{"id":8541,"date":"2016-11-18T11:26:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.229.122.34\/en\/?page_id=8541"},"modified":"2021-02-25T13:42:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:42:21","slug":"links-and-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/clinical-services\/deptpgrmcs\/programs\/champlain-district-regional-first-episode-psychosis-program\/links-and-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Links and Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Websites<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Essential information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ementalhealth.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ementalhealth.ca<\/a><br \/>\neMentalHealth.ca is your source for mental health help and events in Ottawa-Carleton.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmha.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.cmha.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThe Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is a national organization that promotes the mental health of all and supports the recovery of people experiencing mental illness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Basic information about psychosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychosissucks.ca\/epi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.psychosissucks.ca\/epi\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis site for the British Columbia Fraser Health Authority Early Psychosis Intervention Program promotes early detection, educates about psychosis and provides direction for seeking help.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chovil.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.chovil.com<\/a><br \/>\nWritten by a mental health patient, this site gives an insider\u2019s perspective on the experience of schizophrenia and psychosis.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsallright.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.itsallright.org<\/a><br \/>\nThis site, which features the fictional blogs of four young people touched by mental illness, is produced and managed by SANE Australia\u2014Australia\u2019s leading mental health charity.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime.unc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.prime.unc.edu<\/a><br \/>\nThis site, presented by a U.S. research group called PRIME, describes early symptoms of psychosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More detailed information about psychosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gethelpearly.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.gethelpearly.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThis site, developed in partnership with the Ontario Working Group on Early Intervention in Psychosis, includes stories written by patients.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth.com\/home\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mentalhealth.com\/home\/index.html<\/a><br \/>\nThis site presents detailed information about medical treatment and mental health diagnoses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schizophrenia.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.schizophrenia.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThe website of the Schizophrenia Society of Canada features general information about schizophrenia, resources, news and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sane.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.sane.org<\/a><br \/>\nThis Australian site features fact sheets about mental illness and treatment.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.rcpsych.ac.uk<\/a><br \/>\nThis U.K. site features information about mental health, including podcasts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-schizophrenia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.world-schizophrenia.org<\/a><br \/>\nThis international site features information about mental illness and family interventions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Early intervention programs and information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hss.gov.yk.ca\/realityrules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hss.gov.yk.ca\/realityrules\/<\/a><br \/>\nThis Canadian site features information about psychosis and describes the early intervention program for the Yukon Territory.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eppic.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.eppic.org.au<\/a><br \/>\nThis Australian site features information about psychosis and early intervention.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepp.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.pepp.ca<\/a><br \/>\nPrevention &amp; Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP) is a community-focused Ontario mental health program. Its site offers very detailed information about psychosis and early treatment.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynxtracks.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.lynxtracks.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThe website of the Lynx program offers youth-friendly information about psychosis.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hopebc.ca\/\">HopeBC<\/a><br \/>\nThe website of this program, which serves youth living in Vancouver or Richmond, British Columbia, offers information about psychosis.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdhb.health.nz\/health-services\/early-intervention-in-psychosis-service-totara-house\/\">Early Intervention in Psychosis Service<\/a><br \/>\nThis New Zealand site includes information about getting treatment early and understanding the basic biology behind psychosis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More about mental illnesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mindyourmind.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mindyourmind.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThis youth-friendly site focuses on depression and suicide prevention.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondblue.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.beyondblue.org.au<\/a><br \/>\nThis Australian site contains information about anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schizophrenia.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.schizophrenia.on.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThe Schizophrenia Society of Ontario is a leading mental health service. Its site offers general information about schizophrenia, educational resources, information for families and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stigma and action<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.camimh.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.camimh.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThe Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) offers information about political action regarding mental health and mental illness.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/miaw.ca\/en\/about\/about.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">miaw.ca\/en\/about\/about.aspx<\/a><br \/>\nThis is the website for Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reintegration.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.reintegration.com<\/a><br \/>\nThis U.S. site provides basic information for families about how someone who is recovering from a mental illness can get \u201cback to work and back to life.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openthedoors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.openthedoors.com<\/a><br \/>\nThis international site promotes the facts and aims to get rid of the stigma, or bad reputation, surrounding mental illness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Community supports and connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.cioc.ca\/start.asp?UseCICVw=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ottawa.cioc.ca\/start.asp?UseCICVw=13<\/a><br \/>\nThis is the search engine for Ottawa-Carleton area health and social services.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ontario.cmha.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ontario.cmha.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThe site of the Ontario branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) offers mental health information, as well as information about services, support, policies, and research.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pleo.on.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.pleo.on.ca<\/a><br \/>\nThis self-help group assists parents and families of children, youth and young adults being treated for mental illness.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nami.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.nami.org<\/a><br \/>\nThis is the site of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), an organization that speaks out on behalf of people with mental illness and their families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Suggested reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adamec, C. (1996). <em>How to Live with a Mentally Ill Person.<\/em> John Wiley &amp; Sons.<\/li>\n<li>Amador, X. (2000). <em>I Am Not Sick, I Don\u2019t Need Help!<\/em> Peconic, NY: Vida Press.<\/li>\n<li>Keefe, R. and Harvey, D. (1994). <em>Understanding Schizophrenia: A Guide to the New Research on Causes and Treatment.<\/em> Toronto: The Free Press, Macmillan.<\/li>\n<li>Marsh, D. and Dickens, R. (1998). <em>How to Cope with Mental Illness in Your Family.<\/em> New York: Tarcher\/Putnam.<\/li>\n<li>Mueser, Kim T. and Gingerich, S. (2006). <em>The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia.<\/em> New York: The Guilford Press.<\/li>\n<li>Mueser, K.T. and Gingerich, S. (1994). <em>Coping with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Families.<\/em> Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.<\/li>\n<li>Torrey, E. F. (2001). <em>Surviving Schizophrenia. 4th edition.<\/em> New York: HarperCollins Perennial (paperback).<\/li>\n<li>Woolis, R. (1992). <em>When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness: A Handbook for Family, Friends, and Caregivers.<\/em> New York: Putnam\u2019s Sons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Websites Essential information www.ementalhealth.ca eMentalHealth.ca is your source for mental health help and events in Ottawa-Carleton. www.cmha.ca The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is a national organization that promotes the mental health of all and supports the recovery of people experiencing mental illness. Basic information about psychosis www.psychosissucks.ca\/epi\/ This site for the British Columbia Fraser [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":8331,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8541","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8541\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}