http://www.mentalhealthforum.net/getting-help/   this site aims to be the "friendliest" online forum on the internet.. It's a UK site, but I followed a link they provided to this list of help-lines/ call in crisis phone lines:

http://www.befrienders.org/helplines/helplines.asp?c2=Canada

Great idea Kimmio!

Here's a great website that I know of that caters to youth and young adults with mental health problems: www.mindcheck.ca. It was created by several agencies in the Lower Mainland and sponsored by the Vancouver Canucks in memory of a Canuck, Rick Rypien, who committed suicide last summer. They have links that people from anywhere in Canada could benefit from.

This servie is both online and on the phone 24 hours aday. It also helps teens and children with problems like menatl health issues, bullying, conflict etc Kids Help Phone is a free, anonymous and confidential phone and
on-line professional counselling service for youth. Big or small concerns. 24/7. 365 days a year

Kidshelpphone.ca

This book looks very intersting, called Faith and Mental Health. Religious Resources for Healing, by Harold G. Koenig, M.D. I skimmed through the preview (google preview button on left side underneath book cover image). There's a bit of history about how different faiths have traditonally, and do today, look at mental illness and treatment.

http://www.templetonpress.org/content/faith-and-mental-health

One of the best sites I've found - and from which I often print info for my clients - is

http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/   

Thanks Carolla!  That is a good site.  In your work...have you learned of any similar sites/ projects in other provinces we can post here?

Hi Kimmio - I have a good list - but it's at work & I'm at home ... will see if I can remember to bring it home & share some; there are a few good sites for young adults that focus on cognitive behavioural therapy methods, which are well recommended.

I have heard there is a web site for cognitive therapy.  Which seems odd to me because I know when I was working witha counsellor using cognitve stuff a website would not have worked for me.

I agree GordW - an 'in person' therapist is often most effective - but for some folks not affordable, or accessible perhaps.  On the other hand, many teens and young adults are so comfortable in an on-line environment that it's their first choice for exploring issues, and there are some pretty good sites out there - and lots of crap!