This Internet site was developed by researchers at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and V-CC Systems to provide information and support to people experiencing stress due to SARS. Our goal is to promote the exchange of information and appropriate help-seeking information.

The SARS Support Centre was developed based on current research and theory in the scientific literature on SARS and coping with stress, including information from the The Panic Center, Canadian Psychological Association and Health Canada.

The purpose of this site is to increase the exchange of information and coping techniques by:

• educating users on the nature of SARS and coping with stress
• engaging users in positive coping with the effects of SARS by providing them with personalized results from a number of surveys, including an anxiety screening test that they can share with their family physician or other registered health care professional (The Anxiety Test)
• providing moderated support communities for people affected by SARS and health care professionals (Support Groups)
• Analyzing cumulative statistical data collected throughout the site for research purposes only. Individual statistics are not collected or distributed. Please review our privacy policy and this important legal information.

Who owns this Web site and how is it funded?

This Web site is the property of V-CC Systems. Patent pending for The Anxiety Test.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and its researchers developed the content for this site, and own the content copyright unless otherwise noted. If your organization would like to know more about supporting The SARS Support Centre, or how to obtain cumulative statistics for research purposes, please click here.

Ownership of Intellectual Property

This website software and infrastructure is the sole property of V-CC Systems, except where otherwise noted. Patent pending for The Anxiety Test. CAMH and its researchers own the copyright of the content except where otherwise noted. International copyright covers all software code, text, and graphics relating to The SARS Support Centre.

Website graphics and site layout by Brady Dahmer Design, a Toronto-based design studio.