Canada-wide
- Heart & Stroke - Community of Survivors: Connect and talk with others living with heart disease or stroke. Our Community of Survivors Facebook group is a place where you can share experiences, quality information and tips for life after a diagnosis or stroke or cardiac event. You'll find social and emotional support in a safe, inclusive and respectful community.
- Charity Village: A listing of organizations across the country that provide assistance to those with disabilities.
- March of Dimes Canada - After Stroke: A program connects you with a network of support from Hospital to Home & Home to Community. Programs include Hospital Visitation, Home and Vehicle Modification, Assistive Devices, Aphasia Programs, Conductive Education®, and Peer Support groups. Click on the link or call 1-888-540-6666 for more information and support.
- Ottawa Heart Institute - The Virtual Care Program: An online system that uses best practices to help you take control of your heart health. It will help you understand your current health situation and motivate you to manage and improve the risk factors that impact your health and well-being.
- Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA): CMHA facilitates access to the resources people require to maintain and improve mental health and community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness.
British Columbia
- Stroke Recovery Association of BC: A listing of Stroke Recovery Branches in British Columbia that provide information and programs for stroke survivors.
- Young Stroke Survivors Support Group: A group of stroke survivors aged between 19 and 65 who meet virtually to share achievements, challenges and frustrations.
Alberta
- Distress Centre: A 24 hour crisis line.
- Calgary Counselling Centre: Addresses social and emotional problems. Individual, group and family/marital counselling services.
- Alberta Health Services - Grief Support Program: Individual and group counselling on grief and bereavement.
- Stroke Recovery Association of Calgary: An association in Calgary and the surrounding area that addresses the specific needs of stroke survivors in dealing with their new lifestyle.
- Chinese Special Needs Support Group: This organization is dedicated to empowering and advocating for Chinese older adults to live a happy and independent life. They offer a support group for Chinese seniors with disabilities.
- Memory P.L.U.S. (Practice, Laughter, Useful Strategies): Community based program developed to enable people diagnosed with mild dementia and their caregivers to connect with others.
Saskatchewan
- Local Support Groups Across Saskatchewan:
- Prince Albert: North ABI Outreach Team, contact Nicole at 306-765-6480 for information.
- Saskatoon: Saskatoon Stroke Recovery Association, email stroke.recoverysaskatoon@gmail.com for more information.
- Lloydminster: LABIS' Family Support Group, call 306-825-7212 or e-mail labis@sasktel.net
- Moose Jaw: South Country Support group, call Troy for details at 306-694-8827
- Yorkton: Acquired Brain Injury Group meetings, call 306-786-0183 for more information.
- SaskAbilities – Acquired Brain Injury Community Support: The Community Support program helps people with acquired brain injury stay active in their community. Services include support for independent living, volunteer opportunities, and leisure activities that encourage social interaction.
- SaskAbilities – Quality of Life Day Program: Day Programs are referral-based and offered across Saskatchewan. Participants can design their own program around their goals, abilities and interests while spending the day with SaskAbilities.
- Saskatchewan Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured: This program supports the family members of people living with an acquired brain injury (ABI).
- Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association – Support Groups: Support groups offer a chance to make friends, connect with others and learn new strategies for overcoming challenges.
- Senior Centres Without Walls – Free Interactive Telephone Program: A free phone-based program for older adults (aged 55+) in Saskatchewan offers opportunities to socialize, learn and stay connected from the comfort of their homes. Enjoy interactive sessions like health talks, trivia, storytelling and live entertainment—all by phone. Call 306-692-2242 to learn more.
Manitoba
- Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba: Provides contact to direct services and programs for stroke people and family members.
- Independent Living Resource Centre: A source of resources for people with disabilities.
- Manitoba Family Services and Labour: Personal care services for persons with disabilities.
- Active Living Coalition for Older Adults in Manitoba (ALCOA-MB): ALCOA-MB encourages all Manitobans 55 years of age or older to become and stay socially engaged in their community.
- A&O: Support Services for Older Adults: An organization that provides programs and services to older adults.
Ontario
- Acclaim Health - Tele-Touch: Tele-Touch provides reassuring telephone contact to isolated seniors and physically challenged adults.
- Silver Circle West Toronto Services for Seniors: Assistance and social support to seniors, caregivers and people with disability
- Canadian Red Cross - Scarborough Drop-in Centre: This centre provides a comfortable space to decrease social isolation and assist individuals with a variety of needs.
- The Healthline: Enter your community name or a postal code to find health and community services in Ontario.
- Women @ Heart Program: A peer support program led by women with heart disease, for women with heart disease that aims to create a caring environment for women to learn from each other and support one another on the road to recovery.
Quebec
- Neuro-Patient Resource Centre: This organization can help people to find good, reliable, up-to-date information on neurological diseases, disorders and treatments. The Centre is also able to give away information on resources at the MUHC and in the community.
- Centre d’Action: Action Centre is a bilingual and multicultural non-profit community organization whose mission is to provide structured activities that promote the social inclusion and active participation of adults with severe and permanent motor and/or cognitive limitations.
New Brunswick
- Canadian Red Cross – Connection New Brunswick Program: The Canadian Red Cross offers a unique program to help seniors and their caregivers connect to trusted local community support services and programs throughout New Brunswick.
Nova Scotia
- HealthyNS Online Wellness Programs: Free online health and wellness classes for residents of Nova Scotia.
Prince Edward Island
- Heart and Stroke Care:
- Cardiac Rehab Programs - professionally supervised program to help you recover from heart attacks, heart failure and procedures such as angioplasty, stenting and heart surgery.
- Stroke Care Program - provides information, education and support.
Newfoundland & Labrador
- Empower NL - Support Groups: Find support groups for those living with disabilities.
Nunavut
- Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help: Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line provides anonymous and confidential telephone counselling for Northerners in crisis.
Northwest Territories
- Health and Social Services - The NWT Help Line: The NWT Help Line offers confidential support to residents of the Northwest Territories, 24/7. They offer counselling, group sessions, and follow-ups with a Care Coach.
1-800-661-0844 - NWT Seniors Society - Seniors’ Information Line: Information Line is a single point of entry for seniors and elders across the NWT. The service is provided through telephone access which is located in the Yellowknife office. If you have a problem and want to talk confidentially and anonymously, call: 867-920-7444 or toll free: 1-800-661-0878
Yukon
Peer support Facebook groups
- Young Stroke Survivors: A group for stroke survivors under the age of 55 to connect to other stroke survivors.
- Stroke Talk for Facebook: Stroke Talk strives to provide compassionate and caring support. Offers information, tips and friendships.
- The Stroke Coffee House: The stroke coffee house is a place for stroke survivors , caregivers, family and friends or anyone to come together and talk about their experiences.
- Stroke Survivor: A group of stroke survivors and other people with disabilities supporting each other in their aim to seek better lives.
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