This category includes a range of mental health supports for people who are pregnant, new parents or young children.
Open to all women experiencing domestic violence who are age 16 and older and all friends, families, neighbours, and others in contact with abused women.
Phone, live chat on the website, or text #SAFE (#7233). Visit website for more information.
Provincial telephone and online (chat) crisis counselling, emotional support, information and referrals to emergency shelters, legal information and community services, as well as culturally appropriate resources for abused women.
Open to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. People who stay overnight at Barrett Centre must be able to physically care for themselves or have supports in place.
Apply through referral or call the crisis line.
A crisis response program serving the needs of individuals in the community who are experiencing a crisis and need support but do not require a hospital stay, or are transitioning from psychiatric hospitalization back to the community. Offers short-term bed stay, in-person counselling, and telephone counselling. Collect calls are accepted.
For French-speaking expectant and new mothers and their partners, as well as parents of children up to one year of age.
Contact for information.
Aims to educate new mothers on healthy interactions with their babies through prenatal classes, nutrition counselling, and postnatal home visits. The program includes:
Open to French-speaking individuals
Contact for information.
Counselling services provided by registered social workers or registered psychotherapists. Mental health services are available for children, youth, and their families, as well as for adults and people dealing with addictions. Includes one-on-one counselling, family counselling, group workshops, and support groups.
Call for details.
For ongoing counselling and therapy services, call Contact Hamilton at 905-570-8888 or email info@contacthamilton.ca to arrange for a referral.
Child and Adolescent Services is a community-based children’s mental health clinic, providing confidential and free mental health counselling and treatment for children and youth under 18, and their families. Walk-in single session counselling is available at a first-come, first-served basis. Please allow 90 minutes for the session.
Support is available for children, youth, and families with:
Individuals with mental health concerns.
Complete and submit the online application form. If the fillable form will not open, download the flattened referral form, complete it by hand and fax it to 905-389-3815
Connect is a centralized intake service for St. Joe's Mental Health and Addiction outpatient programs.
Accepts and processes referrals for the following clinics:
Women experiencing domestic abuse, and their children.
Contact to book an appointment.
Services provided by Interval House of Hamilton at Women's Centre of Hamilton and Flamborough Women's Resource Centre. Provides support for women and their children who are experiencing domestic violence and abuse including:
Open to all.
No application required.
24 hour crisis line offering confidential support for survivors of all genders who have experienced sexual violence as well has friends, family, and any others seeking information. Can organize accompaniment to the hospital or the police.
Open to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.
Call the crisis line to self-refer, 24 hours a day seven days a week. Agencies can refer by obtaining crisis alert forms to submit by fax (acquire from office, keep on hand) or calling the business line.
Emergency crisis line and response team to assist individuals who have serious mental health issues and who are in crisis. Also supports caregivers in the management of acute mental health concerns and crisis.
Intake can be initiated by individuals directly or through their family members and caregivers. Referrals are accepted from community agencies and professionals.
If anyone is at immediate risk of serious harm, CALL 911 instead. This includes medical distress or injuries, violence/use of weapons, or any immediate threat to someone’s physical safety.
Francophone women 16 years and older.
Call, text, or visit the website.
Confidential helpline for Francophone women dealing with violence that offers:
Open to all individuals experiencing domestic violence, and all families, friends, and others seeking information.
No application required.
24 hour confidential crisis line offering support for individuals experiencing domestic violence. Offers emergency counselling, crisis intervention, safety planning, and referral to community services or other emergency shelters.
Open to all.
No application required.
24 hour confidential telephone support and crisis intervention. Provides referrals to local community supports and inpatient programs, including the Good Shepherd Barrett Centre for Crisis Support.
Open to post-secondary students in Ontario.
For text message support, text GOOD2TALKON to 686868. The first few messages received will be automated messages from Kids Help Phone giving information about the service and privacy policy, before being connected to a volunteer Crisis Responder. The conversation can be ended anytime by texting the word STOP.
Free and confidential helpline that provides professional counselling, information, and referrals for mental health, addictions, and well-being to post-secondary students in Ontario. Operates in partnership with Kids Help Phone, ConnexOntario, Ontario 211, and the Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions.
Prenatal or postpartum up to 12 months.
Email or fill out the form online.
Online peer support group, facilitated by a registered midwife, for individuals experiencing symptoms of perinatal mood disorders (PMD). People who attend the group will receive support and encouragement from peers in a safe, nonjudgmental atmosphere, while sharing stories, discussing problems, and seeking solutions.
Pregnant women and parents with children from birth up to school entry
Call Health Connections at 905-546-3550 for referral information or fax referral
Public health nurses and family home visitors provide prevention, early intervention, and prenatal support to at-risk families. Focus is on healthy child development and parenting skills. Services include:
Open to all Indigenous people
Call or chat via the website.
Offers confidential counselling by telephone and online chat 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Provides immediate, culturally relevant mental health counselling and crisis intervention, and refers callers to additional supports if needed.
Open to all individuals experiencing domestic violence, and friends, family, and any others seeking information.
Call, text, or web chat for support.
Offers text message and web chat support for women experiencing abuse and homelessness. Provides confidential emotional support, practical advice, safety planning, and referrals to other local services.
Open to all kids, teens, and young adults in Canada.
For text message support, text GOOD2TALKON to 686868. The first few messages received will be automated messages from Kids Help Phone giving information about the service and privacy policy, before being connected to a volunteer Crisis Responder. The conversation can be ended anytime by texting the word STOP.
National call, text, and live chat counselling services for youth. Services are free, anonymous, and confidential. Professional counsellors are available 24/7 for support, information, and referrals. Services include:
First time mothers, 21 years of age or less, in first or second trimester of pregnancy.
Call Health Connections at 905-546-3550 for referral information or fax referral
A prenatal and infancy home visitation program for young, first time parents provided by public health nurses. Program begins during pregnancy and for the first two years of the children’s lives.
Goals include improving pregnancy outcomes, improving child health and development, and improving parents' self-sufficiency. Nurses provide support and education on health, child development, parenting issues, life goals and access to community resources.
Public health nurses are available to visit agencies and organizations, to further explain the program and the referral process.
Youth experiencing emerging mental health and addiction concerns, looking for support transitioning from child and adolescent mental health services to adult mental health and addiction services, attending Mohawk College, McMaster University, or Redeemer University College, and/or facing significant barriers to accessing care for mental health or addiction concerns.
Self-referral or referral from community agency or medical professional.
Fill out the online referral form.
Offers care for mental health and addiction issues to young people age 17 to 25 in a safe environment. Clinical mental health care is offered in an early intervention stream, a transition support stream, and from a mobile team. Drop-in counselling is also available. The Centre has staff who are from the LGBTQA+ community and offers psychiatrists with expertise in working with trans youth.
Open to all individuals and families in Hamilton and surrounding areas who have a history or risk of repeated hospitalization, incarceration, homelessness, mental health issues, personal harm, or placement outside the family home.
Contact for information.
Offers support through a collaborative process that helps families with complex needs find solutions to leading a better life, through the support of a team made up of family, friends and community.
Mothers with babies under 6 months of age, who are feeling overwhelmed or who are at risk of postpartum depression.
Anyone may make a referral for a parent with a newborn.
Provides free in-home support for mothers with babies under 6 months of age to cope with the challenges of having a newborn, and/or for women who are at risk of postpartum depression. Weekly visits from a trained volunteer provide practical support, social interaction, and time for self-care.