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Thriving Minds is here to help you

For youth, by youth

At Thriving Minds, we prioritize you. Our goal is to make mental health services simple, inclusive and easy for you to access. You deserve to feel heard, supported and confident when seeking help for your mental health.

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If talking to adults feels intimidating, our resources give you tools to explore your options and take the first steps independently. And we get it—repeating your story can be exhausting. That’s why we’re working to streamline care, so you only have to say it once.

Check out our list of resources and supports below to find what’s best for you!

Youth Mental Health Animations

Audio Meditations

Guides and Learning Hub

Substance Use

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Teen Mental Health Learning Hub

Learn how to support your mental health and well-being and how to recognize and manage various mental health conditions, with multimedia resources including articles, animations and guided meditations.

Modules

  • Mental Health A-Z
    • Anxiety Disorders
    • Depressive Disorders
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Suicide and self-harm
    • Mental health and chronic conditions
    • Substance Use
    • Trauma
    • Somatization
    • Bullying
    • Resources
  • Animations
  • Guided Meditations

Duration

Varies

Delivery Method

Online

Population

Youth

Department

AboutKidsHealth

Cost

Free

Delivered by

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Collaborative Learning College (CLC)

Nonclinical education and training program that offers courses which are led by and for people with lived/living experience of mental health and substance use challenges. It is a place where individuals are supported to achieve self-identified goals through a model that emphasizes self-determination, lived experience leadership, meaningful engagement and collaboration. 

Modules

Mental Health and Wellness, Employment and Career Development, Arts and Recreation, Life Skills Development

Duration

Varies

Delivery Method

Zoom

Population

Youth, Families, Caregivers

Department

Collaborative Learning College (CLC)

Cost

Free

Delivered by

Youth Wellness Quest

The Youth Wellness Quest Guide and Checklist explores the kinds of mental health and substance use services that may be available in your community. You can use both to figure out what kind of help might be best for you.

Modules

Duration

Varies

Delivery Method

Online

Population

Youth

Department

Youth Engagement Initiative

Cost

Free

Delivered by

CARIBOU by CAMH (Youth)

The CARIBOU Pathway provides an evidence-based approach to treating depression in youth and uses a measurement-based care framework for assessing and monitoring their progress. As an integrated care pathway (ICP) for outpatient youth ages 13-18 (with potential for use up to age 24) with depression, a structured treatment plan for the youth maps the treatment process from start to finish. The treatment is also collaborative, so youth are involved in decision-making, as are other people who support them, such as family members and their care team. The pathway includes seven core components.

Modules

Duration

Varies

Delivery Method

Online

Population

Youth, Families, Caregiver

Department

Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression

Cost

Free

Learn More

If you have further questions about the pathway or its materials, please contact Cundill.Centre@camh.ca

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Youth Mental Health 101

This youth mental health tutorial provides a general overview of mental health.

Modules

Duration

30 minutes

Delivery Method

Online

Population

Youth

Department

CAMH Education

Cost

Free

Delivered by

Opioid Overdose Response Virtual Reality Training

A virtual reality simulation developed by CAMH that teaches members of the public how to administer Naloxone to save the life of someone suffering from an opioid overdose is now available to the public.

Modules

Duration

Varies

Delivery Method

Online

Population

Children, Youth, Families, Caregivers

Department

CAMH SimCentre

Cost

Free

Delivered by

RBC Patient and Family Learning Space

The RBC Patient and Family Learning Space (PFLS) is a resource hub for patients, families, and the community to access reliable information on mental health, substance use, and recovery. It offers non-clinical consultations with educational resources and system navigation support. Through free online and in-person workshops and webinars, the PFLS aims to improve mental health literacy and access to psychosocial programming. See website to view PFLS monthly calendar and sign up for their newsletter.

Duration

Varies

Delivery Method

In-person

Online

Population

CAMH patients, families and the general public

Department

Patient Family Learning Space

Cost

Free

Delivered by

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