Hamilton Area Meetings
Recovery Blogs and Pages for Cities Outside the Hamilton Area
There are a number of individuals who run blogs for their local communities and provide details describing Recovery outside of the Hamilton area.
Lynn runs a blog for the peel region and provides details for meetings in Brampton and Mississauga. She also includes links to resources and recommended mental health articles from around the web. See:
https://recoverypeelmentalhealthpeersupport.blogspot.ca/
Rob Winikie is an area local leader in Portland Oregon, he runs a blog where he posts articles on Mental Health and local area news for the Western United States, see:
http://www.selfhelptools.org/
The Recovery Reporter is Recovery International's official newsletter that connects leaders and members. It includes news about the organization, examples of how ordinary members used the tools, and testimonials from people who have benefited from the program. This monthly newsletter has a long history, it has been posted on the web for the last several years, see:
https://www.recoveryinternational.org/recovery-reporter/current/
Doug has been a long time member of Recovery, he has kept a detailed blog where he talks about how he used the methods to handle his anxious feelings. See:
http://iamlivingwithanxiety.blogspot.ca/
Recovering Treasure is a blog based on speeches, writings and conversations of Treasure Rice who was one of the early members who learned Low's self-help methods. As a "nervous patient", she gained her mental health and trained others in Dr. Abraham A. Low's system.
Nervous Girl, a long time blogger and Recovery member describes how she uses Recovery tools to manage her day to day issues. See:
https://nervousgirl-nervous-girl.blogspot.ca/
Lapsed–and recovering–Perfectionist. Have been known to confuse feelings with facts. Tendency to take my own dear self too seriously. Former favourite pastime: Self-torture. See:
https://pasunesainte.wordpress.com/
The Sacramento group posted their newletter through a blog, see:
http://risacramento.blogspot.ca/
Many Recovery groups use meetup.com to advertise their events, for a partial list see:
http://recoveryhamilton.blogspot.com/p/meetupcom-recovery-groups.html
Recovery has meetings outside of North America, the Ireland page is here:
http://recoveryireland.ie/
Help Beyond Recovery Meetings
Recovery Canada is one of many peer support groups. For further assistance see the following listings:
St. Joseph's Hospital Mental Health and Addiction Services provides professional services to the city of Hamilton as well as links to a variety of local groups.
The Mental Health Rights Coalition (MHRC) was formed in 1991 by a group of Consumer/Survivors who were concerned about the province's move toward de-institutionalization in the absence of adequate and appropriate community supports and services. They offer peer support and a drop in center in Hamilton.
Mood Disorders Association of Ontario offers free support programs to people across Ontario, and their families, who are living with depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder. A variety of programs in the Hamilton and Toronto area are listed.
eMentalHealth.ca provides a large database of resources which is searchable by region. Resources include crisis hotlines, children's services, self-help groups, counselling, as well as contact numbers for psychologists and psychiatrists.
The Canadian Mental Health Association provides recovery-focused programs and services for people of all ages and their families.
Hamilton Mental Health Outreach provides a supportive and nurturing environment for persons with challenging mental illness.
BetterHelp offers access to licensed, trained, experienced, and accredited psychologists (PhD / PsyD), marriage and family therapists (LMFT), clinical social workers (LCSW / LMSW), and board licensed professional counselors (LPC). You can communicate with a counsellor via phone, text, or video conference, rates are considerably lower than meeting a therapist in an office.
Professional counsellors including psychologist and social workers may be covered by some insurance plans. There are a number that practice privately in Hamilton, for a list see Therapists in Hamilton which you can visit locally.
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