Books, Links, and More

We've compiled resources in both French and English, to give you the broadest possible range of available information. To see resources in French, click in the top right corner of the page.

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Emotions
21 Ways to Help a Grieving Friend
Tips are given in a slide format for supporting someone you care about through the journey of restoring balance in their... read more...
Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention
Website dedicated to the prevention of suicide and supporting individuals grieving a death due to suicide.   Complete listing... read more...
Canadian Coalition of Senior's Mental Health
Website with resources for individuals, families and health care providers related to senior's mental health issues including... read more...
Cancer Chat Canada: Caregiver Support
Canadian online support groups offer weekly chats for caregivers of people living with cancer. Facilitated by social workers... read more...
The Caregiver Compass
On-line toolkit provides practical information for family and friends providing care at home. read more...
Danny and Annie - a story about love at the end of life
Danny, an OTB clerk, and Annie, a nurse, remember their life together—from their first date to Danny's final days with terminal... read more...
The Healing Journey Program
The Healing Journey is a program for people who want to learn how to help themselves when they have cancer, or other serious... read more...
How to Visit the Sick
Drawing on his own experience with serious illness, the rabbi offers ten suggestions for how to be sick and how to visit... read more...
Just Talk About It
Research shows that when hard decisions need to be made, patients and their loved ones have an easier time if they have discussed... read more...