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Customers

"FBN is a great tool that has helped Canadian students assess their mental health, access supportive community and school resources, help themselves and work with counsellors. Its innovative immediate personalized action plan assists not only affected students but also supports peers in helping buddies through rough times. There is no other tool that I am aware of that is so accessible and far reaching."

Gallivan: Student Health & Wellness

"FeelingBetterNow is an easy to use website that allows the healthcare consumer to become the chief navigator of their own health care. They can customize their own support resources, track their progress, and locate a variety of physicians, counselors and other professionals. The user can then e-mail a road map to their mental health professional for follow up. It’s leveraging e-health technology and creating a bespoke care plan based on evidence-based information."

Katie Robinette, Former Executive Director
Healthy Minds Canada

"We have been using the mental health program to support our staff at Kingston Health Sciences Centre and have found it to be a very comprehensive, user-friendly, and accessible tool for all mental health concerns. Mensante is a strong collaborative partner for us in our mental health initiatives."

Joanna Noonan, Director of Occupational Health, Safety & Wellness
Kingston Health Sciences Centre

"FBN is a great tool that has helped Canadian students assess their mental health, access supportive community and school resources, help themselves and work with counsellors. Its innovative immediate personalized action plan assists not only affected students but also supports peers in helping buddies through rough times. There is no other tool that I am aware of that is so accessible and far reaching."

Cory Wright, Vice President Buying Group & Wellness
Gallivan & Associates

Leaders in Mental Health

"“FeelingBetterNow®, was successfully implemented and very much appreciated by all members of the Dofasco Team. As someone who has been involved with the major corporations in Canada I’m profoundly aware of the losses in productivity and human suffering that mental disorders bring. I have been very proud to be associated with FeelingBetterNow® as an adviser and congratulate them on this major achievement.”"

John Mayberry, CM, BA, PSYCH, LLD,
Former CEO of Dofasco Former Director of The Bank of Nova Scotia

"FeelingBetterNow ® is a made-in-Canada innovation in e-Mental Health. Congratulations on this excellent initiative"

Sapna Mahajan, Former Director, Workplace Prevention and Promotion Initiatives
Mental Health Commission of Canada

"“We are pleased that Mensante has been selected as one of the three newly qualified vendors on the substance use disorder VOR. It means their solution can more easily be procured by broader public sector organizations, thereby increasing access to people seeking support to manage their substance use disorder challenges.”"

Dr. Ed Brown, Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)

Care Providers

"As a counsellor at Georgian College I see value in FeelingBetterNow®, and the assessment tool. FBN provides great information campaigns, and I have personally seen instances where students utilized the assessment tool to help them in getting care and support. It is another tool in our kit to help students."

Gregory Taylor, M. Ed., Counselling Coordinator
Georgian College

"My role at Georgian College is to work with our many campus partners to provide the highest quality of mental health care possible. FeelingBetterNow® has been a great partner, and a very active member of our campus community."

Karyn Baker , MSW, RSW
Georgian College

"A tool like FeelingBetterNow® incorporates the most current treatment options, accelerates our ability to make a diagnosis, and enhances patient compliance. As a family physician, whose patients are users of the system, I have found that FeelingBetterNow® is exactly what the doctor ordered."

Dr. Elliott Halparin, MD

"FeelingBetterNow® has helped me tremendously in developing treatment plans in concert with my patients. This has especially been the case for patients with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, which often presents symptoms identical to depression, but requires different treatment pathways. FeelingBetterNow® lets me spend more time communicating with my patients rather simply collecting data from them. Thanks for a job well done!"

Dr. Suan-Seh Foo, Family Physician (Addictions Specialist)
Toronto, ON

"I was impressed by the positive response of my patients to FeelingBetterNow®. They felt comfortable knowing help was available to allow them to better understand their issues and participate fully in treatment selection and ongoing care. Thanks for making my job easier!"

Dr. Jim Maclean, Family Physician
London, ON

Users

" This helped me. I need to see my doctor. I have been having problems but didn't know if I was just being babyish. I was too embarrassed to talk to people at work. Thanks."

FBN User

" This really helped me. I am going to take my anxiety seriously--maybe I can feel better."

FBN User

"A phenomenal resource."

FBN User

"After completing FeelingBetterNow®, I got started on Cipralex, 10 mg, and it worked in 3 weeks. My doctor says I should be on it for 6 to 9 months."

FBN User

"An invaluable resource for those struggling with mental illness."

FBN User

"As it turned out, I was not at risk. This was important for me to know--some days ya know.... I will suggest my co-workers and family check it out."

FBN User

"Easy to understand and I felt at ease answering the questions. I found this site to be very useful. Its questions were very in depth and it helped me rethink how to seek care for my mental health issues."

FBN User

"Excellent. I am a returning user. I took the information to my doctor and my treatment was changed. He was receptive to the information provided on this site."

FBN User

"Fantastic site, informative and easy to go through."

FBN User

"Great site... think it should be in all schools."

FBN User

"Great stuff very accurate, I will check it out again!"

FBN User

"I did not realize that I may be suffering from depression. I will look into it thanks to FeelingBetterNow®."

FBN User

"I enjoyed my visit to this page. I will probably come back. The site is very user friendly and self-explanatory."

FBN User

"I found out some things I did not know about myself. The pages are very intuitive."

FBN User

"I have a PhD in Psychology. I answered the questions truthfully and the resulting assessment was 100% accurate. I especially like the many choices available to the user to fine tune symptom occurrence. The availability of the Physicians letter and the maps represents a ground breaking accomplishment, in my view, of web based mental health. Providing the user with these documents, in my opinion, should increase the probability of user contact with a mental health professional by a large measure. This tool empowers the user and is an efficient method of establishing a relationship and process between user and care provider."

FBN User

"I have been depressed but because of my position I have tried to work through the problem. I tried the site because I it was anonymous. I am going to my doctor now because the site did show me at risk and that is a big motivation to get help."

FBN User

"I have depression, and this website has given me a better understanding about my symptoms. I did the print out and I will bring it to my doctor. This site is very informative and all the links work great."

FBN User

"I heard about this from a co-worker who heard about it from someone else. Is it being publicized?"

FBN User

"I heard about this from another teacher who knows that I suffer depression and I'm doing my best to stay productive at work. For me the assessment was bang on and the site content made me feel less isolated and more hopeful. You can pick holes at anything and the site is not perfect but it really helped me."

FBN User

"I like the suggestions for helping yourself!!"

FBN User

"I quite enjoyed the site. It is highly likely that I will return."

FBN User

"I think it is a wonderful tool and commend the employer for providing it to us. Quite a handy tool. I haven't come across a site as comprehensive as this."

FBN User

"I think it is great that such a service is being provided to corporations. To have it at our fingertips and to know confidentiality is ensured will hopefully encourage more people to take advantage of it. Great job!"

FBN User

"I think it’s a great idea that I can store my medication history."

FBN User

"I think this site is excellent. I live in an area without easy medical access and I needed to see where I was at because I didn't know if my problems were "mine" or a result of my son's. Thanks so much."

FBN User

"I will be showing this to my wife who is in the psychology field. I am sure she will be floored as I was. Fantastic and quite helpful. I have been a wreck since a recent tragedy in the family and I now have some insight into what I am experiencing."

FBN User

"I’m on LTD (Long Term Disability) for physical issues and getting depressed and a coworker friend told me to go on this. I’m going to let my doctor know what is happening. Hopeful and Helpful."

FBN User

"I'll pass the word along. I liked both the Assessment and the Tell Me More sections-- to the point."

FBN User

"I'm a Registered Nurse (RN) and I was already diagnosed with depression. It's been tough. The meds have helped. It was good for me to see that the site validated my treatment. I took a minute to read the physician letter and was very impressed with the College of Family Physicians of Canada’ support. I also looked at the follow-up page and I'm going to come back to see how I’m answering. Anyway, thanks."

FBN User

"My son is having a behavioural problem. This was very helpful as he showed as at risk for Bipolar. I now see that he needs to go to his doctor, in addition to his student counsellor."

FBN User

"Some friends suggested that I had been drinking a lot/too much. The site suggests that I may have a serious alcohol problem. I am glad I had the opportunity to get this opinion. I will discuss this with my doctor."

FBN User

"Thank you for giving me the chance to use your program. My 19 year old son was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and my daughter who is only 14 has just recently started to take Welbutrin for anxiety. So you can appreciate the fact that I need all the help I can get. I heard of your site from a newspaper article in the Ottawa Citizen and the relevancy of such a service was very obvious to me. The reason I think your site is important, is that now, with the shortage of doctors, a general MD will try to diagnose a mental illness within a 15 minute frame. That is not enough for a person needing info on their condition. Your site gives a sense of support."

FBN User

"Thank you for this great website. There were enough questions and I find that all the information was very accurate. I printed the information and will be bringing it to my doctor on my next visit. I must say that I love the idea of this website and will tell people I know about it."

FBN User

"This seemed like it was made just for me, I didn't realize other people could possibly be going through the same emotions."

FBN User

"This site is a great idea. It would certainly prompt anyone who is suffering from anxiety etc. to seek professional help."

FBN User

"This site was more helpful than my previous doctor was. This gave me an accurate depiction of my mental landscape."

FBN User

"This site was very helpful to my husband. He was very hesitant to speak to someone about his anxiety but being able to take a confidential test online put him at ease. I know that this test is going to open up the conversation for getting him further help."

FBN User

"This site worked well for me. I already receive treatment for these problems. It lined up with my medical history which is a testament to the accuracy of this site."

FBN User

"Very comprehensive site. I am a medical doctor and I will personally review the Care Maps. A+ site!"

FBN User

"Very impressed. I saw this site in a newsletter and am impressed that my employer provided this. I just wanted to check it out. I know some co-workers who could use it."

FBN User

"What an excellent resource. I gained some insight in to my condition from this website."

FBN User

"Wonderful site thank you for your info. I will be back."

FBN User

"Your site is quite intuitive and easy to use."

FBN User