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Mental Health Resources for Teachers

Education Librarians

Queen's University Library Education

Contact:

Education Library
Duncan McArthur Hall
511 Union Street
Queen's University
Kingston, ON, K7M 5R7

613-533-6000, ext. 77644 (Brenda) or ext. 74094 (Mary Claire) or 1-866-267-7406

Resources

Canadian Mental Health Association
Information and referral contact to service providers.
Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation
When something's wrong: Strategies for teachers. A handbook to help elementary and secondary teachers understand and identify ways to help students with behaviour problems due to mental illness.

Indigenous Mental Health Support

First Nations and Inuit Hope for wellness crisis line
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On request, telephone counselling is also available in: Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut

Featured Resource

Handbook of School Mental Health by M. D. Weist (Editor); C. P. Bradshaw (Editor);
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781461476245
Publication Date: 2013
With so few therapeutic outlets readily available to young people, schools have evolved into mental health centers for many students. Chapters model best practices for promoting wellness and safety, early detection of emotional and behavioral problems, and school-based interventions.

School mental health: A Multidisciplinary Research and Practice Journal
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 18662625
A Multidisciplinary Research and Practice Journal
Coverage includes: innovative school based treatment practices; training procedures; educational techniques for children with emotional and behavioral disorders; racial, ethnic and cultural issues; and the role of families in school mental health.