Mental Health

The Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association has put together this guide for girls and young women in Antigonish and Guysborough Counties, Nova Scotia but it also has many revelant resources for girls across the country.

The guide shares information and online links on topics like:

In 1999, lesbians were identified as an underserved minority by the Institute of Medicine. Some health issues for lesbians are different from those of heterosexual women, and clinicians need to be aware of these differences in order to provide culturally-appropriate care, since at least 5% of their female patients are lesbian.

Howtochill.ca is an interactive website for teen girls full of tips on how to deal with stress. The Child Development Institute, in partnership with parents and communities conducted a research project with 50 girls in Toronto to determine what makes them stressed, what does it feel like and what to do to cope with it.

Stress-related issues explored include:

Girls Action compiled these ressources in preparation for our Northern Light program, that took place the summer of 2008, in Whithorse Yukon. In the resource compilation you will find lists of community organizations, health centres, information and crisis lines, women’s shelters, youth groups, etc. They are organized by region.

Frontline Partners with Youth Network (FPYN) aims to build a better city-wide atmosphere for youth.

The BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH) and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) have developed this information resource together to summarize the ways in which substance use and addiction differ for girls and women, and the implications of those differences for policy, research, systems and services.

A research on immigrant children in middle childhood prepared by the National Children's Alliance. These children are particularly vulnerable as a result of the cultural differences and language barriers they face in their new country and, in some cases, traumatic experiences they have lived through in their home countries.

Research on racialised communities and mental health in Toronto. Published by the Multicultural Community Health Alliance Centre, Women's Counselling Referral & Education centre, Across Boundaries and Ryerson University School of Social Work.

A guide to giving support to those experiencing depression and to prevent depression in young women.