Health & Wellness Index

• Bereavement & Grief Resources

• Chronic Pain 

• Crisis Information Links

• Fibromyalgia

• Health Services & Information

  • ADD/ADHD

  • Prevention & Alternative/Complementary Health Care

• Healthy Living

• Internet/Video Game Addiction

• Mental Health

  • Free Self-Help Tests

• Parenting & Lifestyle

  • Internet & Social Network Safety

  • Single Parent Family Resources

  • Parenting Resources

  • Self Improvement

  • Teens

• Seniors Information

• Stress & Anxiety  

• Substance Abuse & Recovery

  • BC Substance Abuse Links

   

• Addiction, Recovery & Support

  • Street Drugs Links & Information

• Fatigue Impairment

• Gang Awareness

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Bereavement & Grief Resources

 

Bereavement Quotes & Inspirational Quotes on Healing Bereavement 

• Angel on My Shoulder

• Comfort for Bereavement

• Journey Through Grief

• Planning A Funeral

• Quote Garden

• Soul Awakening

General

• American Hospice Foundation ~ Grief at Work
• BC Bereavement Helpline ~ 1-877-779-2223 Lower Mainland: (604) 738-9950
• Chilliwack Hospice Society ~ Heartfelt Support During Dying & Grieving
• Compassionate Friends Canada ~ Self-Help organization for parents who have experienced the death of a child
• CompassionateFriends.org ~ Supporting Family After a Child Dies
• HelpGuide.org ~ Coping with Grief & Loss
  • Helping Support Someone Who Is Grieving
• Daily Strength ~ Bereavement Support Group
• GriefNet.org ~ Internet community for dealing with grief, death, & major loss
• M.A.D.D. ~ Victims Services/Bereaved
• Obituarieshelp.org ~ Resources for Obituaries, Funeral & Genealogy  
• Online Counseling Degrees ~ Dealing with Grief: Information, Counseling, Recovery NEW!
• Strategies to Cope with Grief ~ How Do You Cope with Grief? 
• Web Healing.com ~ Crisis, Grief, & Healing Links

Children

• Children and Grief ~ Helping a Child through the Grieving Process
• Helping Grieving Children at School
• Information about Children and Grief
• National Institute for Trauma & Loss in Children
• Scholastic.com ~ Resources for Teachers - Children & Loss
  • Death & Loss: Helping Children Manage Their Grief
• The National Center for Victims of Crime ~ Grief: Children

Parents & Grandparents

• Helping a Grieving Parent
• The Death Of A Child ~ The Grief Of The Parents: A Lifetime Journey
• Healing Heart.Net ~ Grandparent Grief
• The Grief Process at Different Ages ~ Partnership for Parents
• GriefWords ~ Helping a Grandparent Who Is Grieving
• Open to Hope ~ An online community helping people find hope after loss

Suicide

• BC Suicide Support Groups
• Centre For Suicide Prevention ~ Information, Training & Research
• Survivors of Suicide ~ Helping A Survivor Heal
• Suicidal.Com ~ When No One Knows Your Pain
• Survivors Road2healing ~ Support Organization & Information

 

Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC 604-872-3311 or TOLL FREE 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) (BC-wide)

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 Chronic Pain

• Canadian Pain Coalition  

• Canadian Pain Society

• Chronic Pain Association of Canada

• Chronic Pain Info.net

• Headache & Pain Relief Centre

• Health Recovery Group

• North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada

• The Pain Web

 

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Crisis Information Links

Fraser Health Crisis Line ~ 24 HOUR Regional Crisis Line 604-951-8855 or TOLL FREE 1-877-820-7444

 

• CLABC ~ Crisis Line Association of British Columbia

• Centre For Suicide Prevention

• Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC  

• Ending Violence Association of BC

• Police Victim Services of BC

• VictimLinkBC ~ Information & Support for All Victims of Crime

Toll-free, confidential telephone service available across BC & Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-563-0808

Youth Against Violence Line 1-800-680-4264

Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

• VictimsInfo.ca ~ Online Resource for Victims & Witnesses of Crime in BC

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Fibromyalgia

• BC Fibromyalgia Society

• Fibrocentre.ca

• Fibromyalgia.org ~ Symptoms & Treatment

• Fibromyalgia Network ~ Community, Education & Support

• Fibromyalgia-support.org

• Fibromyalgia & Excercise.ca

• Free Fibromyalgia Health Test

  • EHow .com ~ Test Yourself for Fibromyalgia

• Managing my Fibromyalgia ~ Surviving - Tips & Support

• Myfibromyalgia.ca

• Wrong Diagnosis.com ~ Diagnostic Tests for Fibromyalgia

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Healthy Living

Reader Contributor! :-)

• Keep Kids Healthy.com ~ A wealth of links!

• Nutrition Exploration: Kids ~ Interactive Site!

• People Finders ~ Searching to Find Ways To Keep Kids Healthy

• UAB Medicine ~ Healthy Habits & Tips 

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Health Services

BC Nurse Line Health Information & advice is offered through a toll-free telephone line. You may call toll-free in BC & speak to a registered nurse available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or to a pharmacist available 5:00 pm to 9:00 am, 7 days a week. This service is also available for those who are deaf or hearing impaired. Translation services are available in 130 languages upon request. Call 811 - 24/7

• BC Cancer Agency

• BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)

• BC Health Coalition

• BC Medical Association (BCMA)

• BC Medical Services Plan

• BC Mental Health & Addiction Services 

• BC Ministry of Health

• BC Toll Free Health Information Lines 

• BC Transplant ~ Organ Donor Registration

• BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre

• Consumer Product Safety ~ Health Canada ~ Advisories, Warnings & Recalls

• Fatigue Impairment 

• Food and Product Safety ~ Latest Food Recalls

• Fraser Health Authority

• H1N1 News, Information & Resources

• Health Canada

  • Canada Food Guide

• HealthLink BC ~ Find Services & Resources in the Fraser Valley

• Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre 

• Kids Health

• Medical Council of Canada

• Public Health Agency of Canada ~ Influenza

• RateMD.com ~ Find a Doctor/Ratings & Reviews

• Rare Disease Foundation

• Women's Health Matters

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) & ADD ~ (Attention Deficit Disorder)

What is the difference between ADD and ADHD?

• ADHA.ca ~ Information, Tools & Support

• ADHDCANADA.COM ~ A Canadian Resource on ADD/ADHD for Parents, Patients & Professionals

• The ADHD e-BOOK ~ Martin L. Kutscher, MD

• BC Ministry of Education ~ Teaching Students with ADD/ADHD ~ A Resource Guide for Teachers

• CADDAC ~ Centre for ADHD/ADD Advocacy, Canada

• Canadian Living.com ~ Guide to Adult ADHD

• Psych Central ~ Adult ADD/ADHD Screening Quiz

• Suite101.com ~ Latest Contributing Articles on ADD/ADHD

Prevention & Alternative/Complementary Health Care

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

• Gems4friends.com - Alternative Healing 

• Public Health Agency Canada

• MangosteenPower

• National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine

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Internet/Video Game Addiction

• Be Web Aware
• Internet Addiction Guide
• Internet Mental Health
• MAVAV ~ Mothers Against Videogame Addiction & Violence
• Media Awareness Network
• NetAddiction.com
• Parents Guide to MySpace.com ~ Information EVERY Parent Needs to Read!!
• People Against Video Game Addiction
• TechAddiction ~ Video Game & Internet Addiction Support Forum

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Mental Health

• Anxiety BC ~ Effective strategies to begin to address anxiety 

  • Managing Anxiety: Getting Started

  • Complete Home Toolkit

• Anxiety - Generalised Anxiety Disorder  

  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment

  • Anxiety - A Self Help Guide

  • Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

• Anxiety Treatment & Resource Centre

• Anxieties Site ~ Self-help site for persons suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, OCD, fear of flying & post traumatic stress disorder

• Acquired Brain Injury Program

• BC Association for Community Living

• Canada Mental Health Association ~ Resources

• Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

• Chilliwack Mood Disorders Association

• Co-Dependents Anonymous

• Embrace the Struggle ~ Living Life on Life's Terms - FREE Social Network Site from Zig Ziglar

• Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association

• Fraser South Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) Program

• HelpGuide.org ~ Understand, Prevent & Resolve Life's Challenges

• Introduction to Insight Meditation

• Mental Health America

• Psychiatric Presentations of Medical Illness ~ An Introduction for Non-Medical Mental Health Professionals  

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Free Self-Help Tests

• Online Psychological Tests

• Psychology Today's On-Line Self Tests

• Depression ~ Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale

• Goldberg Depression Questionnaire

• Mania, Manic-depression or Bipolar Disorder

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Parenting & Lifestyle

Internet & Social Network Safety

• BC Ministry of Education ~ Internet Safety Tips for Parents

• Be Web Aware

• Cybertip.ca ~ Canada's National Tip line for reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children 

• FTC - Federal Trade Commission ~ Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens & Teens

• Media Awareness Network ~ Social networks: How Facebook changed the Internet

• Public Safety Canada ~ Protect your computer, your information, your family & yourself

• RCMP ~ Internet Safety Resources

• SafeFamilies.org ~ Online Safety on MySpace & Other Social Networking Sites

• Suite101.com ~ Social Networking Safety

• Surf Net Parents

Single Parent Family Resources

• SingleParentCenter.net

• Single Parent - Family Life

• Down to Earth Dad

• Mr.Mom.org

• SingleParentDad

• SingleMom.com

• Single Mothers by Choice

• Mom Junction

Parenting Resources

• BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations

• Canadian Equal Parenting Groups Directory

• Counselling BC ~ Directory of over 175 psychologists, counselors, & other professional therapists

• Families Online Magazine

• InYourGrasp ~  BC Family Resource Database

• Keep Kids Healthy

• Learn Now BC

• Parenthood

• Parent Support Services of BC

• Positive Discipline ~ How Do You Motivate a Teen?

• Public Health

Self Improvement

• Erupting Mind ~ Self Improvement Tips

• Life Training - Online!

• Motivate me - Overcome Procrastination

• Motivation Tool Chest

• SelfGrowth

• Steve Pavlina.com ~ Personal Development for Smart People

Teens

• Hi(R)GRND ~ Interactive Site for Teens  

• Teen Skills ~ Inspire - Motivate - Empower Young Adults

• Underachieving Teens ~ Motivating the Underachiever

 

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     Seniors Information

• Agassiz-Harrison Senior Peer Counsellors

• Aging In Canada ~ Alcohol issues that affect seniors

• The Arthritis Society  ~ BC & Yukon Division

• BC Centre for Elder Advocacy & Support

• Better Meals

• mySeniorsite

• Peace of Mind ~ Caring for Seniors at Home

• Red Cross Medical Equipment Loan Service

• Seniors' Supportive Housing ~ BC Housing

• United Way

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Stress & Anxiety

• AIS - American Institute of Stress ~ Effects Of Stress

• Anxiety And Stress Symptoms ~ Stress and Anxiety Treatments – What You Can Do...

• Depressionperception.com ~ Lifestyle Stress Test

• Helpguide.org ~ Stress vs. Burnout

  • How to Reduce and Manage Job and Workplace Stress

• Mayo Clinic ~ Stress: Constant stress puts your health at risk

• Symptoms of Stress.com ~ Physical Symptoms of Stress & Anxiety

• Work Smart Live Smart ~ Excessive Stress & Depression Questionnaire *PDF

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Substance Abuse & Recovery

• Addiction, Recovery & Support ~ Recovery IS Possible!!

• Adult Children of Alcoholics

• Al-Anon (Support for family members)

• Alcohol-Drug Education Service

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

• Crystal Recovery

• Drug Rehab BC ~ Find a drug rehabilitation program in your area

• Responsible Gambling Council

      BC Substance Abuse Links

• Cocaine Anonymous (BC)

• Kaiser Foundation - BC Addiction Information Centre

• Narcotics Anonymous (BC)

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