Links

Listed below, in order of topic, is a compilation of all of the links that appear throughout the wellness section.

Addictions
Al Anon and Alateen (www.alanon.org)
For over 50 years Al-Anon has offered help to families and friends of alcoholics. Alateen offers assistance for younger people. This organization is separate and distinct from Alcoholics Anonymous.

Alcoholics Anonymous (www.alcoholics-anonymous.org)
AA provides solutions and support to people with alcohol problems and those in recovery. The 12-step program is followed during weekly meetings held across the country.

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (www.ccsa.ca)
CCSA is Canada's national addictions agency. It provides objective, evidence-based information and advice that will help reduce the health, social and economic harm associated with substance abuse and addictions.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (www.camh.net)
This centre is a public hospital providing care for people with mental health and addiction problems. CAMH is Canada's leading teaching hospital and also offers community-based facilities offering health promotion and prevention services across the province.

Emotions Anonymous (www.emotionsanonymous.org)
Emotions Anonymous is built on a twelve-step program, similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. It facilitates weekly meetings for the purpose of working toward recovery from emotional difficulties.

Gam-Anon Org. (www.gam-anon.org)
Is a group providing help to spouses, family and close friends of compulsive gamblers.

Gamblers Anonymous (www.gamblersanonymous.org)
Gamblers Anonymous provides a forum for problem gamblers to share their experiences with each other in order to resolve and recover from gambling problems.

Narcotics Anonymous (www.na.org)
Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts that facilitates weekly meetings in over 100 countries worldwide. Local Canadian meetings can be referenced by area on this website.

National Counsel on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (www.ncadd.org)
Is an organization founded to reduce the stigma and to educate people that alcoholism and other drug addictions are preventable and treatable.

Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) (www.responsiblegambling.org)
RGC is an Ontario based organization helping individuals and communities address gambling issues through information, awareness/prevention, professional development and research.

Dr. Koop (www.drkoop.com)
Dr. Koop offers daily consumer-friendly advice about a variety of health and wellness issues.

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (www.lcl.org)
This is a US based organization of attorneys and judges dedicated to assisting those in the legal profession who suffer due to various causes, including but not limited to alcohol and/or chemical addiction.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (www.niaaa.nih.gov)
NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems through research on the causes, consequences treatment and prevention of alcoholism.

Diet/Nutrition
Canadian Health Network (www.canadian-health-network.ca)
CHN gives support to Canadians for making informed choices about their health, by providing access to multiple sources of credible and practical e-health information.

Dial-a-Dietician (www.dialadietitian.org)
Dial-a-Dietitian Nutrition Information Society of B.C. is a telephone nutrition information service that provides nutrition advice, specific diet guidelines and resource sharing.

Health Canada (www.hc-sc.gc.ca)
Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health.

American Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org)
The ADA Web site promotes optimal nutrition, health and well-being.

Dr. Koop (www.drkoop.com)
Dr. Koop offers daily consumer-friendly advice about health and wellness.

Health Central (www.healthcentral.com)
Information and products for a healthier life.

Physical Fitness/Activity
Canada's Physical Activity Guide (www.paguide.com)
This is a guide to help people make wise choices about physical activity. Choices that will improve health, help prevent disease, and allow Canadians to get the most out of life.

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (www.cflri.ca)
The Institute researches and communicates to Canadians information about physically active lifestyles.

Canadian Health Network (www.canadian-health-network.ca)
CHN gives support to Canadians for making informed choices about their health, by providing access to multiple sources of credible and practical e-health information.

Directory of Health Organizations
(www.ssjs.hc-sc.gc.ca/Partners/?language=English&url=http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/hpo/index.html&ownership=HPO)
This is an online searchable database of health organizations and associations created by Health Canada.

Health Canada (www.hc-sc.gc.ca)
Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health.

Health Promotion Online (www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/hpo)
This site provides a list of current health promotion campaigns to encourage Canadians to take a more active role in maintaining and improving their health.

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (www.heartandstroke.ca)
This foundation is a good source of information about heart, stroke and healthy living.

Dr. Koop (www.drkoop.com)
Dr. Koop offers daily consumer-friendly advice about health and wellness.

Treatment Centres & Resources
Bellwood Health Centre (www.bellwood.ca)
This facility provides treatment to individuals from across Canada who have alcohol and drug addictions, eating disorders, gambling, sexual addictions and stress-related illnesses as well as a variety of compulsive or problematic behaviours.

Hazelden Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centres (www.hazelden.org)
These centres offer programs to help people recover from alcoholism and other drug addictions. There is also a good collection of information and resources on this website.

Homewood Health Centre (www.homewood.org)
This centre, located in Guelph, Ontario, provides a wide range of programs dealing with mental health and addictions.

Ontario's Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (www.drugandalcoholhelpline.ca)
DART's role is to link professional callers with a range of suitable treatment options tailored to their individual clients, and to link members of the general public with local assessment and referral, withdrawal management, and other treatment resources for themselves or someone they know.

Renascent (www.renascent.ca)
Renascent treats alcoholism and drug addiction, delivering superior outcomes through its Complete Care approach. Renascent offers immediate access to gender-specific 12-step facilitated treatment and supports family and workplace wellness.

Addiction Resource Guide (www.addictionresourceguide.com)
This site has a comprehensive directory of addiction treatment facilities.

Betty Ford Center (www.bettyfordcenter.org)
The Betty Ford Center is a well-known rehabilitation centre which provides treatment services for alcoholism and other drug dependencies.

Del Amo Hospital (www.delamohospital.com)
This is a private psychiatric hospital located in Southern California. It provides a wide-range of individually tailored programs such as crisis stabilization, trauma-based disorders, borderline personality disorders, eating disorders, sexual addictions, detox and mental illness.

KeyStone Center Extended Care Unit (www.keystonecenterecu.net)
The KeyStone Center is located in Philadelphia and has a 14-bed residential program facility for issues surrounding sexual compulsivity and trauma. The extended care unit treats multiple addictions including gambling based on a twelve-step program.

Volunteering
Charity Village (www.charityvillage.com)
This site includes news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors, and volunteers.

go volunteer (www.govolunteer.ca)
govolunteer's online database uses the power of the Internet and allows you to search for volunteer opportunities. Finding volunteer work that suits your interests, skills and schedule is easier than ever!

Lawyers Feed the Hungry (www.lsuc.on.ca/about/a/foundation/feed-hungry/)
The Lawyers Feed the Hungry program, is part of the LSUC Foundation and provides meals to Toronto's homeless three times per week. Volunteers help in the preparation and serving of meals. Volunteer times are listed on the LSUC Web site under the Foundation information.

Volunteer Canada (www.volunteer.ca)
Volunteer Canada promotes volunteerism nationally and lists various opportunities to volunteer in ongoing volunteer programs and special projects of interest.

Volunteer Centre of Toronto (www.volunteertoronto.on.ca)
This site contains a list of various links to volunteer opportunities in and around the city of Toronto.

Volunteer Opportunities Exchange (www.voe-reb.org)
Volunteer Canada and Industry Canada operate the Volunteer Opportunity Exchange (VOE) to help volunteers connect with organizations in Canada through the Internet.

Volunteers Online.ca (www.volunteersonline.ca)
This site offers various volunteering links to help people nationwide find non-profit online volunteering opportunities in a variety of areas.