Links

• Abuse
• Addictions
• Crisis & Suicide
• Depression & Anxiety
• Disabilities/Special Needs
• Education
• Health
• Legal
• Self-Improvement
• Time & Stress Management
• Virtual Pamphlets
• Walk-In Clinics
• Other Resources

• First Step - Catholic Family Development Centre offers a counselling program for abusive men
• R.I.S.K. (Recovery In Self Knowledge) - Catholic Family Development Centre offers a counselling program for abused women
• Thunder Bay Sexual Assault/Abuse Centre - offers 24 hour crisis intervention, counselling, and court advocacy for victims of sexual assault/sexual abuse
• Assaulted Women's Helpline 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line for women in the province of Ontario

• Crossroads Centre Inc. - Drug & Alcohol Recovery Homes for men and women in the early stages of substance abuse disorders
• Family Services Thunder Bay - Provides Alcohol and Other Drug Assessment Programs
• Alanon and Alateen - Offers support meetings for Thunder Bay, Atikokan, Marathon, Geraldton, Hornpayne, Kakabeka Falls, Longlac, and Terrace Bay. If you do not belong to one of the communities listed, click here to get meeting information for your area.
• St. Joseph's Care Group - Includes various services provided by the Sister Margaret Smith Centre and the Balmoral Detoxification Centre
• Ka-na-chi-hih - Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre for Aboriginal youth between the ages of 16 - 25.
• Problem Gambling - Services offered by Smith Clinic
  • Responsible Gambling Tips - The Responsible Gambling Council provides tips on how to gamble responsibly
• Credit Counselling - Services offered by Family Services Thunder Bay

• Crisis Resources - Visit our Crisis Services page for a listing of Crisis and Counselling services for the Thunder Bay Area.
• Thunder Bay Crisis Response Service - Provided by the Canadian Mental Health Association
• Victim Crisis Assistance & Referral Services - Provides services for Thunder Bay & area
• Family Services Thunder Bay - offers a wide variety of services
• Centre for Suicide Prevention - Provides information regarding suicide and suicidal behavior

• The Depression Center - Provides free tools: The Depression Test & Online Support Group
• The Panic Center - Provides free tools: Panic Program & Diary; Anxiety Test; Online Support Group
• Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) - The ultimate goal of CANMAT is to improve the quality of life of persons suffering from mood and anxiety disorders
• Peace of Mind - Wyeth Canada offers an interactive site that provides helpful information on depression and anxiety.
• Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada (ADAC) - The ADAC/ACTA is a registered charity and non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting public and professional awareness of Anxiety Disorders/Conditions.

• SNOW - Special Needs Opportunity Windows - This site provides information on special needs/disabilities and educational accommodation issues and gives tips and strategies to both the instructor and the student. 
• College Committee on Disability Issues (CCDI) - The CCDI's mission is to "promote and provide quality leadership in the development and delivery of support services to students with disabilities, in order to enhance educational opportunity and student success, foster the college communities' awareness of and support for persons with disabilities, while promoting partnership among students, program departments and support service departments."

• Free-ed.net - Free education on the Internet. Complete courses and tutorials for more than 120 different vocational and academic disciplines. No Tuition, no books, no hidden fees...
• Learnthat.com - Free online courses and free tutorials in a variety of computer, certification, business, lifestyle, and fun topics!
• Word2Word.com - Free Online Language Courses

• Confederation College Health Centre - Services are provided to Confederation College students, staff and staff family, as well as members of the Fitness Centre.
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit - offers a wide variety of health services.
• Breast Health Northwest - Thunder Bay Breast Health Coalition offers information and services for breast health and breast cancer to the people of Northwestern Ontario.
• Breast Self Exam - The Breast Self Examination (BSE) Website provides step by step information on how to examine your breasts. Available in French.
• HIV/AIDS: Prenatal Testing Program - Anonymous HIV Testing Sites in Ontario provided by the Government of Ontario
• Canadian Health Network - This site offers a Canadian perspective on a variety of health and wellness issues. Topics range from AIDS/HIV information to Workplace safety.
• Health Canada Online - This Government of Canada site offers valuable general information on a wide range of health issues and Canadian health policy updates. 
• The Virtual Home of Dr. Bob - Dr. Bob is the creator of the University of Chicago Student Counselling and Resource Center site.

• Legal Aid Ontario - Legal Aid is available to low income individuals and disadvantaged communities for a variety of legal problems, including criminal matters, family disputes, immigration and refugee hearings and poverty law issues such as landlord/tenant disputes, disability support and family benefits payments.
• Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services - The Nishnawbe-Aski Corporation delivers a wide range of law related services to the members of Nishnawbe-Aski Nation including legal, public legal education, and law reform services. Services are delivered in the languages of the communities wherever possible.
• Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic
  86 South Cumberland Street
  Thunder Bay P7B 2V3
  Telephone: (807) 344-2478
  Fax: (807) 345-2842
• Family Law Office
  30b St. Paul Street
  Thunder Bay P7A 4B6
  Telephone: (807) 346-2950
  Toll Free: 1-800-393-8140
  Fax: (807) 346-2203
• Community Legal Clinics by location

• Psychological Self-Help - An online self-help guide; written by Clayton E Tucker-Ladd
• Assertiveness Training - "All of us should insist on being treated fairly; we have to stand up for our rights without violating the rights of others. This means tactfully, justly, and effectively expressing our preferences, needs, opinions and feelings." Clayton E Tucker-Ladd
• Anger Management - The Canadian Mental Health Association provides information about how to identify anger problems, how to deal with anger, and short and long term solutions.
• Grief Counselling - The Canadian Mental Health Association provides information about understanding grief, the stages of grief, and how to help yourself or someone else cope with grief.

• Stress in College: What Everyone Should Know - Amherst College provides information from the American College Health Association on how to identify the signs of stress, how to handle stress, and how to beat procrastination
• Stress Test - Conscious Living Foundation provides an online stress test
• How To Master Stress - Mind Tools provides information about Understanding Stress, Best Stress Level, and Stress Management Techniques
• Time Management Skills - Mind Tools shows you how to use personal time management skills
• The Canadian Institute of Stress - offers programs, consultation and tools for workplaces and individuals, as well as certification training and distance education for professionals.

• Confederation College Health Centre - Check out the links on the Health Centre's Virtual Pamphlets webpage.
• The BRAIN - Mohawk College's Virtual Library offers over 50 topics with hundreds of sub-topics. Check it out!
• Study Skills Package -  University of Waterloo presents a Study Skills Package with 8 segments: Learning & Remembering, Time Management, Listening and Note-taking, Reading, Concentration and Distraction, Preparing for Exams, Cramming, Writing Exams, and Sleep.
• UT Student Counselling Center - This University of Tennessee collection focuses mostly on mental health and wellness issues that may affect a student's ability to succeed in school.
• Virtual Pamphlet Collection - The University of Chicago presents The Virtual Pamphlet Collection, which contains 30 various topics ranging from Alcohol and Substance Abuse to Writing (skills & strategies).

Walk-In clinic hours are subject to change. Please call ahead to ensure that walk-in clinic hours are still in effect.

• Academy Clinic Walk-In
  554 Beverly Street
  344-2121
  Dr. Johnson - Monday - Thursday from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Dr. Mahood - Fridays from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Fort William Clinic
  For Clients of the Fort William Clinic ONLY
  117 McKellar Street
  626-1234
  DOCTOR ON CALL
  Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
• Harbour View Medical Clinic
  43 N. Court Street
  (No Phone Number)
  DOCTOR ON CALL
  Monday - Thursday from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  Saturday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Northwest Walk-In Clinic
  595 West Arthur Street (Brentwood Mall)
  623-7101
  DOCTOR ON CALL
  Monday - Thursday from 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
  Saturday & Sunday from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• NorWest Community Health Centre
  525 Simpson Street
  622-8235
  NURSE PRACTITIONER
  Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
• Port Arthur Clinic
  For Clients of the Port Arthur Clinic ONLY
  194 North Court Street
  346-1000
  DOCTOR ON CALL
  Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
  Saturdays from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Ridgeway Clinic
  1001 Ridgeway Street
  622-0601
  DOCTOR ON CALL
  Monday - Thursday from 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
• Thunder Bay Medical Centre
  63 North Algoma Street
  (No Phone Number)
  DOCTOR ON CALL
  Monday - Thursday from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Other Resources

• Family Services Thunder Bay - offers a wide variety of services including community based counselling
• Community Information & Referral Centre - Provides accurate up-to-date information on community and government agencies and programs
• P.R.O. Kids - For children and youth up to 18 years of age, P.R.O. Kids makes recreation in Thunder Bay more accessible to children and teens unable to afford program fees.
• City of Thunder Bay - Discover the resources in the City of Thunder Bay
• Ombudsman - If you feel you have been treated unfairly by a provincial government organization, you can complain to the Ombudsman
• Thunder Bay Police
• The Chronicle-Journal
• Thunder Bay's Source
• Thunder Bay Public Library
• Thunder Bay's Calendar of Events