Welcome!
The Self-Help Resource Centre of Greater Toronto is here to promote self-help/mutual aid.
We want to increase awareness about self-help/mutual aid in the community and among helping professionals, and to facilitate the growth and development of self-help groups, networks and resources.
What's new.
Fall Workshop Series: Finding Your Voice (Nov. 11) and Self-Care for the Helping Professional (Dec. 9)
Don't wait to sign up for our upcoming workshops, led by SHRC's Provincial Outreach Coordinator Spencer Brennan. 'Finding Your Voice' is for anyone who wishes to feel more comfortable with public speaking, and 'Self-Care for Helping Professionals' offers suggestions to avoid burn-out. Both workshops are limited to 25 participants.
The "Finding Your Voice" workshop is being re-scheduled. [ click here for more details]
Goodbye to OSHNET, hello to Provincial Outreach!
As many of you are probably aware by now, SHRC's Ontario Self Help Network (OSHET) has had its funding cut by the Ministry of Health Promotion as a part of that Ministry's restructuring. Our funding for the program ended on September 30th, 2009. That doesn't mean however, that our programs and services are going away. [For more details]
Online Resource of the Month: "When New Life Arrives - Self-Help Strategies for Family Life"
The birth of a child brings great joy - and also new health concerns. Finding the best resources is not always easy. Self-help/mutual aid groups can be a great complement to professionally-led programs, and focus on specific issues, such as breastfeeding, postpartum depression, fathering, teen parenting, effects of substance abuse during pregnancy, parenting a child with a special need, and much more.
How to Start and Maintain a Self-Help Group: New Translations Available
Our online article "How to Start and Maintain a Self Help Group" is now available in 4 other languages. ”Arabic” ”Somali” ”Spanish” ”Urdu” [For more details]
Guide pour former et animer un groupe communautaire
A new french language resource on starting a self-help group is now available for download.
Real Stories, Real People
Read or view inspiring stories from people who have used self-help support groups.
Research Articles on Self-Help
View research articles and literature reviews from our Online Resource page
2008 Directory of Mutual Aid and Self-Help
Every two years the Self-Help Resource Centre up-dates our directory of mutual aid and self-help groups. The 2008 Edition is now on sale. [For more details]
The Story of the Health Whisperers
The Self-Help Resource Center's Health Whisperers are a group of volunteer lay health promoters who conducted informal research over the summer of 2007 in a variety of neighborhoods in Toronto. They were trying to find out what newcomer women understand about breast health and what they know about the breast cancer resources that are available in Ontario. [For more details]
Free Self-Help E-Bulletin
You can get advanced notice of all our workshops, conferences and events by subscribing to our e-bulletin. Use the link on the right hand side of this page.