Families affected by addiction and mental illness may find connecting with online tools or online communities helpful, such as:

Big White Wall

Take the first step anonymously. Big White Wall was used by 20,000 people in its first year to help deal with feelings of isolation, fear and hopelessness.

Bounce Back

1-866-345-0224

BounceBack offers a free skill-building program and telephone coaching designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.  Learn skills to help manage worry and anxiety, combat unhelpful thinking, and become more active and assertive.

Calm

Learn meditation techniques for sleep and stress reduction.

Huddol

Huddol is a community dedicated to helping family and friend caregivers connect with each other, healthcare professionals, and a network of resources.  Share your experiences and join a network of experts and caregivers like you.

Mind Your Mind

Mind Your Mind exists in the space where mental health, wellness, engagement and technology meet. We work with community partners and young people aged 14 to 29 to co-create interactive tools and innovative resources to build capacity and resilience.

MoodFX

MoodFx is an interactive mobile-optimized website designed to help people with depression and anxiety by providing simple and scientifically valid methods for monitoring symptoms and functioning. This program is free but a personal login is required.

MoodGym

MoodGym is like an interactive self-help book that helps you to learn and practice skills which can prevent and manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Mood Tracker

This app can help you with depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder.  The founder of this app started the site to help his wife have better success tracking her moods after she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since that time the site has grown to a modest community of users who are keenly interested in their health and wellbeing.

My Health Magazine

MyHealth Magazine is an online health and wellness program for young people, educators and parents. The magazine is delivered through a series of interactive, online resources providing users with access to health and mental health information. E-Learning is also available.

TeenMentalHealth.org

Has information and resources proven to increase the understanding of mental health and mental disorders, decrease the stigma of mental illness and enhance help-seeking efficacy among students and teachers.

The Journal

The Journal is a free, personalized online program to help you stay positive, create lifestyle changes that improve mental health, and solve problems in 3 steps.  You’ll learn each skill in a short lesson and then you will work through a task to build practical changes into your life.

Your Life Counts

You’re not alone. No matter what you are going through, we’re here to listen. YLC Online Lifeline is a safe place for you to share anything with us. YLC Online Lifeline is free, confidential, anonymous and secure.