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CMHA National Resources
Education and Mental Illness
Mental Health and High School: A site for students, teachers & school staff, and parents. (Also available in PDF format - This guide explores some of the issues related to being a teen and experiencing mental health problems and mental illness.)
Your Education – Your Future: A site for college and university for students with psychiatric disabilities. (Also available in PDF format.)
Provincial Sites:
Community Access Program (CAP) NL - CAP helps communities in the province provide public computer and internet access so that people can learn new skills, get connected, and grow and explore the world from their communities. Click here to find a CAP site location in your area of the province.
Education and Learning Guidebook - Poverty Reduction Strategy, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Department of Education - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Learning Disabilities Association of NL
Literacy NL - Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador has a searchable program directory that lists supports and services related to improving literacy by region.
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries
Post Secondary Student Support Program – Nunatsiavut Government
Student Aid - Newfoundland and Labrador Student Financial Assistance
Studying Here - Immigrate to Newfoundland and Labrador, Government of NL
National Sites:
Education - Aboriginal Affairs Portal
Education - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Education and Training Services - Service Canada
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
National Adult Literacy Database - Canada's Literacy and Essential Skills Network.
National Student Loans Service Centre
Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Studying in Canada - Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Employment and Career Development
CMHA National Resources on employment:
Employment and Mental Illness
Mental Illness In the Workplace
Making it Work: A Resource Guide to Supporting Consumer Participation in the Workforce
Steps to Employment A workbook for people who have experienced mental health problems (PDF)
Consumers Speak About Getting A Job (PDF)
Hangin' in There: Strategies for job retention by persons with a psychiatric disability (PDF)
Diversity Works: Accommodations in the Workplace for People with Mental Illness (PDF)
Strategies For Success: A Consumer's Guide to the Workplace (PDF)
Action Steps to Real Work (PDF)
Disclosure of your Disability (PDF)
Provincial Sites:
Employment - Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs and Services Guidebook
Human Rights Commission
LMI Works - Labour Market and career information for Newfoundland and Labrador
Working Here - Immigrate to Newfoundland and Labrador, Government of NL
National Sites:
Ability Edge - "Ability Edge is a national internship program for graduates with self-declared disabilities to assist them in gaining career-building work experience. Ability Edge interns have a university degree or college diploma/certificate and are looking to accelerate their professional careers. Ability Edge internships are paid positions that last for 6, 9 or 12 months and are used by employers seeking more diversity in their workforce."
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Employment - Aboriginal Canada Portal
Employment - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Employment services - Service Canada
Foreign Credentials Referral Office - Helping foreign-trained workers succeed in Canada.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
JobFutures.ca
Labour Market Information - Service Canada
WORKink - An online career development and employment portal for Canadians with disabilities.
Youth - Service Canada information on education and jobs for young people.
For Employers:
Employment Equity and Diversity - Public Service Commission of Canada
Employing Immigrants - Immigrate to Newfoundland and Labrador, Government of NL
Working Well: An Employer's Guide to Hiring and Retaining People with Mental Illnesses (PDF)
Information for Managers and Employers - Office of Employment Equity for Persons with Disabilities - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Job Accommodation Service - Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
Mental Health Works
Job Listings:
Aboriginal Job Centre - Aboriginal Canada Portal
Career Beacon
Careers in the Federal Public Service - Job Postings - Public Service Commission of Canada
Indeed.ca
JobsinNL.ca
Monster.ca
Public Service Commission - Employment Opportunities/Job Postings - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Service Canada Job Bank
Student/Youth Job Bank - Service Canada
Click anywhere on the image above to visit CMHA-NL's workplace mental health page.
Volunteering
can provide a range of opportunities to develop confidence, build
skills, gain work experience and make contacts through community
involvement – these are all important elements that contribute to an
individual working well.
For more general information on volunteering, please see the following links:
Memorial University Student Volunteer Bureau
Volunteer Canada