Supporting Mental Health
1 in 5 Canadians are dealing with a mental health issue and as friends, peers, and family, it is important that we support one another, especially those coping with mental health.
Here are some resources about how we can help support mental health:
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Mental Health Foundation: How to Support Someone with a Mental Health Problem​
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Insight Timer: an app with lots of different mediation and music tracks, workshops and courses
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CMHA Canada - official organization that supports mental health
Supporting a Loved One
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Validate their emotions when they express their feelings
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Create a space where they feel safe and comfortable enough to communicate
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Be ready to listen
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Express your support for them and encourage them to see treatment
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Resist the temptation to give advice - instead, just provide support and love
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Allow them the time, space and support to heal