Resources
Emergency and Crisis
I do not provide emergency or crisis services.
If you or someone you love is in crisis, call 911 or contact an appropriate crisis centre such as:
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Suicide Crisis Helpline: call/text 988 from anywhere in Canada
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Talk Suicide Canada: Call (24/7) 1-833-456-4566, or TEXT (4pm-Midnight ET) 45645 https://talksuicide.ca/
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Kids Help Phone: Call (24/7) 1-800-668-6868 or TEXT (24/7) “CONNECT” to 686868 https://kidshelpphone.ca/urgent-help
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Trans Lifeline: Call (24/7) 877-330-6366 https://translifeline.org/
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Your local crisis service centre
ADHD
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Youtube videos aimed at educating the general public, individuals with ADHD and loved ones of those with ADHD
Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA)
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Information for health professionals
(and resources that may help you self-advocate
with your health professionals, including medication info charts and links to research)
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Comics/graphics that illustrate common lived experiences for those with ADHD which can provide validation, entertainment, and alternative ways to explain experiences to loved ones
Dissociation
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Nonprofit organization providing educational resources and support groups for dissociative disorders, complex trauma and loved ones
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Book written by a therapist with lived experience, incorporating stories and commentary from individuals representing the broad variety of dissociative experiences
Harm Reduction and Substance Use
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Educational resources and substance testing
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Instagram account of cannabis researcher, educator, and advocate Miyabe Shields, PhD. Offers unique perspective integrating lived research and lived experience as a "queer, neurodivergent stoner scientist"
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