GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES
- Coronavirus and the Six Needs of Mourning- Dr. Alan Wolfelt (article and video)
- Learning How to Mourn During a Pandemic- The Harvard Gazette
- Grieving a Coronavirus Death: Help for Special Circumstances- Dr. Alan Wolfelt
- This Pandemic of Grief- Dr. Alan Wolfelt (article and video)
- Managing Bereavement Around the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- The Centre for Complicated Grief- Columbia School of Social Work
FAMILY CAREGIVER RESOURCES
- Carers Canada Website
- Caregiver Instructional Videos - Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Ontario Caregiver Association Website
- Caregiver Connections Facebook Group
RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN
- Guide to Parenting & Family Health during COVID-19 - Sprout Therapy
- COVID-19 Resources for Parents & Children - Government of Canada
- KidsGrief.ca- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Free E-Book on Corona Virus for Children
- How to Talk to Children About COVID-19- Dr. Alan Wolfelt
PALLIATIVE CARE RESOURCES
- Finding Meaning & Purpose during a Health Crisis - Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Grief, Dying, & Death During a Pandemic- Wellbeing Waterloo Region
- Supporting Wellbeing and Coping in Loss through Legacy Activities- HPC Consultation Services
- Supporting a Palliative Approach to Care During COVID-19- HPC Consultation Services
Community Staff Resources
- Anxious about COVID-19 & returning to the office? Here’s what you need to know - CBC News
- Office Ergonomics: Your how-to Guide - Mayo Clinic
- 3 Tips to Avoid WFH Burnout - Harvard Business Review
- Tips for Nonprofits Working Remotely
Residential Staff & Clinical Community Staff Resources
- Transforming Compassion Fatigue into Compassion Satisfaction: Top 12 Self-Care Tips for Helpers - Françoise Mathieu
- Tools to Reduce Vicarious Trauma/Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue - Tend Academy
- Ten Freedoms for Using Ceremony During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Dr. Alan Wolfelt
- Funerals in the time of Coronavirus: Thoughts for Families - Dr. Alan Wolfelt
- What it Means to Hold Space for Someone - Heather Plett
- Resources for Health Care Workers: Mental Health & COVID-19 - CAMH
- Condolences in the Time of COVID-19: Guidance for Conveying Your Love and Support - Dr. Alan Wolfelt
- That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief - Harvard Business Review
- For Funeral Directors: Dealing with Families During COVID-19 - Dr. Alan Wolfelt
ADVANCE CARE PLANNING (ACP)
- Conversations Worth Having- Advance Care Planning WW
- Resources for Individuals & Families- Speak Up Ontario
- Resources for Health Care Providers- Speak Up Ontario
COPING WITH COVID-19
- Support Line for Frontline Health Care Workers in Ontario (free & confidential) - HPCO
- 1-866-485-4204 (toll-free), 7 days per week 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- All the Things We Have to Mourn Now: Six experts explain how to recognize the many new faces of grief during a pandemic - Joe Pinsker for The Atlantic
- When Helpers Feel Helpless: Service in the Age of COVID-19 - Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (recorded webinar)
- The UnLonely Project- The Foundation for Art & Healing
- Nurturing Hope in Difficult Times- Dr. Alan Wolfelt (article and video)
- Free Online Course to Manage Stress During COVID-19- University of Toronto
- The Coronavirus Challenge: The Wonder of Waiting- Dr. Alan Wolfelt
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
- Find Local Crisis Lines & Organizations - Crisis Services Canada
- Running on Empty: Compassion Fatigue in Health Professionals - Françoise Mathieu
- Hope for Wellness 24/7 Helpline 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free): Mental Health Counselling & Crisis Intervention for all Indigenous Peoples across Canada
- Low Impact Debriefing: Preventing Retraumatization - Tend Academy
- Wellness Together Canada - Collaboration of Canadian Mental Health Leaders
- Insomnia in a Pandemic - The Harvard Gazette
- Website for Managing Virus Anxiety
- Tips to Support Mental Health Amid Concerns of COVID-19 Pandemic- Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
MINDFULNESS MOMENTS
- Bereaved Families of Ontario
- Children and Youth Grief Network
- Bereavement Ontario network
- The Coping Centre
- Hummingbird Centre for Hope
- Canadian Virtual Hospice Grief Support
- Dr. Jay Children`s Grief Centre
- Compassionate friends of Canada
- Bereaved Families Online Support Centre
- Coalition to Support Grieving Students
- Widowed
- Love Lives On
- My Grief
- Genesis Bereavement Resources
- Ontario Funeral Service Association
- Suicide grief support
- http://www.hospicewaterloo.ca/
- ALS Society of Canada
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Aids Society
- Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Lung Association
- MS Society
- Mayo Clinic
- AIDS Committee of Toronto
- The Arthritis Society
- Cancer Care Ontario
- https://www.celiac.ca/
- ARCH - HIV/AIDS Resources & Community Health
- Addictions Group
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Mississauga-Halton Community Care Access Centre
- Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre
- Public Health Agency of Canada - Seniors Health
- Seniors Health Research Transfer Network
- Ontario Drug Program
- The Bereavement Authority of Ontario
- Compassionate care Benefits
- Onatrio Health teams
- City of Guelph
- Public Health Wellington Dufferin guelph
- WWhealthline
- Emergency Mental Health Service - Homewood Health
- Canadian Mental Health Association - Waterloo Wellington - Here 24/7
- Distress and Crisis Ontario
- Family Counselling and Support Services for Guelph-Wellington - Distress Line Program
- Guelph-Wellington Women In Crisis - 24 Hour Crisis Line Program
- Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region
- Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region - Anselma House
- Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region - Haven House
- Canada. Health Canada - First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line
- Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline
- Canadian Mental Health Association - Halton Region Branch Head Office - Oakville - COAST - Crisis Outreach and Support Team
- ConnexOntario - Helpline
- Crisis Services Canada - Canada Suicide Prevention Service
- Distress Centre Halton - Oakville Office
- Fem'aide - Ligne de soutien pour femmes touchées par la violence
- Interval House
- Kids Help Phone
- Kids Help Phone - Crisis Text Line Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Trans Lifeline
- Ontario Vetenary college Pet Loss
- Victim Services Wellington
- Torchlight
- cmhaww.
- Canadian Hearing Services
- EMental Health.ca
- Life Voice Indeginous Supports
- Healing for the Seven Generations
- First Nations & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line
- 211 Ontario
- Family Counselling and Support Services Guelph-Wellington
- Dufferin Child and Family Services
- National Suicide Hotline
- TransLife Peer Support
- 24.7 Crisis Peel Dufferin
- Boots on the Ground: Peer Support for First Responders (Ontario)
- Eating Disorders Helpline
- Drug & Alcohol Helpline
- Seniors Safety Line
- Canadian Military Personnel
- Queer Events
- Suicide Awareness Council Of Wellington Dufferin
- Crisis Support - Student Wellness - University of Guelph
- Growing great Generations
- Out on the shelf
- https://www.addictiongroup.org/rehab/
- United Way Guelph and Wellington
- Sanguen
- Guelph Wellington Women In Crisis
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph
- PIN The People and Information Network
- Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council
- Guelph Chamber Of Commerce
- Drop in Centre
- Ontario Trillium Foundation
- Childrens foundation of guelph and Wellington
- Guelph Community Foundation
- Lake side hope house
- Hopespring
- Trillium Drug plan
- Michael House
- Drop in Centre
- Parkinsons
- Meals on wheels
- Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
- Human Anatomy Program - Human Body Donation university of Guelph
- Trillium gift of life
- GWSA Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
- McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home Gilchrist Chapel
- Gilbert MacIntyre & Son Funeral Home
- Wall Custance Funeral Home and Chapel
- Graham A.Giddy Funeral Homes
- MacIntyre Family Funeral Home
- Dreisinger Funeral Home
- Henry Walser Funeral Home
- Erb & Good Funeral Home
- Eaton Funeral Home
- T Little Funeral Home and Cremation Centre
- Coutts Funeral Home and Cremation Centre
- England Funeral Home
- Basic Funeral
- Corbett Funeral Home
- Mackinnon Family Funeral Home
- Barthel Funeral Home
- Memory Gardens Funeral Home and Cemetary
- Lounsbury Funeral Home
- Shawn Jackson Funeral Home
- TriCity Cremation Services
- Grand River Cremation Services