Library Guides: Mental Health & Wellness: For Everyone

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If you are in crisis and need to talk to someone now, contact:

Crisis Text Line (powered by Kids Help Phone)	Text CONNECT to 686868
Manitoba Suicide Hotline	1-877-435-7170
Sexual Assault Crisis Line	1-888-292-7565
Klinic Crisis Line	1-888-322-3019
Farm & Rural Stress Line	1-866-367-3276
CRISIS Brandon	1-888-379-7699 (Adult Crisis Line) 1-855-222-6011 (Crisis Stabilization Unit) 204-725-4411 (Mobile Crisis Services)
CRISIS Winnipeg	204-940-3633 (Crisis Stabilization Unit) 204-940-1781 (Adult Mobile Crisis Services)
CRISIS Dauphin	1-866-332-3030 (Adult and Youth Crisis Line)

Support Groups, Associations, & Agencies

Help in Brandon: Contact Information
Find contact information for various services available in Brandon, including: addiction services; counselling services; crisis services; and more.
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
a nationwide organization that promotes mental health and supports people recovering from mental illness. CMHA operates 16 centres in communities across Canada to provide free virtual Recovery College courses.
CMHA Recovery College Courses
Recovery Colleges focus on personal recovery in mental health and well-being. Other CMHA educational programming includes BounceBack, a free program that helps with skill building to improve mental health.
7th Street Access Centre
Services include front line health care from physicians or nurse practitioners to assistance with mental health, home care, employment and income assistance programs.
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20 - 7th Street, Brandon, MB
204-578-4800
Suicide Prevention Implementation Network (SPIN)
The Brandon & Area Suicide Prevention "Implementation Network (SPIN) is a network of community people working together to promote wellness and reduce the risk of suicide." (From SPIN website)
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP)
Strives to offer an array of information, educational resources and communications materials, developed both in-house and by others, on the important topics of suicide prevention, suicide awareness, life promotion and mental health.
Klinic Community Health
Klinic Community Health provides a full range of health related services from medical care to counselling and education.
Reason to Live
Manitoba suicide prevention & support line.
Manitoba Farm, Rural & Norther Support Services
Manitoba Farm, Rural & Northern Support Services (The 'Support Line') provides telephone and on-line counselling & support to farmers, rural and northern Manitobans.
Prairie Mountain Health Mental Health Services
Access guide to mental health services in the Prairie Mountain Health Region.

Calming Exercises

Breathing Exercises

Guided Meditations

Overcome Insomnia, Reduce Stress, and Improve Sleep Quality
Includes print and audio downloads.
Stress Reduction, Mindfulness & Relaxation
Scroll down the page to the Resources & Links section where you'll find audio downloads for mindfulness meditation and relaxation.
Tara Brach: Guided Meditations

Muscle Relaxation Exercises

Video: Progressive Muscle Relaxation

General

Virtual Calming Room
Created by Sacramento City Unified School District, the Virtual Calming Room is a place for students, families, and staff to find tools and strategies for managing emotions and feelings and building resilience. The Live Animal Cameras are a definite favourite!

Helpful Mental Health Websites

Stress

Stress
From MedlinePlus, a wealth of information on stress including types, symptoms, treatments and therapies, and more.
The Stress Experts
Teaches people how to confidently handle challenges and decrease stress so that we can be happy, feel fulfilled, and love life.
Stress Management by Mayo Clinic

Anxiety and Panic

Managing the Physical Symptoms of Panic and Anxiety

Meditation and Mindfulness

Mind the Moment
Six-week mindful meditation e-learning course (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care)
Tara Brach: Meditation and Mindfulness
Get access to videos, audio guided meditations, articles, and more related to mediation and mindfulness.
Expand Your Mindfulness in 7 Days
Free email course for beginners to mindfulness.
Center for Mindfulness
Self-Compassion
Learn about and practice self-compassion through workshops, events, exercises and more.

Indigenous Resources

The Firelight Group
Approaches Indigenous health research from a holistic perspective, including recognition of the social determinants of health.
Men's Resource Centre
Offers a safe and supportive space for men and their families to access resources and information. The centre provides programs, services and individual support on issues affecting men and their families.

Specifically for Men

Heads Up Guys
Provides health strategies “for men. about men” for managing and preventing depression.

General

Action for Happiness
A movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society. Their hope is a way of life where people care more about the happiness of others. Like-minded people from all walks of life come together to take guided practical actions backed by the latest scientific research by psychologists, educators, economists, and social innovators. They also have an app!
Bell Let's Talk
A charitable program designed to break the silence around mental illness and to support mental health all across Canada.
Challenging Negative Self-Talk
Everyday Health
Everyday Health adheres to the highest standards for accuracy, objectivity, and balance to provide up-to-date, evidence-based health and medical information from personal perspectives along with a wealth of self-care tips.
Four Keys to Well-Being
Dr. Richard Davidson explains that well-being is a skill that can be practiced and strengthened.
Healthy Minds Canada: Mental Health Resources
A wide variety of online resources related to many different areas of mental health in Canada.
Here to Help: Wellness Modules
A series of instructive worksheets on promoting good mental health and general well-being.
How to Address Negative Thinking
Mental Health Education Resource Centre (MHERC) of Manitoba
A provincial resource promoting knowledge exchange. To promote mental health and educate about mental illness in an effort to encourage Manitobans to seek treatment early and to reduce the prejudice and discrimination that exists towards people with a mental illness.
Your Path to Mental Well-Being
Mental Health Meter
Use Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Meter to reflect on your unique strengths and identify areas where your level of mental fitness could be improved to help you cope with all of life’s up and downs.
SuperBetter (US)
Builds resilience – the ability to stay strong, motivated and optimistic even in the face of change and difficult challenges. Playing SuperBetter unlocks heroic potential to overcome tough situations and achieve goals that matter most.
Wellness Together Canada
Mental health and substance use support.

Videos

Depression

Empathy

Self-Doubt

Books @ the Assiniboine Library

Biographies

Open Heart, Open Mind by Clara Hughes
Call Number: B HUG
Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
Call Number: B SHI
My Age of Anxiety by Scott Stossel
Call Number: B STO
ISBN: 0307390608

Meditation and Mindfulness

Meditation for Dummies® by Stephan Bodian
Call Number: BF 637 M4 B63
ISBN: 0764551167
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation by Chögyam Trungpa
Call Number: BQ 7805 T78 2001
ISBN: 1570629331
Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer
Call Number: BF 321 L23 1989
ISBN: 9780201523416
Mindsight by Daniel J. Siegel
Call Number: RC 489 M53 S54 2010

Stress

Controlling Stress and Tension by Daniel Girdano; Dorothy E. Dusek; George S. Everly
Call Number: RA 785 G57 2013
HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work by Harvard Business Review
Call Number: HF 5548.85 H42 2014
Managing Stress by Harvard Business School Press Staff (Compiled by)
Call Number: HF 5548.85 M363 2007
The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living by Amit Sood; Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media Staff
Call Number: RA 785 S688 2013
Practical Stress Management by John A. Romas; Manoj Sharma
Call Number: RA 785 R66 2010
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis; Elizabeth R. Eshelman; Matthew McKay; Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman
Call Number: BF 575 S75 D3 2008
Stress Management for Dummies by Allen Elkin
Call Number: RA 785 E455 2013
Stress Management by Sarah Mosman
Call Number: HF 5548.85 M67 2015
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky
Call Number: QP 82.2 S8 S266 2004

Anxiety

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
Call Number: RC 531 B67 2010
Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies by Charles H. Elliott; Laura L. Smith
Call Number: BF 575 A6 E45 2010
From Panic to Power by Lucinda Bassett
Call Number: BF 575 A6 B34 2005
Healing Anxiety and Depression by Daniel G. Amen
Call Number: RC 531 A44 2003
10 Simple Solutions to Panic by Martin M. Antony; Randi E. McCabe
Call Number: RC 535 A57 2004
10 Simple Solutions to Worry by Kevin L. Gyoerkoe; Pamela S. Wiegartz
Call Number: BF 575 W8 G96 2006

Additional Books

The following books may be of interest, but aren't available at the Assiniboine Library. To request these items from another library, click the linked titles below and fill out the linked request form.

How to Tame the Tumbles by Eileen Beltzner
Fill out the linked form to request this item from the library.
The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens by Karen Bluth; Kristin Neff
Fill out the linked form to request this item from the Library.