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Find Mental Health Resources

What is mental health?

  • A state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. (World Health Organization)
  • Mental health means striking a balance in all aspects of your life: social physical, spiritual, economic and mental. (Canadian Mental Health Association)
  • Refers to how we think, feel and act.

University of Guelph: Services and groups

This guide provides access to resources about common mental health concerns. These resources are for personal education and self-care and are not intended as a replacement for counselling or treatment. If you are experiencing a crisis, please call:

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This guide has been adapted by the University of Guelph Library. The original guide was created by the Ryerson University Library and Archives and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license unless otherwise marked.

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