If you are in distress, you can call or text 988 at any time. If it is an emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to your local emergency department.

Resources & Tips

Taking Care of Your Mental Health on Social Media

Social media can significantly impact your mental health, but with the right strategies, you can build a healthier relationship with these platforms. This page offers practical resources and tips to help you understand how social media affects your wellbeing and take steps to protect it—from evaluating your feeds and setting boundaries to understanding what’s happening in your brain when you scroll.

Resources

Design Your Digital Diet

Screens may steal our focus from life’s beautiful moments, so how can we
re-balance our digital habits?
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Protecting your mental wellness on social media

Social media can have a bigger impact on your mental health than you might realize. Learn how to check in with yourself, understand the effects of constant scrolling, set healthy boundaries, and curate your feeds in ways that support your well-being.
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The Manosphere and Mental Health

Boys and young men are the target of the Manosphere, but gender-based violence, hate, and discrimination against vulnerable communities have a negative impact on the mental health and well-being of everyone.

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Safer Conversations about suicide on social media

Conversations about suicide on social media can have a real impact. Learn how to communicate with care—focusing on hope and recovery, respecting privacy, and supporting others safely in both public posts and private messages.
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#ChatSafe: A young person's guide to communicating safely online about self-harm and suicide

In Canada, an estimated 1.6 million children and youth have a diagnosed mental health challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious global economic and social impacts, and it continues to alter the lives of many people.

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Checklist: On Suicide – Before You Post or Publish

For newsrooms, influencers, or anyone discussing suicide to report safely and responsibly

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Is E-Mental Health Support Right for You?

From early online CBT to pandemic-era teletherapy, virtual care sheds its “second-rate” label.

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Articles

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Design Your Digital Diet for Mental Health

Is it time to take a pause – for your mental health?
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Tough Talk Made Better

#ChatSafe guidelines for young people show how to safely discuss self-harm and suicide online.
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Your Brain on Instagram

This is your brain on Instagram

While Digital Health Week was a celebration of the advantages of connected care — from virtual consultations to e-health records to useful apps — it was also an opportunity to reflect on how we maintain our best mental wellness in an increasingly digitized world.
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