Resources

Our mission is to ensure the mental and physical well-being of our arts community in every way that we can. Use the resources below to get started on your journey.

ActSafe Resources

Featured ActSafe courses:

Anti-Bullying and Harassment Course

Motion Picture Safety 201 - Safety for Supervisors course

Occupational First Aid Level 1

Public Support Resources

Crisis Center

Alcoholics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

Mental Health Commission of Canada - Workplace Mental Health

BC Creates Resources for Mental Health

WorkSafe BC Resources

Bullying & Harassment info

Submitting the Bullying & Harassment Questionnaire

Making a Workplace Complaint

Reporting a Workplace Injury

Film Organizations

Calltime Mental Health (Canada)

Principal Intimacy Professionals (Canada)

National Society of Intimacy Professionals (Canada)

6ft From the Spotlight (UK)

Film & TV Charity (UK)

Wellbeing in Entertainment and Creative Arts (USA)

Courses

FREE Yale course on the Science of Well-Being

Mental Health First Aid by AFC

Managing Workplace Anxiety by AFC

Articles

The Daily Habits of Happiness Experts: Time magazine

Seven ways to cope with the winter blues

Podcasts

Mental Health in Film by 6ft from the Spotlight

Calltime Mental Health

BIPOC Credits

The Happiness Lab

Books

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski

Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin, MD

49% of film workers reported that they would like to have access to resources including websites, literature, and tips about mental wellness.

- Set Protect Commercial Film Survey, 2022