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Mental Health Resources in SD&G

If it's an emergency, contact 911, CCH Crisis Team or 211.

911

If your mental health needs are a medical emergency, or if there is a concern you might hurt yourself or someone else, contact 9-1-1. This may sound scary, but it’s not supposed to be; the goal is to keep you safe!

9-8-8

The 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline is a national service in Canada that provides free, confidential support for individuals experiencing mental health crises or suicidal thoughts. Available 24/7, you can call or text 9-8-8 to connect with trained responders who offer compassionate, judgment-free assistance.

988.ca

Crisis Line

  • Call 1-866-996-0991 or 613-722-6914

  • Crisis line has professionally trained responders 24/7 to help those in distress, experiencing overwhelming feelings and symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts and any concerns regarding your mental health or that of your loved ones.

Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is a national, 24/7, free, and confidential e-mental health service available to young people across Canada, including Ontario.​

  • Text the word CONNECT to the number 686868

  • Call 1-800-668-6868

Instant message through facebook messenger at this address: KidsHelpPhone.ca/Messenger

Youth Wellness Hub of Eastern Champlain

(Servicing Youth 12-25 years old)

Call or text: 613-577-7216 

  • Cornwall Site (212 Pitt St.), open Tuesday and Wednesday 1-8 PM, and Thursday 10 AM -4 PM.  

  • Alexandria site (5 Main St), open every second Friday 9-4 PM

 

Walk-In: Counselling and Support Services of S. D. & G

  • FREE single-session counselling to individuals, couples, and families on a first come, first served basis on Thursdays from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM (last session at 6:30 PM). No appointment is necessary. No referrals required. Everyone is welcome!

    • Location: 26 Montreal Road Cornwall, ON, K6H 1B1

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Ontario Caregiver Organization

  • Call 1-833-416-2273

  • Live chat Mon-Fri from 7am-9 pm at ontariocaregiver.ca

Access MH

Complete form on the website to connect with a mental health and addictions professional who will work with you to assess your needs and connect you to the right services within their network.

Community Addiction and Mental Health Centre

  • Call: (613) 361-6363 to make an appointment

Centre de santé communautaire de l'Estrie 

  • Alexandria: Call (613)-525-5544 to make an appointment

  • Crysler: Call (613)-987-2683 to make an appointment

Parents Lifeline of Eastern Ontario 

  • Helpline: (613)-321.3211

  • To learn more about 1:1 and group support, please also call the helpline number. 

Inspire - Community Support Services

  • Services consist of coordination, community links, support and advocacy.

  • A variety of clinical specialized services are available including psychological assessments, supportive counselling and psychotherapy services and behavioural consultations.

Équipe Psycho Sociale

  • Call: 613-938-7112

  • Website: https://eps-sdg.ca/en/

  • Locations in Cornwall and Alexandria

  • Community-based services that provide prevention, support, counselling, therapy, consultations, assessments and family coaching for children, youth, and their families. These services are offered by a qualified, bilingual, multidisciplinary team of professionals.

211

If you're in need of critical social or community supports, call 2-1-1. Navigators provide referrals to services that connect individuals to the right supports.

Visit 211ontario.ca for more details.

Bounce Back

Bounce Back is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered through workbooks (mailed to you), over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.

Reach Out Now

  • Suicide prevention coalition of Champlain East

  • Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-866 996-0991

  • Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario: 1-877 377-7775

  • Website: reachoutnow.ca

Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO)

  • Provides an environment and resources to help you in your grief journey. Programs range from one-on-one support sessions to open support and share group sessions

  • Website: bfoser.ca

Connex Ontario

  • Call: 1-866-531-2600

  • Website: www.ConnexOntario.ca

  • Connects people in Ontario to mental health, addiction and problem gambling services. Whether for yourself or a loved one, services are offered 24/7 and are confidential and free.

Canadian Mental Health Association

  • Call: 1-800-493-8271 (Champlain East) or 613-933-5845 (Cornwall) or 613-938-0435 (Hawkesbury)

  • Offices in Cornwall and Hawkesbury.

  • Services offered to any individual 16+ living with a severe and persistent mental illness and additions. 

Seaway Valley Community Health Centre

  • Call: 613-930-4892 ext. 229 or 1-888-936-0306 ext. 229

  • Website: seawayvalleychc.ca

  • Provides care in many ways: one-on-one, personal development groups and community initiatives

Canadian Mental Health Association

Canadian Mental Health Association

Cornwall Community Hospital 

In-Person: If you are worried that you may hurt yourself or someone else, you are encouraged to go to Cornwall Community Hospital to chat in-person with a person on their crisis team. 

 

Call: Depending on your age, call the number best suited for you. The person who answers will offer support and  can make a direct transfer to the Mobile Crisis Team at CCH. 

  • For adults (16+): 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line at 1-866-996-0991 (www.crisisline.ca)

For youth (under 16): 24/7 Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario at

1-877-377-7775 (www.ysb.ca)

Good2Talk

Good2Talk is a free, confidential mental health helpline specifically for post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia. It provides support for mental health challenges, personal struggles, and any issues affecting well-being, whether related to school or life in general.

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  • Phone: Dial 1-866-925-5454 for 24/7 support

  • Text: Text GOOD2TALKON (for Ontario) to 686868 to access support via text

  • Website: good2talk.ca

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