Patient and Family Resources

Resources at LHSC

ATN Employment Services
- One-to-one employment preparation support for individuals with disabilities
Community Living London
- Connects youth with disabilities to transitions support resources
Goodwill Career Centre
- Helps individuals ages 16 and up find work
Humana Community Services
- Connects youth ages 13-18 and their families to community services, including 24/7 crisis phone support and counselling
LEADS Employment Services
- Supports individuals with disabilities who are looking for work
London and Middlesex Community Housing
- Offers affordable, rent-geared-to-income housing for economically disadvantaged individuals
Looking Ahead Clinical Services
- Provides skill building activities, behavioural assessment and therapy to individuals who have mild to moderate disabilities
March of Dimes Canada: Skilling Up
- Free online learning for individuals with disabilities who are interested in growing their technology skills
Ontario 211
- Connects Ontarians with community supports and social services in their area
Pathways Health Centre: Teen Transition Program
- Recreational programming, skill development activities and counselling for individuals ages 9-21 who are living with a disability

Canadian Mental Health Association
- A nationwide organization that promotes mental health and supports people recovering from mental illness
CMHA Community Outreach and Support Team
- Supports individuals in London who are at risk of crisis (or who frequently experience crises) due to a mental illness and/or addiction
Health Care Connect
- Helps Ontarians find a primary care provider
Kids Help Phone
- 24/7 crisis line that provides supportive listening, information and referrals for young individuals experiencing mental health challenges
One Stop Talk
- Free, confidential therapy for kids and teens
Reach Out
- Free, confidential 24/7 mental health and addictions support and services line for people living in London and surrounding areas
Tandem
- Offers immediate crisis support services and walk-in counselling, as well as coordinates the intake process for Vanier, Craigwood and Humana
Vanier Children's Mental Wellness
- Provides crisis services, counselling, family/caregiver support, specialized assessments and more
Youth Wellness Hub Ontario
- Offers individuals ages 12-25 mental health and substance use supports, primary health care and community and social supports
988 Suicide Crisis Helpline
- Trained responders offer 24/7 phone or text support to individuals having thoughts of suicide

Developmental Services of Ontario (DSO)
- Provides funding for individuals ages 18 and up who have a developmental disability
Disability Tax Credit
- Helps offset the amount of taxes owed for individuals who have disabilities (or their caregivers)
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Income support for Ontarians ages 18 and up who are living with a disability
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
- Helps pay for part-time or full-time college or university tuition, textbooks, equipment, living expenses and childcare
Passport Funding Program
- Funding for community services and participation
Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
- Helps individuals with a disability improve their long-term financial security
Trilium Drug Program
- For those with low household income who have high prescription drug costs not covered by another Ontario drug benefit plan

Using your phone's built-in apps to track your health information

Apple Health (for Apple devices) and Samsung Health (for Samsung devices): Allows you to track health-related information, such as your medications, activity, heart rate, sleep patterns and more.
Notes: Try creating a new note titled "My Health" and including your diagnoses, list of medications, allergies, questions to ask your care provider and more.
Calendar: Add all appointments as they are made. Be sure to include relevant details, such as the location, and turn on alerts.
Reminders or Alarms: Set medication reminders for certain times of the day so you don't forget.
Contacts: Add the names and phone numbers of all your health-care providers so you can reach them easily.

MyTransition
- Helps patients between the ages of 12 and 18 begin preparing to take charge of their health as they approach adulthood.
Am I Series: "Am I Anxious", "Am I Depressed," "My Thought Record," "Behavioural Experiment" and "Safety Plan" (five separate apps)
- Decision-making tools, tools to manage anxiety and depression, wats to reach out for help and more
Be Safe
- Develop your own digital safety plan
CALM
- Library of sounds for guided meditation, breathing, sleep and relaxation
HealthyMinds
- Problem-solving tool for managing emotions and stressors
Insight Timer
- The world's largest library of free guided meditations
Mindfulness for Teens
- Mindful activities, including videos and guided meditations, that teens can use to incorporate for mindfulness into their day
MindShift
- Scientifically proven strategies based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of anxiety
Mood
- A mood and sleep tracker that will graph information and email it to your health-care team