Patient Resources

Telephone and Mobile Mental Health Crisis Support (24-hour)
 Distress Centre Durham –Website; Ph: 905-430-2522; Toll-free: 1-800-452-0688
 Crisis Access Linkage Line (C.A.L.L) (Mobile crisis support, available Mon to Fri, 10am to 8pm) –Website; 905-666-0483; Toll-free: 1-800-742-1890
Search Tools
 Durham Central Intake (Call between Mon to Thurs, 9am to 8pm, for access to mental health services in Durham) – Ph: 1-888-454-6275
 Health Line, Durham Region –Website
 ementalhealth.ca– Canada-wide directory; Also provides general mental health information
 Durham Region – General mental health information and service information Website
Durham Region – Social Services Website

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Oshawa – 58 Rossland Rd W., Suite 211; Ph: 905-571-7441
Email: susan@jeffpacker.com
Food 4 Thought Thursdays – up to 4 free counselling sessions, between 10:00am-6:00pm. Free workshops throughout the year (Thursday 6:30-8:30pm).
Population: All welcome.
Cost: No cost (or donation of non-perishable food item).

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Whitby, Ajax, Beaverton, Bowmanville, Cannington, Oshawa, Sunderland, Port Perry, and Uxbridge
Ph: 905-666-6240 x.1 or 1-866-840-6697 x.1
Individual counselling (up to 12 sessions).
Population: People who live/work in Durham.
Cost: Sliding scale fee.
Wait time: 5-6 months.

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Whitby – 519 Brock Street South; Ph: 905-666-0831
Mental health crisis services, family support, case management, advocacy, justice, consumer survivor initiatives, senior support, and residential support.
Population: Ages 16+.
Cost: No cost.
Wait time: Dependent on program.

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Ajax/Pickering – Bayly St, Pickering; Ph: 905-837-0017
Oshawa/Whitby – Sunray St, Whitby; Ph: 905-668-6223
Individual counselling not available.
Offer mental health support groups, adult day program, seniors support, and caregiver relief/support.
Population: All welcome.
Cost: No cost.
Wait time: Wait varies by location and group.

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Oshawa – 905-725-3513
Ajax – 905-428-1984
Port Perry – 905-985-4221
Individual, couples, and family counselling.
Intake process done in-person at the Oshawa office (Thursdays from 9:00am-3:00pm and last Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30pm).
Population: All welcome.
Cost: Sliding scale fee.
Wait time: 4-5 months, can attend walk-in once/month while on the waitlist.

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Ajax – 905-428-1212
Oshawa – 905-723-0036
Individual, couples, and family counselling.
Also offer group counselling, and Aboriginal counselling and health promotion.
Population: All welcome.
Cost: No cost.
Wait time: Less than a month.

Telephone and Mobile Mental Health Crisis Support (24-hr)
 Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COAST) and CMHA Peel (Telephone support for Peel; Mobile support for Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon) – Ph: 905-278-9036
 Distress Centre Peel – Ph: 905-278-7208
 Peel Crisis Capacity Network (Crisis support for individuals (11+) who have developmental disability/dual diagnosis) – Website; Ph: 905 273-4900
 Saint Elizabeth Health Care (Mobile Crisis Intervention Team, Etobicoke and North York Region) – Ph: 416-498-0043
 Spectra Helpline – English-language services available 24/7; Ph: 905-459-7777 (Brampton and Mississauga); Multilingual helplines open Mon to Fri, 10am – 10pm; 1-877-298-5444 (Caledon)
One-Link
 Central intake for most mental health/addiction, case management and supportive housing services in Mississauga-Halton LHIN (including hospital psychiatry referrals, which must be submitted by family physician). Questions: 1-844-216-7411; Website
Search Tools
 Resource search tool for Central West LHIN (Peel/Dufferin) – Website
 Health Line, Central West Region – Website
ementalhealth.ca– Canada-wide directory; Also provides general mental health information

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Oakville – 905-845-3811
Milton – 905-845-3811
Burlington – 905-637-5256
Individual, couple, and family counselling offered. Short-term model (10 session).
Cost: Sliding scale fee.
Wait time: At least 2 months.

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Brampton – Sunny Meadow Blvd; Ph: 905-790-0808
Malton – Drew Rd, Mississauga; Ph: 905-677-0889
Individual supportive counselling and case management services; also community support, concurrent disorders group.
Population: Language – English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, and Malayalam.
Cost: No cost.
Wait time: 2-3 months.