Resources

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• Call or text 9-8-8 anywhere in Canada or the U.S. if you feel suicidal or are worried about someone you know

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• Emergency 911 or Distress Centre Ottawa:  613-238-3311

 

• Ontario Mental Health Help Line:  1-866-531-2600

 

• Ontario Medical Association physician and veterinarian support:  https://php.oma.org   1-800-851-6606

       

• Canada Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS), by Crisis Services Canada, enables callers anywhere in Canada to access crisis support by phone, in French or English:   toll-free 1-833-456-4566 

       Available 24/7

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• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (United States) 1-800-273-8255​​​

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• Canadian Mental Health Association

 

• BounceBack- a free Ontario program for depression and anxiety:  bouncebackontario.ca   1-866-345-0224​​

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• Wellness Support Line for Canadian physicians and their families (offered by the CMA) available 24/7 and free of charge

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• CMA Wellness Connection -a variety of facilitated peer support formats and much more!

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Ontario Medical Association Podcast on Burnout

• Episode 1 Psychological Impacts of a Crisis

• Episode 2 Peer support

• Episode 3 Resilience & Well Being

       

Books

We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine, and Healing by Dr. Jillian Horton

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