Mental Health Links
Associations & Institutes
Health Psychology
Arthritis – CPA
Cancer in Adults – CPA
Chronic Pain – CPA
Chronic Pain Among Seniors – CPA
Diabetes – CPA
Heart Disease – CPA
Hope Literature Database Dr. Denise Larsen
Insomnia – CPA
Irritable Bowel Syndrome – CPA
Looking After Yourself – Health Anxiety – Centre for Clinical Interventions
Needle Pain – CPA
Sexual Health After a Heart Attack – CPA
Spoons Theory – Christine Miserandino
Pediatric Health Psychology
Anxiety Related to Food Allergy in Children – CPA
Asthma in Children – CPA
Enuresis and Encopresis in Children – CPA
Helping Children with Epilepsy Succeed in School – CPA
Pain in Children with Intellectual Disabilities who are Nonverbal – CPA
Paediatric Oncology – CPA
Pediatric Palliative Care – CPA
Psychological Interventions for Acute Pain Management in Children – CPA
Strategies for Cognitive Challenges in Children with Epilepsy – CPA
Strategies for Supporting Optimal Psychological Function in Children with Epilepsy – CPA
Strategies for Supporting Social Function in Children with Epilepsy – CPA
Clinical Mental Health Counselling
Improving Assertiveness Self-Help Resources – Information Sheets Centre for Clinical Interventions
Perfectionism – CPA
Looking After Yourself – Perfectionism – Centre for Clinical Interventions
Self Help Resources for Mental Health – Centre for Clinical Interventions
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
Depression
Bipolar Disorder – CPA
Depression – CPA
Depression Among Seniors – CPA
Depression and How Therapy Can Help
Looking After Yourself–Depression -Centre for Clinical Interventions
Anxiety Disorders
Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder – CPA
Health Anxiety – CPA
Looking After Yourself–Anxiety – Centre for Clinical Interventions
Looking After Yourself – Panic – Centre for Clinical Interventions
Looking After Yourself – Social Anxiety – Centre for Clinical Interventions
Looking After Yourself – Worry and Rumination – Centre for Clinical Interventions
Mindful Meditations for Anxiety Dr. Christina Bell
Panic Disorder – CPA
Phobias – CPA
Social Anxiety – CPA
Social Anxiety – PAA
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Addiction and Recovery
Alberta Addictions Helpline: Toll-Free: 1-866-332-2322
The Recovery Access Alberta Directory is a provincial navigation tool to help Albertans seeking recovery to source addiction treatment programs and services. Offering a centralized access point to system-wide available and licensed treatment options, real-time waitlists that are updated regularly, and a treatment matching tool.
Alcoholism – CPA
Cannabis Use – CPA
Gambling – CPA
Quitting Smoking – CPA
Social Media and On-Line Addiction–CMHA
Substance Abuse – CPA
Diagnosis
Children’s Resources
Adolescent Resources
Adolescent Anxiety – PAA
Adolescent Depression – PAA
Adolescent Substance Abuse Risks – PAA
Adolescents – normal behaviour – PAA
Cyberbullying – PAA
Stress and Youth – PAA
Parenting Resources
Women’s Wellness Psychology
Life Transitions
Caregiver Stress – CPA
Climate Change and Anxiety – CPA
End of Life – CPA
Grief in Adults – CPA
Holiday Stress – CPA
Physical Activity – CPA
Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Motivation –CPA
Social Media Stress – PAA
Stress and Resilience – PAA
Workplace Burnout – CPA
COVID Coping
APA COVID-19 Information and Resources special section consolidates all of APA’s ongoing COVID-19 coverage. This section will be continuously updated with all new articles throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and includes links to previous reports released throughout the pandemic.
Coping With and Preventing COVID-19 – CPA
Grief, Bereavement and COVID-19 – CPA
Helping Teens Cope with the Impacts of and Restrictions Related to COVID-19 – CPA
News Exhaustion – PAA
Psychological Coping During a Pandemic – PAA
Psychological Impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – CPA
Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 – PAA
Student Wellness and COVID-19 – CPA
Why Does Culture Matter to COVID-19? – CPA
Working from Home During COVID-19, With and Without Children – CPA
Social Justice
Formal letters of apology from the Profession of Psychology
CPA Statement on Anti-Black Racism and Discrimination
An Apology to Indigenous People and a Pledge to Be Anti-Racist by The Association of Canadian Psychology Regulatory Organizations (ACPRO)
Effective Advocacy within Primary Health Care Systems – CPA
Hate Crimes – CPA
Racism – CPA
The Racism in Alberta Psychology Task Force serves to guide the profession of psychology towards ethnically and racially inclusive and anti-oppressive practices. – PAA
Righting Relations: National Hub Network. This page offers a series of toolkits and resources for social justice advocacy.
Right Use of Power Institute provides training, consultation, and resources for individuals and organizations to cultivate the skills, sensitivities, and concepts to deepen understanding of power relationships, intelligence, effectiveness, and satisfaction.
Indigenous Resources
4 R’s: Resources 4Rs is about engaging young people in a critical cross-cultural dialogue that furthers reconciliation.
8th Fire: Aboriginal people, Canada, and the Way Forward is a documentary series about contemporary Aboriginal peoples in Canada produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Aboriginal Awareness Canada offers online training options that are easy to access no matter where you live or work.
APA Task Force on Indigenous Psychology — APA
Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada is an overview of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Centre for World Indigenous Knowledge and Research: Athabasca University provides links to hundreds of sources on law, government, and other topics related to Indigenous people.
Elder Services. Engage with online teachings.
Empowering the Spirit Educational Resources to Support Reconciliation.
Focusing-Oriented Therapy Shirley Turcotte discusses the need for Aboriginal Psychotherapy perspectives in collaboration with Focusing-Oriented Therapy when working with complex trauma.
Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples & Traditional Territory
Importance of indigenous perspective in psychotherapy. The video explains how aboriginal Psychotherapy perspectives collaborate with Focusing-Oriented Therapy when working with complex trauma in indigenous populations.
Indian Residential School History & Dialogue Centre.
Indigenous Ally Toolkit presents a series of steps to help individuals become allies to Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous Peoples’ Psychology Section by Canadian Psychological Association
Kairos Blanket Exercise Workshop
Metis History Review- St. Paul des Metis: The First Metis Colony by Sawchuk et al., 1981 | Reconciliation St. Paul
Native Land Map, This interactive map of the world offers an opportunity to view Indigenous peoples’ territories, languages, and treaties.
NIC – Library & Learning Commons Research on TRC: links to historical works, database resources, image collections, videos, and more
Psychology’s Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Report.
Restoring the History of St. Paul des Métis: Understanding Métis Perspectives eBook: Anacker, Caleb, Fontaine, Tanya, Tucker, Megan, Lamoureux, Pierre, Nzonji, Goddy, Missal, Roy
Funding for Therapy
The PAA Psychological Services Funds offers to subsidize psychological services to Albertans who could not otherwise afford such services. Application required.
Victims of Crime Financial Benefits program – if you were a victim of a crime in Alberta that you reported to police you may be eligible for an injury, witness or death benefit
Low Cost Counselling
City U Edmonton Counselling Clinic Virtual Clinic offers no-cost professional counselling sessions remotely to clients across Alberta through secure video conferencing (telepsychology). Services are provided by Master of Counselling Internship Students in their final year of the program under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist.
University of Alberta Clinical Services supports professional development and research by providing graduate students with quality training experience in the areas of counselling, psychological assessment, and literacy remediation. Clinical Services at the University of Alberta is committed to the community at large through the provision of low-cost services to the general public.
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Open Research Studies Canadian Psychological Association
Research Studies Seeking Participants Psychologists’ Association of Alberta
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