Your Hub for Mental Health Tools and Support, Anytime

Welcome to your secure hub for 24/7 mental health support through Dalton Care Central. Here, you’ll find practical tools and curated resources to guide your well-being journey. Start wherever feels right, track your progress, and discover what supports make the greatest impact for you and your family.

These resources are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only: it is entirely up to you to decide whether or not to use them. Some of these resources are created by other organizations, and may link to external websites. While they are vetted, Dalton Care Central does not monitor, maintain, or endorse external resources, and is not responsible for the content of these resources, the external site, or subsequent links.

6 Ways to Build a Healthy Workplace Culture

Explore effective strategies to improve workplace culture.

8 Ways You Can Improve Your Communication Skills

Your guide to establishing better communication habits for success in the workplace.

All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes

Explore how mindfulness can help you build resilience and wellbeing.

Anger Solutions

A self-directed course to discover more about anger and how to effectively work with it.

Appreciating Communication Style Differences

Recognize and value the various ways people communicate.

Brain Health and Nutrition

Learn how specific nutrients and dietary choices can enhance brain function.

Breathe, Reset, Refuel. Rinse, Repeat.

I have been reflecting on the fuel that we put in our tanks with the aim to do our best at work, to care for our loved ones and to get a few (or many) of the grown-up things off our list.

Building Resilience

Learn strategies and techniques for developing the ability to bounce back from adversity and handle stress in a healthy and productive way. ☑ Elevated Confidence ☑ Improved Cognitive Strength ☑ Revitalized Passion

Career Pathing After 60

Navigate opportunities and strategies for career fulfillment beyond the age of 60.

Couples Course (Moving Towards a Stronger Relationship)

A self-directed course to assist First Responders and those who work within First Responder organizations to improve their relationship with their spouse/partner.

Coming Home to STS

There are so many things that we have no control over in our work – but how we take care of our bodies and our brains must remain at the top of the list.

Compassion Fatigue Essentials

Compassion Fatigue Essentials is an online course that explores the essentials of Compassion Fatigue – a normal consequence of working in a helping field.

Conflict Management

Discover strategies on conflict management- how to identify the problem, when to walk away and how to manage conflicts through active listening.

Coping with Stress at Work

This 5-minute read offers helpful tips for workplace stress.

Daily Routines to Improve your Mental Health

We all need structure and predictability in order to feel secure. Now more than ever, it is important to create routines to help us feel like we have some sense of control and agency in our lives.

Depression & How to Mitigate It

Explore effective strategies to mitigate depression and nurture your mental wellbeing for a happier, healthier life.

Disappoint Someone Today

We all want to give our best to others. Learn tips to build healthy boundaries into your relationships to remain at your own best.

Dr. Jody Carrington's Blog

Explore wellness, relationships, and trauma-recovery with psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Jody.

Five Steps to Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts

Suicidal thoughts can be very difficult to deal with or understand even if fleeting. Learn some tips to fight back against thoughts about ending your life as they happen. Deal with this early.

How Journaling Can Help Combat Depression

Journaling is a proven method for managing stress & depression to help you better understand yourself, get things done and in fact evidence shows it can reduce rumination and depressive symptoms

How to Identify and Address Workplace Burnout

Learn how to recognize and reverse signs of burn-out in your team.

How You Can Develop High-Performing Teams

Unlock your team's potential from the ground up.

Insight Timer

With a full library of wellness tools, this #1 app supports sleep, stress-reduction and more.

Introducing Resilience

Grow your resilience with this podcast from Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson

The Key to Effective Leadership

Renowned leadership expert Simon Sinek on consistency.

KidsGrief

An online resource designed to help adults speak to children about death and dying.

The Lid Flip!

For kids aged 4-10! Learn the science of emotional regulation and tips to help feel better together.

Managing Cortisol Levels

Learn how to control your cortisol levels and reduce stress in the body with the power of rest.

Managing Millennials and Gen Z

Understand the differences in workplace culture and mindsets for both millennials and gen Z.

Meditation for Chronic Pain Relief

Alleviate symptoms of pain with this calming meditation..

Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners

A 22 minute meditation by Jason Stephenson to embrace the present moment.

Moral Injury

Moral injury, while not a diagnosis, is defined as a profound change in or betrayal of one’s sense of right or wrong. Learn more here.

MyGrief

An empathetic and informative online resource designed by grief experts.

No Bad Emotions

Emotions make us who we are – they’re an integral part of every relationship and experience we have as humans. But how do we make sense of all these friggin’ feelings? Given the ubiquitous nature of these slippery little suckers, they’re hard to measure. I think what we need to do is re-examine our relationship to the “bad” ones.

Nutrition for Anxiety and Stress

Uncover the powerful connection between dietary choices and mental wellbeing.

Overcoming Addiction Relapse and Getting Back on Track

Support yourself and your loved ones through the emotional and physical challenges of a relapse.

Parental Separation

Parental separation is a common yet difficult topic. Follow along as Caravan Teacher Julika discusses how you can grow stronger through adversity.

Parenting Neurodiverse Children

Learn supportive strategies to help neurodiverse children thrive with understanding and care.

Parenting These Days: Quality Over Quantity

One thing I stress in my practice for parent-kid relationships is the importance of true, connected time. These days, in a world where families are busy and blended – I think more than ever, it’s quality over quantity.

Parenting With Purpose

Learn pillars of thoughtful actions to support the growth of your children.

Planning Your Retirement Lifestyle

Explore how to design a fulfilling and purposeful lifestyle for your retirement years, encompassing activities, relationships, and personal growth.

Preventing and Recovering From Burnout

Learn strategies to recover from burnout, and improve your physical and mental health, and overall quality of life.

PSP PTSD Course – Therapist Guided

Free education and guidance on effective techniques for managing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder

PSP Wellbeing Course – Therapist Guided

Managing the thoughts, behaviours and physical symptoms impacting your wellbeing

PSPNET Families – Wellbeing Course – For Spouses/SO’s

PSPNET Families includes a self-guided, internet-delivered, cognitive behavioural therapy program focused on the wellbeing and mental health of the spouse or significant other. This course provides proven strategies to help improve wellbeing, assist with managing stress and mental health symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety). It is a good choice if wanting to work on your wellbeing on a regular basis for a few weeks.

PSPNET Families Portal

Addressing the family issues related to being a PSP Family

PSPNET Families Portal

Addressing the family issues related to being a PSP Family

Resilience at Work

Understand key traits of resilience, and ways to become more resilient in your daily life.

Return to Work After a Medical Leave

Comfortably return to your workplace and manage stress after taking a medical leave.

Risks and Benefits of Alcohol Consumption

Learn various risks and benefits of alcohol consumption and strategies for making informed choices about alcohol.

Self-Care After Helping Someone in Crisis

Learn how to support and care for yourself when helping someone in a crisis.

Somatic Movement for Joy

Experience the power of somatic movement for joy by inviting happiness and lightness into your day.

Staying Grounded in Stressful Work

Provides skills to move helping professionals out of states of reactivity or avoidance & into a place of possibility where we are centered amongst the chaos and can choose how we wish to respond.

Stress Assess: Personal Edition

Take this evidenced-based survey to assess your workplace stress level.

Stretching for Low Back Pain Relief

Try these stretching techniques designed to alleviate low back pain and enhance overall flexibility.

Supporting a Loved One Struggling With Addiction

Help a loved one navigate addiction through compassion, support, and understanding.

Supporting Others Through Grief and Loss

Gain essential skills and compassionate strategies to provide meaningful support to loved ones navigating grief and loss.

Tackling Depression Through Physical Activity

Research has shown that commitment to a sustainable routine of physical activity can help ease symptoms in both the short & long term. Tips for getting started on your own physical activity routine.

Teens and Substance Use

Learn about the risks and symptoms of substance abuse in teenagers.

Time Management Tips

Focus on effective implementation of the Matrix through techniques such as insulation, isolation, balance, assertive decision-making, and more.

The Trauma Response Stays Long After the Traumatic Event Has Passed

I recently had the honour of speaking in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. For almost every Canadian, just the name of this little hockey town comes with an understanding of the heartbreak that happened just up the road in April 2018, A bus crash involving a team of young, promising men and their coaching staff left 16 dead and 13 injured.

Using AI to Support Mental Wellness

Discover how to harness AI tools and applications to enhance mental wellness and support emotional wellbeing.

Visualization for Loneliness Relief

Use this visualization meditation to help ground yourself with compassion in times of loneliness.

What Size Is Your Leadership?

Uncover the dimensions of your leadership style to determine the size and scope of your leadership presence.

Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid

A transformative TED Talk by Guy Winch about prioritizing emotional health.

Workplace Stress and Overeating

Enjoy a chat about the elephant in the room - how so many of us use food for comfort against the general wear and tear of life. Hosted by Françoise Mathieu and psychologist/coach Dr. Deb Thompson

Yoga for Stress Relief at Home

Join yoga teacher Talea for a 20-min yoga flow to release built-up tension.
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Dalton Care Central is here to help you safeguard your mental health and well-being, both on and off the job.