Ontario Medical Schools wellness resources:

• McMaster University
• Northern Ontario School of Medicine
• Queen’s University
• University of Ottawa
• University of Toronto
• University of Western Ontario or http://se.uwo.ca/wec.html & http://westernvitals.ca

Publications:

• Addressing barriers to mental health among medical students

Other resources:

• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention casp@casp-acps.ca
• OMA Physician’s Health Program 1-800-851-6606 (confidential line)
  • The BASCIS: Strategies for coping with stress and building personal resilience for physicians
  • Resilience: The BASICS Checklist: Preparing a Personal Action Plan
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Ontario Mental Health Helpline 1-866-531-2600 (24/7) – free and confidential information about mental health services in Ontario
• Good2Talk 1-866-925-5454 (24/7/365) – free, confidential and anonymous helpline providing professional counselling and information/referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being to post-secondary students in Ontario
• PeakMD – series of articles related to physician health
• Guided meditations
• Various apps & other mindfulness tools
• Free 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course
• AssessingYourLifeBalance, an exercise to assess your work-life balance