Resources

If you are seeking non-urgent help, please view some supplementary resources to manage mental health:

McMaster students:

https://wellness.mcmaster.ca/services/counselling/

Community members:

https://cmhahamilton.ca/document-category/mental-health/

http://www.hnhbhealthline.ca/listCategories.aspx?id=10027

 

If you are experiencing an emergency, please see the crisis support resources:

McMaster students:
https://wellness.mcmaster.ca/crisis-support/

Community members:
http://coasthamilton.ca/

These resources are not direct substitutes for medical mental health services.

A concussion is a brain injury and a serious event.

Concussions are a significant and growing concern in sport. This awareness has resulted in greater knowledge of concussion symptoms and management.

Our clinic offers services to assess, manage and treat concussions in people of all ages. Our focus is on educating patients about sport injury concussions. Our clinic is also a trained provider of The Shift Concussion Management Program.

Sport concussion resources:

Patients, Parents and Coaches

Dr. Mike Evans: Concussion Management and Return to Learn video
https://youtu.be/_55YmblG9YM

Dr. Mike Evans: Concussion 101, a Primer for Kids and Parents video
https://youtu.be/zCCD52Pty4A

Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) Guidelines
www.concussionsontario.org

The Ontario Physical Education Guidelines (OPHEA)- Concussion Protocols and Tools
http://safety.ophea.net/concussion-protocols

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care
www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/concussions

Return to Learn

Return to Play

Additional Resources:

Shift Concussion Management Program
www.shiftconcussion.ca

Sports Legacy Institute- Solving the Concussion Crisis
https://concussionfoundation.org

Parachute Canada-Preventing Injuries, Saving Lives
www.parachutecanada.org

Heads Up- Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/

Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM)- CCC Resources
https://casem-acmse.org/

Canadian Concussion Collaborative (CCC) Berlin Consensus: 5 Key Features
https://casem-acmse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/5-key-messages-from-Berlin_ENG-1.pdf

Coverage available for McMaster students,
McMaster Staff and faculty