Only one in three Canadians who experience a mental health problem or illness seeks and receives services or treatment. The wrong time to prepare for a crisis is when you’re in it. We need to better equip people to identify a mental health problem, and teach them when to ask for help and how to find it.
The Globe and Mail provided a list of various ways to get help. Their basic list is as follows, but for more detail, go to their article.
Awareness
Accountability
Action
EAP
Employment benefits
Occupational supports
Peer support
Community Health Services
Medical doctor
Distress line
Mental Health crisis response.