Links

General Links:

The Student Counselling Virtual Pamphlet Collection is a compendium from hundreds of universities and colleges. This site offers a wide variety of informative pages on topics such as depression, test-taking, anger management, eating disorders, relationships, families, effective study habits, etc. It is well worth a visit!
http://counseling.uchicago.edu/vpc/

Bradley University has an extensive collection of online brochures on their wellness website. Check it out!
http://www.bradley.edu/eddev/cwc/cwc_wellness_web.htm

The University of North Carolina has great collection of online resources on a wide variety of topics. Check out the Academic Improvement section for tips on how to deal with procrastination, time management, motivation, etc.
http://caps.unc.edu/resources.htm

The Counseling Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign also has a number of excellent on-line brochures that are worth browsing.
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/brochures.htm

Addictions:

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is an American site with a comprehensive listing of commonly abused drugs, prevention, treatment, etc.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse has a very informative website with an emphasis on getting help for addictions in Canada.
http://www.ccsa.ca/ccsa/

Anxiety

The STUDENT ZONE of Anxiety Canada’s website gives you information on anxiety disorders so you can help yourself or a friend succeed in college. Get tips on how to deal with stress.

http://www.anxietycanada.ca/english/youth/index.htm

Career and Educational Planning:

For a website that claims to have information on every university and college program in Canada, go to:
http://www.uc411.com/default.asp

SchoolFinder is a comprehensive search engine for Canadian colleges and universities:
http://www.schoolfinder.com/

Inforoute FPT provides information on secondary- and college-level technical training in Quebec:

www.inforoutefpt.org

The Montreal regional vocational training website is where to look for information on vocational training programs in the city:
http://www.clickvoc.qc.ca/

Career Cruising is an interactive Canadian website where you can find lots of excellent information about careers, as well as schools and their programs of study.

www.careercruising.com

Canada Career Consortium’s online guide to career planning:
http://www.canadaprospects.com

Human Resources Development Canada has an excellent website called “National Occupational Classification.” Here you will find lots of information about a wide variety of jobs and career options:
http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/

Human Resources Development Canada’s online guide to job-related information and statistics:
http://www.jobfutures.ca

CanLearn Interactive is an online resource for information and interactive tools to help prospective students decide what and where to study and how to cover the costs. This website is an ideal resource for students who are in the throes of educational planning:
http://www.canlearn.ca

For access to Canada's top100 Internet sites for learning and employment, go to:
http://www.youth.gc.ca/yoaux.jsp?contentpageid=723&lang=en

Labour Market Information: This is a no-nonsense government site that provides a one-stop access point to regional and local labour market information. Find out where the jobs will be in a couple of years:
http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca

Heading for Success is a Quebec web page aimed at helping you find a trade you love.

www.headingforsuccess.com/en

University of Waterloo’s Career Development Manual is an excellent guide that will take you through many of the steps of career planning:

www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca

Job Futures has information about the latest employment trends and projections for Canadians

www.jobfutures.ca

The University of North Carolina has a site called “What Can I do with a Major in…” which provides information on careers related to over 40 training options. So if you are curious about what you can do with an Anthropology, English, or Economics degree, this is the site for you!
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm

O*Net has detailed, comprehensive descriptions of all occupation:

http://online.onetcenter.org

To watch VIDEOS about careers you are interested in or that you want to find out about, visit America’s Career Infonet:

www.careerinfonet.org

For information on a wide range of job-related topics, visit “What Color is Your Parachute?” author Richard Bolles’ website. Bolles evaluates other websites and presents a wide range of useful topics such as writing online résumés, networking, etc.
http://www.jobhuntersbible.com

To see the American Occupational Outlook Handbook, check out:

www.bls.gov/oco

Learning Styles: This site offers a quick quiz and supporting information to learn more about your personal learning style:
http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/ts/style.htm l

Volunteering:

The Volunteer Bureau of Montreal has all the information you need for volunteering your time and energy at local organizations that are looking for help.

http://cabm.net/en

Volunteer Canada hosts a very informative site packed with information on volunteering. Check it out:
http://www.volunteer.ca/index-eng.php

Eating Disorders:

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre is a Toronto-based, national organization that has been doing excellent work since 1985 in the area of education and public awareness on eating disorders. Check out their very informative site.
http://www.nedic.ca

Employment:

Job Boom is a Quebec-based company that hosts an excellent web page with job listings and company profiles of the employers they list. Worth investigating:
http://www.jobboom.com/mod-bin/prod/index.pl?langue=A&SR=QC

Monster.ca bills itself as Canada’s most popular employment site, and it probably is. Monster offers national and international job postings, a personalized account that allows you to post your résumé and receive automatic job alerts, a career resources section that includes information to help you write your résumé, manage your career and more. The site even offers inspiration in the form of interviews with people who have developed careers that could be described as ‘off the beaten path’ or dream jobs, depending on how you look at things. Definitely worth a visit!
http://www.monster.ca

Canada’s virtual library of career and employment information:
http://www.workinfonet.ca

The Government of Canada's website for youth aged 15-30 offers one-stop, online access to youth-related information and services, including job preparation techniques, job opportunities, financial assistance available to students, etc.
www.youth.ca/index.jsp

WorkopolisCampus, Canada’s biggest job site for students or recently graduated students:
http://campus.workopolis.com/index.html

Jobpostings.ca bills itself as Canada's student job site. The online website has postings and lots of employment-related information useful in job search. They also publish a print magazine that is available in the Career Resource Centre, room 2E.15.
http://www.jobpostings.ca/

Industry sector councils provide a range of resources, programs and services for people researching occupations. They offer information about accreditation and certification, occupational standards, awards and scholarship programs, mentoring and internship opportunities. Many of these councils have job banks for their industry sector and provide assistance for career seekers. The alliance of sector councils (TASC) coordinates the activity of sector councils at the national level. Visit their website to access a current listing of all national sector councils.
http://www.councils.org

The Sectoral Career Focus Program is a national initiative to develop projects that help youth find quality employment. For more information, visit:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/hip/hrp/gcs_spi/scfp.shtml

Health:

The Teen Health Website was developed by students and staff from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. It offers excellent information on health for teens and young adults.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Health/TeenHealth/index.html

The Mayo Clinic website provides solid, up-to-date information on a wide variety of health and wellness issues.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Mental Health:

The Canadian Mental Health Association has an excellent resource for students with mental health disabilities called
Your Education, Your Future - A Guide to College and University for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities. The site covers an impressive range of topics including: Is college right for you?, Being Your Own Advocate, Building a Support Network, Succeeding in Your Studies, etc. Highly recommended for students, or families of students who have concerns about these important issues.
http://www.cmha.ca/youreducation/introduction.html

The American Psychological Association Public Affairs office has prepared on-line self-help brochures on a variety topics related to mental health.
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/

Counselling and Career Development at Dawson hosts the annual Depression Screening Day activities in October. Check the National organization’s website if you are looking for clearly presented information on depression, and access to a confidential on-line screening test.
http://www.depression-screening.org

The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments has an informative website.
http://www.canmat.org/

The Canadian Mental Health Association has a collection of on-line publications worth investigating.
http://www.cmha.ca

The Alliance for the Mentally Ill is a non-profit organization devoted to helping families cope with the effects of mental illness. They run workshops, public lectures, provide information and support.
http://www.amiquebec.org/index.html

Sexuality:

The ultimate Canadian web site devoted to sexuality education and information. An excellent, user-friendly resource.
http://www.sexualityandu.ca/eng/index.cfm

Sexual Assault:

The Scarborough Hospital Centre in Scarborough Ontario offers excellent information on sexual assault from their Sexual Assault Care Centre.
http://www.sacc.to/

Sexual Orientation:

Questions and Answers for Teens developed by the Teen Health Website with a great page of links to Canadian-based resources.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Health/TeenHealth/SexOrien/gay.html

From Ottawa, a webpage devoted to Lesbian and Gay Youth Coming Out.
http://www.ncf.ca/freeport/sigs/life/gay/youth/menu

Sleep:

The National Sleep Foundation is a US site with great information on sleep problems and disorders, including advice on how to improve your sleep.
http://www.sleepfoundation.org

Stress:

For a very useful site on stress, check out:
http://www.teachhealth.com/

The “Etown College Stress Kt” is an excellent website to visit if you’re feeling overly stressed. Learn how to identify the sources of your stress and get some tips on what to do about it!
http://www2.etown.edu/counseling/Stress/

From the Ontario Ministry of Education, a collection of articles on Stress Management for Students;
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/career/stress.html

The University of Alberta has an interactive program on Stress Management for Students.
http://www.ualberta.ca/HEALTHINFO/stressso.htm

“Managing Test Anxiety”: Check out this excellent website if you get overly stressed about taking tests or exams. Learn what you can do to cope with this problem. It also provides excellent links to related websites.
http://www.ualberta.ca/~uscs/managing_test_anxiety.htm

Student Success:

10 Tips You Need To Survive College by Carolyn Hopper is worth a peek!
http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/10tips.html

The University of Calgary’s Student Success Virtual Learning Centre has been developed to assist students to achieve greater academic success. This site has loads of info, online testing, tips and strategies to help you achieve greater success in your studies.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/success/

Suicide:

The Jed Foundation and Ulifeline: The Jed Foundation is a non-profit public charity committed to reducing the youth suicide rate and improving the mental health safety net for to college students. Their mission has led to the creation of Ulifeline, a web-based interactive site geared to college and university students. Ulifeline offers clear information and straight answers a wide variety of health and mental health related questions. Counselling & Career Development at Dawson College is now a Ulifeline partner, so you can log in anonymously as a Dawson student.
http://www.ulifeline.org

The Centre for Suicide Prevention is a non-profit organization based in Alberta which offers a variety of services: The Suicide Information & Education Collection is a special library and resource centre providing information on suicide and suicidal behaviour accessible on their website. They also offer training programs and advocate and support research on suicide and suicidal behaviour.
http://www.suicideinfo.ca

L'Association Québécoise de Prévention du Suicide is an umbrella group that provides documentation, information and access to resources across the province. Their site is easy to navigate and they post a (more limited) English version of their content, too. In addition to being a great website for access to local resources, their on-line newsletter provides an excellent picture of local research and community interventions.
http://www.aqps.info/