here to Help

• helpful information and resources for patients and families
• heretohelp.bc.ca

Helping Other Parents Everywhere (HOPE)

• support and self-help groups for parents, guardians and relatives of young adults
• hope4parents.ca

Early Psychosis Intervention

• helpful links and resources
• earlypsychosis.ca

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

• helpful links and resources
• nice.org.uk - psychosis and schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Society of British Columbia

• helpful links and resources
• bcss.org - resources in English and in other languages

The World Psychiatric Association: Open the Doors

• helpful links and resources
• openthedoors.com

Facts About Cannabis and Psychosis

• Information from the Schizophrenia Society of Canada
• cannabisandpsychosis.ca

• From the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• From the National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Thomas Insel: Toward a new understanding of mental illness (TedTalks)
• How to navigate the mental health care and addiction systems (Sunnybrook)

• Schizophrenia (Royal College of Psychiatrists)
• What is Schizophrenia? (American Psychiatric Association)
• The mental health benefits of exercise (Sunnybrook)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy: An information guide (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
• Facts About Cannabis and Psychosis (Schizophrenia Society of Canada)
• Sleep and insomnia resources:
  • mySleepwell
  • CBT-I Coach
  • Ashton Manual
• Resources for Families Affected by Co-morbid Substance Use (CAMH)

Disclaimer: we have not evaluated these apps. They are listed in alphabetical order, not order of effectiveness.

Calm - guided mindfulness meditation for smartphones and tablets; $13.99/month

Headspace - guided meditation for smartphones and tablets; free 10 day trial then $12.95/month Read more about Headspace: "The Science of Meditation" and "HeadSpace Research"

MediSafe - medication reminder for smartphones and tablets; $6.99

Pacifica - holistic tools to address stress, anxiety and depression for smartphones, tablets and web; free 7 day trial then $5.49/month

SuperBetter - helps build personal resilience for smartphones, tablets and web; free

Not available in the Sunnybrook library:

• Surviving Schizophrenia, 6th Edition: A Family Manual (Fuller Torrey, Harper Perennial: 2013)
• Rays of Hope: A Reference Manual for Families & Caregivers (Schizophrenia Society of Canada)
• I am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help!: How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment, Second Edition (Amador, Vida Press: 2007)

Available in the Sunnybrook library:

• Understanding Mental Disorders: A Patient and Family Resource (American Psychiatric Association: 2015)
• 100 Questions & Answers about Schizophrenia: Painful Minds, Second Edition (DeLisi, Jones & Bartlett Learning: 2009)
• The Everything Health Guide to Schizophrenia (Haycock, Adams Media: 2009)