RESOURCES & Helpful Community Links
PLEASE NOTE: These services are provided for information only and are not referrals made by Elevated Grounds
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CRISIS AND DISTRESS HOTLINES
If you need help in an emergency or are in crisis: *Visit your local emergency department or call 911 *Contact a nurse at Telehealth Ontario by dialing 1-866-797-0000 *Call the Kids Help Phone at 1 800 668-6868 *Contact a distress centre in Ontario near you *Distress lines Operated by various agencies are open 24 hours a day if you need to talk to someone. *Toronto Distress Centres - (416) 408-4357 or 408-HELP *Gerstein Crisis Centre - (416)929-5200 24 hours/7 days *Telecare - (416)920-0497 Mandarin & Cantonese *Contact Centre Telecare Peel - (905) 459-7777 24 hours/7days Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese *Warm Line, Progress Place - (416) 960-9276 or 416-960- WARM Monday to Sunday, 8pm to 12 midnight *Distress Centre Peel – (905)278-7208 24 hours/7 days *Durham Crisis Line - (905)666-0483 24 hours/7 days *Assaulted Women's Helpline - 416-863-0511; Toll-free: 1-866-863-0511 24 hours/7 days *Oakville Distress Centre - 905-849-4541 more info available at www.distresscentreoakville.com *CAMH DISTRESS CRISIS RESOURCES: http://www.cam h.ca/en/hospital/h ealth_ information/ finding_help/P ages/distress_ crisis_resources.aspx PLEASE NOTE: These services are provided for information only, s recommendation by CAMH |
Web Articles | Reports & child/parent/teacher resources
Health Canada Report: Reaching for the top: A report by the advisor on healthy children and youth [HTML] from hc-sc.gc.ca KK Leitch - 2008 - hc-sc.gc.ca Giving Hope back to our Young People: Creating a New Spiritual Mythology for Western Culture By Jennifer Gidley Published in the Journal of Futures Studies, 2005, Vol 9, No 3, pp. 17-30. PUBLISHED ARTICLE CAN BE ACCESSED ONLINE AT http://www.jfs.tku.edu .tw/sarticles.html Ontario M4R 1A1
Telephone: 416-486-8046 Fax: 416-486-8127 Toll Free: 1-888-486-8236 http://www.mooddisorders.ca The Mood Disorders Association of Ontario offers free support and recovery programs to people across Ontario living with depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder. We provide drop-in peer support groups, recovery programs, family and youth clinical support, early intervention for mood disorders and psychosis and online tools focused on wellness and recovery. Mental Health for All Children and Youth-Teacher Resource:
http://www.hincksdellc rest.org/ABC/Teacher-Resource/Mental-Health-for-All-Children-and-Youth.aspx Mental Health for All Children, Youth and Parent Resource: http://www.hincks dellcrest.org/ABC/p Parent- Resource/Mental- Health-for-All-Childr en-and-Youth.aspx Schizophrenia Society Of Ontario: 130 Spadina Avenue, Suite 302 Toronto, Ontario M5V 2L4 Canada Telephone: 1 (800) 449-6367 Fax: (416) 449-8434 http://www.schizophre nia.on.ca The Schizophrenia Society of Ontario raises awareness and support for schizophrenia and psychotic illnesses. A diagnosis reaches beyond the individual, it also impacts friends and family who provide a crucial support network. Schizophrenia is truly a community illness and demands a community response. F.A.M.E. Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere: Main Office 268 Royal York Road, Second Floor, Etobicoke, Ontario M8V 2V9 Phone: 416-207-5032 Fax: 416-207-5036 http://www.fameforfamilies.com FAME works hard to ensure that families have a strong voice within the communities. We are based on a self-help model which respects and supports the expertise that families have regarding their mentally ill relative and their experience in the system. |
MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS
*North York & Etobicoke *Mental Health crisis response program 416-498-0043 Provided by St. Elizabeth Health Care 24 hours/ 7 days Service borders: South to the lake to Jane, to Eglinton, Eglinton east to Victoria Park, north to Steeles, and west to Hwy 427 *St. Joseph’s Hospital Mobile Crisis Team Via Police Department (911) 24 hours/7 days service, accessible through police (no direct number) *Toronto Gerstein Centre Crisis Line 416-929-5200 24 hours/ 7 days *Professional Referral Line - 416-929-9897 Mobile unit service borders: south to the lake, north to Eglinton, east to Bayview to Danforth and then to Victoria Park, west to Jane St. *Aboriginal Crisis Intervention Program 416-531-0330 *St. Mike’s Hospital Mobile Crisis Team Via Police Department (911) 24 hours/7 days service accessible through police (no direct number) *Scarborough/East York Scarborough Hospital Regional Mobile Crisis Team 416-495-2033 General Campus – Mobile Crisis (Grace Campus Crisis Response only for ER) 24 hours/ 7 days Service borders: South to the lake, north to Steeles Ave., east to Port Union Rd., and west to Victoria Park to Eglinton, along Eglinton to Bayview Ave, along Bayview to Danforth, and then back to Victoria Park To book an urgent outpatient appointment with the Crisis Program, call the number above and a Crisis professional will direct you to the appropriate service. *York Region Community Crisis Response Service, Distress Centre 905-310-COPE (2673) *Peel Region Mobile Crisis of Peel 905-278-9036 24 hours/7 days crisis response for the Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon) immediate telephone support emergency or respite housing and hospitalization, if needed. *Credit Valley Hospital – Mobile Crisis Team 905-813-4141 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday and Statutory holidays, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. *Hamilton St. Joseph’s Hospital Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) 905-972-8338 24 hours/7 days service covers Hamilton community *Durham Crisis Services – Mobile Team 905-666-0483 24 hours/ 7 days 8 crisis beds available *Halton Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) 1-877-825-9011. Covers: Oakville, Milton, Georgetown, Acton and Burlington *Connex Ontario 1-866-531-2600 (Mental Health) 1-800-565-8603 (Drug & Alcohol) 1-800-230-3505 (Problem Gambling) www.connexontario.ca Connex Ontario provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness or gambling. Connex Ontario is funded by the Government of Ontario. |
COMMUNITY CRISIS CLINICS
*Scarborough Hospitals Regional and Hospital Based Crisis Program 416-495-2891 Hours: 24/7 at the General campus, 8:30am – 11pm at the Grace campus. A multi-disciplinary team who provide effective and timely intervention to individuals who have urgent mental health needs staffs these programs. Located at both General and Grace Campus's Emergency Departments. Outpatient assessment and intervention is available for individuals who do not require an immediate Emergency Department visit but who may need services within a 24-48 hour period. You may access this service by calling our Mobile Crisis Program at (416) 289-2434. *Mississauga Trillium Crisis Team 905-848-7495 Assessments and counseling to adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Referrals: those in crisis, their families and friends, community agencies, family physicians, specialists, schools, etc. *Dual Diagnosis Crisis Services Peel Crisis Capacity Network 905- 273-4900 Provides crisis response services to individuals with a developmental disability (including dual diagnosis) who are 11 years of age or older, within 24 hours. *Crisis Addiction Services Toronto Withdrawal Management System 1-866-366-9513 Hours: 24/7, 365 days a year Central Access is a primary point of entry into the Toronto Withdrawal Management Services system referral system (operated by St. Michael’s Hospital) The system iis comprised of Residential, Community and Day Withdrawal Management programs run by St. Joseph's Health Centre, University Health Network, Toronto East General Hospital and St. Michael's Hospital. Individuals in need of withdrawal management services in Toronto can now call a single number to discuss withdrawal service options and seek the best level of care. Who should call: Clients (16 years of age or older) seeking non-medical withdrawal management services in the City of Toronto, Social service providers, Health care providers or anyone looking for information on Withdrawal Management Services in Toronto. |