Youth and Adult 18-30 Mental Health Resources
Uncertainty
Free Guide to Living with Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty. Free from Psychology Tools. https://www.psychologytools.com/articles/free-guide-to-living-with-worry-and-anxiety-amidst-global-uncertainty/
How to use CBT Thought Records to Change the way you Feel. Free from Psychology Tools. https://www.psychologytools.com/self-help/thought-records/
211-Alberta-Resources for Covid-19 in Alberta. Mental Health Resources Available Here. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qeHqIGS3T4veKuo3QDARwiOdj_4u8JPHu4dkU93WZoY/edit#gid=0
In Edmonton, Canadian Mental Health Association. https://edmonton.cmha.ca/document-category/mental-health/
Managing Covid-19 Anxiety Resources by Canadian Psychological Association. https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Sections/TraumaticStress/Managing%20COVID%20anxiety%20handout%20-%20CPA%20TSS.pdf
Self-Help
Free Self-Help Resources for Mental Health Problems from the Centre for Clinical Interventions. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/en/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself
Mindfulness based apps
Headspace: https://www.headspace.com/
Calm: https://www.calm.com/
Stop, Breathe & Think: https://my.life/
Grounding Exercise
5-4-3-2-1 Calming Technique. https://www.evergreenyfs.org/Youth%20Anxiety%20Handouts.pdf
Gratitude
13 Most Popular Gratitude Exercises & Activities from positivepsychology.com. https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-exercises/
Coping with Existential Angst
What is an Existential Crisis: https://www.verywellmind.com/coping-with-existential-anxiety-4163485
Worried About the Big Picture? How to Deal with an Existential Crisis: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/worried-about-the-big-picture-how-to-deal-with-an-existential-crisis-0130197
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
10 Ways to Overcome Fear of Missing Out. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/stronger-the-broken-places/201501/10-ways-overcome-fear-missing-out
How to Deal with FOMO in Your Life from Very Well Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-cope-with-fomo-4174664
Addictions
SMART Recovery. https://www.smartrecovery.org/
Suicide
Suicide Distress Line CMHA: 780-482-4357
Mental Health Help Line: 1-877-303-2642
Text & Online Chat Options for all Alberta Youth through Calgary ConnecTeen. Visit https://calgaryconnecteen.com/ or
text 587-333-2724
Alberta Access 24/7: 780-424-2424