Mental Health

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

CAMH provides a variety of services ranging from assessments, brief interventions, inpatient programs, day hospital services, continuing care, outpatient services and family support. To access services at CAMH see the contact information below:

Phone: 416-535-8501 option 2

Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

Website: https://www.camh.ca

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

CMHA provides a full care system for people with mental health, addictions, or developmental needs. To access services at CMHA, call Here24/7 and speak with an operator who can support you in navigating their resources

Phone: 1-844-437-3247

Operates 24h per day, 7 days per week

Website: https://cmhaww.ca

Wellness Together Canada & PocketWell App

Wellness Together provides free online resources, tools, apps, and connections to trained volunteers and qualified mental health professionals when needed. Pocketwell is a free companion app to the WTC online portal that provides another way to help access mental health supports. PocketWell also connects to the WTC portal allowing access to free and confidential sessions with social workers, psychologists, and other professionals. To access these services, visit the website below

Wellness Together

Camino Wellbeing & Mental Health 

Camino offers mental health supports including: family and individual counselling, pathways to education, neighbourhood supports, 2SLGBTQ+ supports, and more. To inquire about services, call the number below 

Phone: 519-743-6333

Website: https://www.caminowellbeing.ca

Locstion: 645 Westmount Rd. East, Kitchener

(Other locations include: Cambridge, Waterloo, & Baden)

Gwekwaadziwin Miikan Youth Mental Health & Addiction Program

This 3-phase program offers land-based treatment, live-in aftercare and community aftercare programs for young adults 19+ struggling with addictions or mental health issues. The live-in aftercare program and head office is located on the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation on Manitoulin Island. To inquire about services call the number below

Phone: 1-705-370-5307

Website: https://gwek.ca

Government of Ontario: Mental Health and Addiction Services for Indigenous Individuals and Families

Visit this website to learn about the residential and non-residential mental health services and support in Ontario. Ger treatment for mental health and addiction, including crisis intervention, suicide prevention and counselling from the list of providers. 

Mental Health and Addiction Services for Indigenous peoples

Hope for Wellness Helpline

Offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada

Phone: 1-855-242-3310

Live Chat & Website: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca

Operates 24/7

OK2BME

OK2BME is a set of supportive services for 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals and their families in Waterloo Region. Services include; counselling, support groups, and education. To inquire about services, call the number below

Phone: 519-884-0000

Website: https://ok2bme.ca

Location: 480 Charles St East, Kitchener

LGBT YouthLine

This line offers peer support by and for 2SLGBTQ+ people 29 years and under across Ontario. trained peer support volunteers with a diversity of 2SLGBTQ+ identities provide a range of supports including: questions gender identity/sexual orientation, coming out, mental health, relationships, social isolation, and referrals to further supports 

Phone: 1-800-268-9688

Text: 647-694-4275

Live Chat & Website: https://www.youthline.ca

Hours of Operation: Sunday-Friday 4pm-9:30pm

Trans Lifeline

Trans lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive

Crisis Hotline: 1-877-330-6366

Website: https://translifeline.org

Please see below the various helplines available. You may also call these lines to inquire about local resources in your community 

Here24/7 

This line offers mental health, addictions and crisis support to those in need. Staff are available to support you, and are trained to provide intake, crisis intervention, addictions/mental health assessments, brief support, as well as navigation of available resources

Phone: 1-844-437-3247

Operates 24/7

Kids Help Phone

Offers free, confidential support to young people in English and French. Services available include; professional counselling, mental health education and information, interactive online tools, peer-to-peer community support forums, and crisis text/phone line

Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Text: text CONNECT to 686868

Website: https://kidshelpphone.ca

Operates 24/7

211 Ontario

211 is a helpline that connects people to social services, programs, and community supports. Resources are available for a wide range of topics including: abuse, family, education, homelessness, health care, disabilities, and more. 

Phone/Text: 211

Website: https://211ontario.ca/search/