Are You Looking To Be At Your Best? Here is a Great Place to Start:
1) Good Nutrition - eating well and eating regularly is a great way to promote health. Sugary food or drink, or items with caffeine can increase feelings of anxiety and a feeling of "stress".
2) Exercise Daily– for at least 30 minutes. Figure out how to get exercise into your daily routine (walk, bike, family activities, sports with friends, play with a pet).
3) Sleep – about 10 hours of sleep per night with a regular bedtime routine is best.
4) Music – Listening to music you enjoy improves mood, especially if it encourages body movement.
5) Doing Things You Love - spending time every day doing things you love, especially if it helps you express yourself: art, photography, music, writing, etc.
6) Having Routine – we all do best when we know what to expect and when. Those who have increased anxiety need it even more, so making life predicable can be incredibly helpful reducing stress and anxiety.
7) Finding Support- feeling supported and cared for while spending time with friends and family (and pets) is generally a great way to promote our health and positive attachment.
8) Aromatherapy - aromatherapy can be a useful tool in promoting self-care, health and improving overall well-being. Various good-quality essential oils are known to positively affect health.
9) Self-care - caring for yourself is a skill that is worth developing and can be used throughout our life time.
10) Practice Mindfulness - practicing "being in the moment" instead of focusing on many things at once or having our minds race promotes body awareness and reduces anxiety.
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Rainbow Resource Centre http://www.rainbowresourcecentre.org/
REPRESENT AND SUPPORT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Queer, Questioning and Ally (LGBTT*) Individuals, Communities and Families by providing comprehensive education and outreach services, accessible counselling and other programs and services.
PROMOTE LGBTT* VISIBILITY by way of advocacy, community-building and networking on local, provincial, national and global levels.
PROVIDE ACCESS to our services and resources through networks, and partnerships and allies, throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
FOCUS ON SAFETY and harm reduction to maximize the LGBTT* community’s health and well-being by promoting healthy living and obtaining, creating and providing information and educational resources.
BUILD COMMUNITY with LGBTT* Individuals and other groups by way of mobilization, education and celebration.
Art City http://www.artcityinc.com/p/home-page.html
Art City is a not-for-profit community arts centre dedicated to providing people of all ages with high-quality arts programming, free-of-charge. Art City’s primary goal is to provide the opportunity and a safe environment for anyone who wishes to express him or herself creatively.
The Alimar Project http://www.thealimarproject.ca/
The Alimar Project (TAP) is a musically driven program designed for youth that promotes positive growth and healthy self-expression through multimedia. The program is designed to empower young aspiring artists to channel their creativity towards concerns affecting them and their community.
Status 4 http://www.status4.ca/
Provides a safe and fun atmosphere where people can create, connect, contribute as a voice for a healthy future. Learn: Recording Studio,Tae Kwon do, guitar, keyboards and singing
Contact: -GentilMisigaro This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
575 Larsen Avenue
Broadway Neighbourhood Centre
Community Centre that provide a green space, classes, a safe place to be, food and other resources to youth living near Broadway area. Meant to be a gang-prevention intervention, however is a hub for children being children and youth being care-free.
West Broadway Youth Outreach
Drop-in program for kids aged 4-12, later-night groups for older children as well. Snacks and activity program for kids to aged 12 is run out of Sister Mac school.
Andrews Street Family Centre http://www.asfc.mb.ca/
220 Andrews St.
204-589-1721
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Resource Assistance for Youth (RaY) http://www.rayinc.ca/
Resource Assistance for Youth (RaY) is a non-profit street-level agency working with street-entrenched and homeless youth up to the age of 29. RaY is non-judgmental and non-partisan, employing a harm reduction approach to all interactions with youth in need.
Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre http://www.matc.ca/
MATC provides mental health services to children and youth with psychiatric and/or emotional disorders. A full continuum of programs and services, both community and hospital based, are available to residents of Manitoba, Nunavut.
CENTRALIZED INTAKE : 204 - 958 - 9660
Anyone can make a referral to MATC through the Centralized Intake office.
This includes any young person, parents, family members or professionals who work with the young person.
If you are not sure whether MATC is the best place for you or someone you know, you are welcome to phone and discuss this with us.
CENTRALIZED INTAKE - CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH Centralized Intake provides a single point of entry for all services in the WRHA Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program. This service enables clients and families to access the appropriate programs and services based on the individual needs of the client and their family. Referrals for services can be made by families, caregivers, self-referrals, physicians, mental health professions and other service providers.
CENTALIZED INTAKE - YOUTH ADDICTIONS Youth Addictions Centralized Intake Service is a Provincial service that offers information and support to parents regarding the Youth Drug Stabilization (Support for Parents) Act. It serves to provide information to youth, their families and allied professionals regarding addiction services for youth in Manitoba.
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER SERVICE The ADHD Service provides consultation, assessment and treatment to children and youth who along with a diagnosis of ADHD may have other complicating diagnoses.
BRIEF COMMUNITY CHILD & ADOLESCENT TREATMENT SERVICES/ COMMUNITY CHILD & ADOLESCENT TREATMENT SERVICES The Community Child and Adolescent Treatment Services program provides community based treatment to children 3-18 years of age. Service may include individual, group, play or family therapy. Systems consultation and intervention, and psychiatric assessment and consultation are provided.
EARLY CHILDHOOD CLINIC Early Childhood Services provides assessment and brief treatment recommendations for families of children ages 18 months to 5 years.
INTENSIVE TREATMENT SERVICES Intensive Treatment Service (Inpatient Services) provides intensive treatment interventions with inpatient and follow-up services for youth and their families from Manitoba and the North. Intenisve Treatment Services (Day Treatment) provides comprehensive/intensive treatment. Clients have complex, high0need psychosocial/mental health issues.
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Neurodevelopmental Services and Neurodevelopmental Autism Services provides psychiatric support for children ages 6-18 years of age with complex deurodevelopmental issues. This service also provides assessment, education, consultation and support to families and community caregivers who are involved with school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
RURAL & NORTHERN TELEHEALTH SERVICE The Rural & Northern Telehealth Services provides mental health support via telehealth to targeted First Nations communities. Services include assessment, treatment and access to psychiatry.
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE TEAM The Student Mental Health Resource Team, comprised of a multi-disciplinary team, addresses mental health/behavioural issues of children within the Winnipeg school system. The team participates in classroom observation, school/parent consultation, and facilitates psychiatric assessments and other service interventions as identified.
TELEHEALTH SERVICE MATC's Telehealth Service provides child and adolescent psychiatric consultation to Regional Health Authorities and rural consumers.
TOURETTE SYNDROME SERVICE The Tourette Syndrome Service provides consultation, assessment and treatment to children and adolescents who are experiencing symptoms of Tourette Disorder in conjunction with associated disorders. The families/caregivers are involved in the assessment and treatment. Services may be provided in the home, school, community by a multi-disciplinary team. The focus of the service is children and adolescents up to 17 years with limited services to the 18-21 year old group for transition.
YOUTH FORENSIC SERVICES Youth Forensic Services provides mental health assessments and treatment to adolescents involved with youth criminal justice. Staff also provides mental health services to Agassiz Youth Centre and Probation Services
ManitobaSchizophrenia Society http://www.mss.mb.ca/
Name That Feeling group Group of children and youth (ages 7+) meeting anddiscussion about family members having mental health and explore informationtogether. Can have one-on-one meetings as well as small groups of apx 5. Call:Jane Burpee 204-786-1616
Family Support Group Group for family members to discuss and explore wherethey are in the acceptance continuum regarding being diagnosed with a mentalhealth concern or having a loved one who has been diagnosed. Meets monthly @ 4Fort Street 7-9pm- information about specific dates available on their webpage. Or call: 204-786-1616
Macdonald Youth Services http://www.mys.ca/programs-ycss.php
Intake- 24 hours per day, sevendays per week. Crises are referred to the Mobile Crisis Teams; non-crises arereferred to the appropriate service. All services are accessed through 949-4777or toll-free at 1-888-383-2776.
The Mobile Crisis Team- responsible for delivering services to children,adolescents, families and care-givers, when crisis services are required. Theteams will stabilize crises, provide on-site services and develop treatmentstrategies for ongoing intervention.
The Brief Therapy Team-multidisciplinary team that provides time-limited, solution-focused therapy tochildren, adolescents and their families; addressing issues and events whichlead to a crisis. The Brief Therapy Team receives its referrals from the MobileCrisis Team.
The Crisis Stabilization Units-(CSU) are accessed by the Mobile Crisis Team when children are found to be inextreme distress and require time to return to pre-crisis functioning withoutrequiring hospitalization. The CSUs are operated in partnership with Marymound,Inc. (girls) and Project Neecheewam, Inc. (boys). Clinical Follow-up Facilitators will assist children, families and theirsupport systems access the services they need in order to carry out theintervention strategies developed by the Mobile Crisis Team. They are alsoresponsible for discharge plans from the CSU.
Home-Based Crisis Intervention Services- accessed by the Mobile Crisis Team when families need help tore-establish function following a crisis. These services will include support,respite and mentoring. This service is operated by Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata.
Youth Educational Service-accessed through Intake to facilitate positive reconnections with home schoolsfollowing a crisis. This service is operated by Marymound Inc.
Woman’s recourse center(Outreach) http://www.fgwrc.ca/locations/outreach-centre
Children`s Counselling Program This program offers children who have witnessed and/or experienced domestic violence individual counseling in Art, Play, or Music Therapy for children ages 2-12year. *Play and art therapy currently only available at this time.
104-3100 Pembina Hwy
204-477-1123
Youville Community Health Centre http://www.youville.ca/healthservices/counselling
A non-profit community-based, health resource in the community of St Vital.
Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday 9am to 9pm and Friday 9am to 5pm
Teen Health Teen Clinic is a health clinic held Tuesdays from 4-7 pm for youth 14 – 20 years old. A nurse, doctor (female) and counsellor work with clients to address emotional, mental or physical health issues. A nutritionist is also available by appointment. This service is offered in partnership with Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
6-845 Dakota Street
Phone: 204-255-4840
The Laurel Centre http://thelaurelcentre.com/services
The Laurel Centre supports women and youth who have been affected by childhood sexual abuse.
Kim Melnyk (Case manager) can support youth almost any age.
Group Counseling- Youth Program 16-24. Helping “youngwomen recognize the issue of their victimization and develop healthy copingmechanisms earlier on, this leading to healthier choices for themselves.”
Outreach Service- Services for girls and women who may require support but may not meet the therapy mandate of the Laurel Centre.
Short-Term Crisis Intervention Program- For youth and adults. Provides up to 6 sessions to clients on the waitlist for long-term counselling to develop coping skills and commect to community resources.
Parenting Program- For parents as young as 16. Improving parenting skills of women who were sexually abused as children and have children aged 0-6.
Capacity building Program- Offers Clients of the Laurel Centre who are on the wait list, information.
Follow-up Program- Provides assessment of returning clients, providing short-term counselling.
104 Roslyn Road
Phone: 204-783-5460
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NEW DIRECTIONS For Children, Youth, Adults & Families
Depending on the need of the family, they will work the whole family, the couple, siblings or an individual; they may also refer to their Teen Group.
Their counselling deals with a range of issues including: changes in families, parenting issues and support, sexual abuse, physical aggression, adjustment to separation, divorce and remarriage, addictions issues, anger and anxiety issues.
Their services are offered free-of-charge. To find out more about Family Therapy or to register in their program, contact at:
The Family Therapy Program
New Directions for Children, Youth Adults and Families
400-491 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3B 2E4
Phone : (204) 786-7051 ext 5269
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Ndinawe Youth Resource Centre www.ndinawe.ca
472 Selkirk Ave.
204-589-5545
Indian Métis Friendship Centre http://mac.mb.ca/
45 Robinson Street
204-586-8441
Inner-City Youth Alive http://www.icya.ca/
418 Aberdeen Ave.
204-582-8779
Youth for Christ http://yfcwinnipeg.com/
325 Talbot Ave.
204-669-4205
Check out Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba and Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba for adult opportunities as well.
Great Online Resources
https://needhelpnow.ca/app/en/
-Mind your mind
-Boosterbuddy (ap)
-mindshift (ap)
-healthyminds (ap)
-In hand (ap)
-Posi (ap)
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention http://suicideprevention.ca/ 204-784-4073
Canadian Mental Health Association http://www.cmha.ca/
Bell Let's Talk http://letstalk.bell.ca/en/get-help/
Kids Help Phone www.kidshelpphone.ca 1-800-668-6868
Anxiety Panic Support (List of Resources by country) http://www.anxietypanicsupport.com/crisis.php
National Suicide prevention Lifeline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-TALK
Honouring Life (Aboriginal Youth) http://www.honouringlife.ca/Helplines
Mental Health Commission of Canada www.mentalhealthcommission.ca
The Mood Disorders Society of Canada www.mooddisorderscanada.ca
Your Life Counts www.yourlifecounts.org