TRUSTED RESOURCES

If you are in crisis and need help right away please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital

GENERAL SUPPORT

Distress Centre Halton

The center provides telephone text or chat services from 9am - 3pm

Oakville: 905-849-4541 Burlington: 905-681-1488 North Halton: 905-877-1211

COAST

(Crisis Outreach And Support Team) 1-877-825-9011

telephone support and mobile intervention program for those 16 and older who are in crisis and have a mental health concern. Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Halton Regional Police

Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team-Non-emergency numbers Oakville and Burlington 905-825-4777,

North Halton: 905-878-5511

Kids Help Phone

Call or text

1-800-668-6868

Or visit

https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Child Abuse and Neglect

Halton Children’s Aid Society Phone Numbers

South Halton: 905-333-4441

North Halton: 905-876-1682

Visit

http://haltoncas.ca/

INFERTILITY & ADOPTION

Creating a Family

Creating A Family Website

https://creatingafamily.org/

Fertility Matters

Fertility Matters Website:

https://fertilitymatters.ca/

Donor Conception Canada

Families Interested In Donor Conception

https://dccanada.org/

Canada Adopts

Canada Adopts Website

www.canadaadopts.com

Chasing Creation

Chasing Creation Website

www.chasingcreation.org

THERAPY BOOKS

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook By Edmund J. Bourne

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy By John P. Forsyth

The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living, By Russ Harris

Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment–and Your Life, By Jon Kabat-Zinn

Radical Compassion, Learning to love yourself and York World with the Practice of RAIN, By Tara Brach

Self-Compassion Skills Workbook, By Tim Desmond

The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who You Think You Are Supposed to Be And Embrace Who You Are, By Brene Brown