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Patient Resources
Helpful information, local supports, recommended reading, and mental health resources.
Mental health information
Trusted patient-friendly information from reputable sources.
Royal College of Psychiatrists — Mental Health Information
Certified patient-friendly information on common mental disorders.
RCPsych Mental Health Translations
Mental health information translated into various languages.
EMDR resources
Local support services (London & Middlesex)
Anova — 24-hour shelter, walk-in support, crisis line
Anova — Sexual Assault Counseling
CMHA London-Middlesex — Mental Health & Addictions Crisis Centre
CMHA — Crisis Response Team
CMHA Middlesex — Strathroy Crisis Response
Vanier Children's Mental Wellness — Tandem Crisis Support
Victim Services of Middlesex-London
Women's Rural Resource Centre of Strathroy and Area
My Sister's Place
National support services
Assaulted Women's Helpline (GTA)
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line
Kids Help Phone
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line
Canada Suicide Prevention Centre
Connex Ontario
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Recommended reading
Be Still Timmy! A Lifetime of Undiagnosed ADHD — Tim MacWilliam
Autobiographical account of an adult diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood.
The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk
Psychological trauma and the body.
It's All in Your Head — Suzanne O'Sullivan
True stories of imaginary (psychosomatic) illness.
Head First: How the Mind Heals the Body — Alastair Santhouse
For medical students or doctors considering psychiatry.