Self-help groups

Tips List

Where can I find out about self-help groups in my area?

• the United Way or similar agency
• a self-help clearinghouse or resource centre
• seniors' centre or association
• provincial office on aging or ministry responsible for seniors
• local volunteer bureau
• church or other religious institution
• family physician or other health professional
• hospital or specialized clinic
• "disease" associations (Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Arthritis Society)
• counsellor, therapist, or other mental health professional

Organizations

The Support Network
11456-Jasper Ave.
Edmonton, AB T5K 0M1
Phone: (403) 482-0198, ext. 231 Fax: (403) 496-1495
E-mail: supnet@compasmart.ab.ca

Family Support & Self-Help Program CMHA
P.O. Box 785
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7L9
Phone: (902) 566-3034
Fax: (902) 566-4643

The Self-Help Resource Association of B.C.
# 303 -1212 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 3V1
Phone: (604) 733-6186
Fax: (604) 730-1015
Web site: www.vcn.bc.ca/shra/ 

Information and Referral Centre of Greater Montréal
801 Sherbrooke Street, Suite 401
Montréal, QC H2L 1K7
Phone: (514) 527-1375
Fax: (514) 527-9712
(publish a Directory of Self-Help Groups in the Greater Montreal Area)

Manitoba Self-Help Clearinghouse Inc.
825 Sherbrooke Street
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1M5
Phone: (204) 772-6979
Fax: (204) 786-0860

Self-Help Community Service
Box 6125 Station "A"
St. John, NB E2L 4R6
Info line: (506) 633-4636
Phone: (506) 634-1673
Fax: (506) 636-8543

Self-Help Connection
63 King Street
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2R7
Phone: (902) 466-2011
Fax: (902) 466-3300

Connecting Seniors of Canada Institute for Human Development
University of Toronto
222 College Street, Suite 106
Toronto, ON M5T 3J1

Self-Help Resource Centre of Greater Toronto & Ontario Self-Help Network
40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 219
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9
Phone: (416) 487-4355
Fax: (416) 487-0344
E-mail: shrc@sympatico.ca
Web site: www.selfhelp.on.ca/