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Tools for
Your Journey

Your go-to place for self-reflection and support.

Books

The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals book cover
The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals

By Christiana Bratiotis, Cristina Sorrentino Schmalisch, and Gail Steketee

www.global.oup.com
Hoarding: What Everyone Needs to Know book cover
Hoarding: What Everyone Needs to Know

By Gail Steketee and Christiana Bratiotis

www.whateveryoneneedstoknow.com
Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring book cover
Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring

By Michael A. Tompkins and Tamara L. Hartl

www.newharbinger.com
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things book cover
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things

By Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee

www.harpercollins.ca
Buried in Treasures book cover
Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding

By David Tolin, Randy O. Frost, and Gail Steketee

www.amazon.ca

Websites

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Home Environment Assessment Tool for Hoarding (HEATH)

The HEATH is a tool created by the UBC Centre for Collaborative Research for Hoarding to assess the most important health and safety risks in hoarded environments.

www.hoarding.psych.ubc.ca

Resources for Hoarding

Books

Hold On To Your Kids book cover
Hold On To Your Kids

By Gabor Maté

www.drgabormate.com
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection book cover
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection

By Gabor Maté

www.drgabormate.com
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction book cover
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

By Gabor Maté

www.drgabormate.com
The Myth of Normal book cover
The Myth of Normal

By Gabor Maté

www.drgabormate.com
Scattered Minds book cover
Scattered Minds

By Gabor Maté

www.drgabormate.com
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Depressed and Anxious: The DBT Workbook for Overcoming Depression and Anxiety

By Thomas Marra

www.newharbinger.com
Don't Let Emotions Run Your Life book cover
Don't Let Emotions Run Your Life

By Scott A. Spradlin

www.newharbinger.com
My Recovery: A Personal Plan for Healing book cover
My Recovery: A Personal Plan for Healing

By Charles Whitfield

www.amazon.com
Mind Over Mood book cover
Mind Over Mood: Changing the Way You Feel by Changing the Way You Think

By Dennis Greenburger and Christine Padesky

www.guilford.com

Websites

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Centre for Addictions and Mental Health

CAMH is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field.

www.camh.ca
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Counselling Connect

Free individual counselling and support groups. The services are for people of all ages in Ottawa and the surrounding area.

www.counsellingconnect.org
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Mental Health Commission of Canada

(MHCC) is a registered charity created to focus national attention on mental health issues.

www.mentalhealthcommission.ca
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Opening Minds - Mental Health First Aid

Resources such as posters, digital badges, and tools related to the Mental Health First Aid program.

www.openingminds.org
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211

Directory of services offered in Ontario.

www.211ontario.ca
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Big White Wall

Online peer support community. Accessible 24/7

www.bigwhitewall.ca
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Bounce Back

A free online course. Phone coaching sessions are provided.

www.bouncebackontario.ca

Apps

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Mindshift

Focused on managing anxiety. Can be found on your smart phone app store.

www.anxietycanada.com
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Booster Buddy

For teens and young adults to improve their mental health. Can be found on your smart phone app store.

www.islandhealth.ca

Resources for General Mental Health

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Eucalyptus

Please be aware that we are not able to respond to crisis situations. If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health or addictions emergency please contact any of the following contacts 24/7 and free of charge.
Thank you.

9-8-8

National Suicide Crisis Helpline

9-1-1

If you believe that your life or
someone's else life is in danger.

1-800-668-6868 or

www.kidshelpphone.ca

Kids Help Phone

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